California just opened the floodgates for self-driving cars - eviltoast

In a pivotal moment for the autonomous transportation industry, California chose to expand one of the biggest test cases for the technology.

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    1 year ago

    Cruise has hit an oncoming car, smashed into the back of a Muni bus, and is constantly stopping in emergency zones making first responders lives harder.

    7 hours of debate of the community making it clear how much they don’t want this, how much the city’s leaders don’t want this, but the state doesn’t give a shit.

    They may be “safe” because they avoid difficult maneuvers and only drive like 25-30mph, but that doesn’t mean they’re practical or should be welcome in our cities.