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Slate Magazine : Cruise Control


A major robotaxi company was all over San Francisco—and poised to go national. California just banned it.

California DMV cited “an unreasonable risk to public safety” posed by Cruise robotaxis.


Not Safe... Self Driving Went Badly

#Technology #SelfDrivingCard #RoboTaxi #CA #SanFranCisco #CruiseRobotaxi #

in reply to Joseph Teller

Good. Sometimes what is best for corporations is not what is best for human beings. This may be one of those instances.
in reply to Joseph Teller

I have been opposed to this sort of technology for quite some time, so I am glad that they saw the light, but sorry that so many accidents and injuries had to happen before they would realize the truth.
in reply to Joseph Teller

...not to mention a couple of other factors: one being the jobs we should want to preserve -- and the other, maybe less obvious, but equally important, is the human interaction that takes place. We need that connection and we benefit from the ad-hoc sympathy and flexibility that a human can provide.

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