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[-] thehatfox@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

It’s an imaginative way to protest, but what exactly are they protestors opposing about self driving vehicles? I get there might be safety concerns about this new and somewhat unproven technology, but it’s not as if human drivers are wholly reliable either.

Ultimately self driving tech has to “hit the streets” at some point to get real world testing experience and feedback.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

They have done things like block EMS from responding to a mass shooting. People keep making this about the safety of humans vs. autonomous cars, but humans generally don't block ambulances. Even if they're big asshole drivers.

That makes these things a clear and present danger and they should not be on the streets.

[-] esc27@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Updated Wednesday June 14 2:10 p.m. EST - San Francisco Police have provided this statement to Jalopnik:

“The SFPD is aware of the social media video showing an autonomous vehicle stopped in the middle of a road during a recent shooting incident in San Francisco. The autonomous vehicle did not delay police, fire, or other emergency personnel with our arrival or departure from this scene. Furthermore, it did not interfere with our investigation into the shooting incident.

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