San Francisco group placing traffic cones on self-driving cars to disable them

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The Safe Street Rebels, known for advocating for pedestrian safety and public transit usage, are calling their protest the 'Week of Cone.'

The Safe Street Rebels, known for advocating for pedestrian safety and public transit usage, are calling their protest the "Week of Cone."A group in San Francisco is going around placing cones on Waymo and Cruise autonomous cars., a group known for advocating for pedestrian safety and public transit usage, are placing cones on the vehicles, which disables the car and forces it to stop.

Waymo told ABC7, "Not only is this understanding of how AVs operate incorrect, but this is vandalism and encourages unsafe and disrespectful behavior on our roadways. We will notify law enforcement of any unwanted or unsafe interference of our vehicles on public roadways.

 

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