As San Francisco opens to 24/7 #robotaxis, a look at #Cruise and #Waymo cars causing traffic jams and obstructing emergency vehicles, unraveling the public's trust.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/15/23831170/robotaxi-cpuc-sf-waymo-cruise-traffic-halt

@hopfgeist @briankrebs Except cops would and they'd chase said #Robotaxis down for not pulling over and then get them crane'd away...

@briankrebs That's because #deadheading and occupying the #road surface is cheaper than parking them, since energy for said #RoboTaxis is WAY TOO CHEAP!

I bet you they won't do that shit if they were forced to pay €2/l for ROZ95E5 gasoline, diesel or € 0,62/kWh for electricity.

Also shit like that is illegal [senseless / pointless driving within ity limits] in Germany for a reason and towing companies would turn a profit removing these hinderances from public roads...

Bei Wired gibt's einen interessanten Artikel über #Robotaxis in San Francisco. Driverless Cars sind da nämlich bisweilen etwas "stur auf der Straße", blockieren andere Autos und Busse oder können nicht mit außergewöhnlichen Situationen umgehen.

Von den Edge cases aber mal abgesehen: Das wird schon nice, wenn man nicht mehr selbst fahren muss.

https://www.wired.com/story/dashcam-footage-shows-driverless-cars-cruise-waymo-clogging-san-francisco/

Two companies race to deploy robotaxis in San Francisco. The city wants them to hit the brakes.

The city’s transportation officials sent letters this week to California regulators asking them to halt or scale back the expansion plans of Cruise and Waymo.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/san-francisco-looks-hit-brakes-self-driving-cars-rcna66204

#nbcnews #transportation #SanFrancisco #selfdriving #robotaxi #robotaxis #technology

San Francisco has asked California regulators to halt or scale back the expansion of #Cruise and #Waymo, after repeated incidents with stopped and idle #robotaxis.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/san-francisco-looks-hit-brakes-self-driving-cars-rcna66204

#automation #transportation