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A crowd destroyed a driverless Waymo car in San Francisco (www.theverge.com)

submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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A crowd destroyed a driverless Waymo car in San Francisco::A Waymo car was destroyed in San Francisco as a crowd began vandalizing it and ultimately set the car on fire. Nobody was in the vehicle at the time.

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[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 214 points 9 months ago (80 children)

The article states that there was no known motive, but it also states that automated cars in SF have been attacking people and emergency vehicles, in addition to blocking traffic for human drivers.

It's pretty clear that this is the beginning of the anti-robot revolution.

[+] masterspace@lemmy.ca -6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (13 children)

Oh, well THANK GOD, no human driver has ever been known to block traffic or hold up emergency vehicles!

What saints you all are for protecting the right of people to work thankless taxi jobs, and have the number one cause of preventable death be traffic fatalities. Nothing could be more noble than preserving the status quo!

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 22 points 9 months ago (5 children)

One thing human taxi drivers have over robotic ones is accountability.

[+] masterspace@lemmy.ca -8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Lol, no they don't.

Do you know how many cab drivers execute illegal u-turns, park illegally, cut off cyclists, speed etc.? They literally never get caught or ticketed for anything unless they actually kill someone with their car.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

unless they actually kill someone with their car.

So, which waze executive is going to prison after their car dragged a pedestrian down the street?

[+] masterspace@lemmy.ca -11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What percentage of drivers go to prison for getting in accidents?

[–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

That percentage is non zero. The percentage of Waze executives going to prison for it is zero.

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Since their inception, Waymo vehicles have driven 5.3 million driverless miles in Phoenix, 1.8 million driverless miles in San Francisco, and a few thousand driverless miles in Los Angeles through the end of October 2023. And during all those miles, there were three crashes serious enough to cause injuries:

In July, a Waymo in Tempe, Arizona, braked to avoid hitting a downed branch, leading to a three-car pileup. A Waymo passenger was not wearing a seatbelt (they were sitting on the buckled seatbelt instead) and sustained injuries that Waymo described as minor.

In August, a Waymo at an intersection “began to proceed forward” but then “slowed to a stop” and was hit from behind by an SUV. The SUV left the scene without exchanging information, and a Waymo passenger reported minor injuries.

In October, a Waymo vehicle in Chandler, Arizona, was traveling in the left lane when it detected another vehicle approaching from behind at high speed. The Waymo tried to accelerate to avoid a collision but got hit from behind. Again, there was an injury, but Waymo described it as minor.

The percentage of drivers who would be in prison with that record is precisely 0.

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