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Waymo relies on firefighters and police to bail out stuck robotaxis | TechCrunch

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Show threadrumba
sounds like they needed to call a tow truck…
Mar 25 at 8:04pmWeb
Show threadXLEMar 25
Towing companies have a golden opportunity on their hands with this one
Show threadlettruthoutMar 25
I was going to suggest charging the company an exorbitant fee for each incident but your idea is better.
Show threadrumbaMar 25

win-win, tow companies fill their lots with waymo, people from waymo need to come get the car, pay hundreds in cash (because all those places are cash only) there’s no room in the lot for normal tows.

The passengers should get free rides for a year.

Show threadDevolutionMar 25

A robotow.

I’ll see myself out.

Show threadTronn4Mar 25
Thank you very much Mr. ROBOTOW
Show threadTrex202Mar 25

Thank you very much, Mr. Robotow

I’ll follow you out

Show threadrumbaMar 26
I love it, but it’s all fun and games until someone makes a self driving towtruck.
Show threadJanxMar 26
That’s costs money. Whereas we, as taxpayers, pay for emergency services…
Show threadrumbaMar 26

ohh no no. When Police call a tow truck, the tow company comes, takes the vehicle off to a lot and the owner has to come to collect it, generally with cash.

I’m not saying just do it maliciously, but if they’re asked to drive the car off, they should just block it and call a tow company.

Waymo pays for that toe and an outlandish amount of daily fees until they pick it up.

To them, it’s no big deal, a few hundred dollars.

but compound that with the car being out of service for a few days. hiring someone, or flying someone in to unlock it… easy peasy

Show threadnjordomirMar 27
…and one of those giant pneumatic crushers. I bet if you crushed enough cars they’d work a little harder to keep it from happening.
Show threadrumbaMar 27
put it on PPV, I’d watch it
Show threadnjordomirMar 27
It would be pretty cool. I doubt EVs enjoy being ground up in a hardcore woodchipper.