Two Cruise driverless taxis blocked an ambulance carrying a critically injured patient who later died at a hospital, a San Francisco Fire Department report said, in another incident involving self-driving cars in the city.

On Aug. 14, two Cruise autonomous vehicles were stopped in the right two lanes of a four-lane, one-way street in the SoMa neighborhood, where the victim was found, according to the department report. It said that a police vehicle in another lane had to be moved in order for the ambulance to leave.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    But what’s the reason for firing taxi drivers in favor of driverless cars? All I can see is it’s a novelty.

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        1 year ago

        That’s not an explanation. There are a lot of good arguments to be made for replacing horses with cars. What is your actual argument for replacing taxi drivers with driverless vehicles?

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      1 year ago

      Driverless cars will be cheaper.

      Currently they might not be because of the huge upfront R&D costs, but they will be cheaper.

      Like any new tech it is initially more expensive and the price comes down with time.