Yeah, but you’re ignoring one thing. I don’t have to sit awkwardly hoping the driver doesn’t talk to me. The risk/reward here might be screwed but I live dangerously.
Plus I welcome the opportunity to sue/fuck-over elon.
Nah it’ll be in the terms and conditions that he’s not personally responsible for any damages/injuries.
Yes, that’s one aspect but we’re talking California here. Tar and feathering and legislation will soon follow.
Multiple people have already died in San Francisco due to these trash heaps. I can think of at least 2 confirmed incidents where the robo-taxis and their inability to deal with unusual situations has gotten people killed. One was very direct in which the car ran over a pedestrian, and another was somewhat indirect but still clearly responsible. San Francisco has notoriously narrow streets and 1 or 2 (I can’t remember specifically at the moment) robo-taxis blocked a roadway and prevented an ambulance from getting to a patient that died before they arrived because of the delay.
In both instances, they didn’t have passengers, so I think that made them a lower priority for the human interventions.
And California is still dragging its heels on cracking down on this bullshit. Someone rich will have to die first. Poor people don’t count.
