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Google's Waymo self-driviing cars keep crashing & California localities want to keep them out. https://wapo.st/3uKtieo

A cyclist, a gate and a pickup truck: Waymo cars keep hitting things
California officials question the safety of Google driverless cars as the company tries to expand.

Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Los Angeles, but no freeway driving — for now
Robotaxis will begin doing business in L.A. over the next couple of weeks as regulators, developers, drivers, passengers and policymakers grapple with safety concerns and all the other scenarios that can play out when machines take over the wheel:
Fender benders. Sex in the backseat. Serious crashes. Hostility. Awkward dropoff spots.
And yes, skeptics who want to test the technology by putti…

Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Los Angeles, but no freeways
Waymo launches driverless car service in Los Angeles, taking the robot to America's car culture capital. Critics say the cars are unsafe and will only take away jobs.

I like this!!!
“The rationales for the introduction of driverless cars include eliminating human error and allowing people with disabilities to get about without having to rely on other human beings. A more convincing rationale is that the corporations which own them can keep income that would otherwise have gone on drivers’ wages. " — Rebecca Solnit in “In the Shadow of Silicon Valley”

So much fuss about driverless cars while I have severe trust issues about high beam assist in every single car I drive.