Protesters also mention their concerns that these AI-operated cars are just another option for more police surveillance. A Bloomberg report from last month showed San Francisco cops have requested self-driving car footage at least 10 times since they’ve been on the road.Gizmodo reached out to both Waymo and Cruise for comment, but we did not immediately hear back.
The upcoming CPUC vote would expand the number of self-driving cars on SF past the current 100-fleet limit. It would also allow these vehicles out and about until midnight. Paris Marx on his quoted one of the anonymous activists who said the regulators’ vote delay showed that the protest and outcry against both companies was proving effective. The vote had previously been delayed from June 29.. Neither the vehicle nor a safety drive inside the vehicle stopped in time as the dog ran out in front of the vehicle.
The cars have been spotted interfering with bus traffic on city streets, making illegal turns, or otherwise acting as a inconsiderate, ill-considered menace to other drivers. Though the two self-driving companies haven’t contained their operations to San Francisco. Waymo announced back in May it was