Robot Cars in San Francisco Two companies, Waymo and Cruise have been given the go-ahead to run little robo-taxis in San Francisco and now there are dozens of these autonomous robo-cars all over the place creating some havoc and some humor. First of all, people are drinking in these cars. Passengers are not allowed to do in California. While people are getting banned when caught by the cameras you can be certain that drunken passengers will be puking like crazy in these vehicles and many will be picking up passengers with vomit all over the seats. It's not a pretty idea. The latest thing with the passengers is that exhibitionist couples are having sex in the cars. This has become a “thing to do” in San Francisco. See story here. The cars themselves are still being programmed for weird and often hazardous conditions since the software cannot fathom much out of the ordinary, especially when fire trucks and emergencies are concerned. The cars have freaked out and stopped dead in major intersections. One car recently decided to drive into freshly laid cement where it got stuck. Hilarity ensued. |