the flip flopping is emblematic of a city unsure about whether to embrace these robo taxis. and some have even taken to the streets in protest. a group called safe streets rebel has been disabling the cars by putting cones on their bonnets. a video they put out injuly has gone viral. first, find a cone. make sure their car is empty and repeat. it s not entirely clear whether what they re doing is legal so a spokesperson for the group agreed to be interviewed under the condition of anonymity. how would you describe your group? are you vigilantes, are you a campaigning group, what are you? we re definitely not vigilantes. i think we re just a group of people, we don t like cars and we re doing what we can about it. however, driverless car companies have hit back, saying what the group is doing is bad for road users and is vandalism. waymo says what you re doing is vandalism. how do you respond to that? it s not vandalism because that requires property damage and we re
into a cab with no driver. i ve been in these cars a few times now and it never changes, it s always totally surreal. it always feels nerve racking when you first start, and it s really surprising how quickly itjust becomes totally normal. but the first few sort of roads you come across, t junctions, you re kind of always slightly apprehensive. let s see how this does. 0ur ride was perfectly uneventful, but the city itself is divided over these cabs run by two companies, waymo and cruise. earlier this month, san francisco officials green lighted the use of robo taxis for 2h hour use, only to then restrict their use after an accident between a driverless cab and a fire engine. authorities are investigating. the flip flopping is emblematic of a city unsure about whether to embrace these robo taxis. and some have even taken to the streets in protest. a group called safe streets rebel has been disabling the cars by putting cones on their bonnets.
a guy that was in the crosswalk at night, almost got hit by it. well, thank you very much, sir, cheers. not exactly the ideal thing to hearjust before you get into a cab with no driver. i ve been in these cars a few times now and it never changes, it s always totally surreal. it always feels nerve racking when you first start, and it s really surprising how quickly itjust becomes totally normal. but the first few sort of roads you come across, t junctions, you re kind of always slightly apprehensive. let s see how this does. 0ur ride was perfectly uneventful, but the city itself is divided over these cabs run by two companies, waymo and cruise. earlier this month, san francisco officials green lighted the use of robo taxis for 2h hour use, only to then restrict their use after an accident between a driverless cab and a fire engine. authorities are investigating.
choosing her replacement might be no more peaceful. helen catt, bbc news. earlier this month, san francisco voted to allow robo or driver less taxis to operate 24 hours a day. passengers have to book and pay for the journey via an app. but after a high profile accident, there are renewed safety concerns, and some people are determined to get them off the roads. here s james clayton. one of the things that surprises many visitors when they arrive in san francisco are these things driverless robo taxis. they re all over the city. this is me ordering one on my phone. one minute away, there s a cab just around the corner. but before i could even get in, a member of the public approached us with a warning. i think you re unsafe, because i saw a guy that was in the crosswalk at night, almost got hit by it. well, thank you very much, sir, cheers. not exactly the ideal thing to hearjust before you get into a cab with no driver.
i ve been in these cars a few times now and it never changes. it s always totally surreal. it always feels nerve racking when you first start, and it s really surprising how quickly itjust becomes totally normal. but the first few sort of roads you come across, tjunctions, you re kind of always slightly apprehensive. let s see how this does. 0ur ride was perfectly uneventful, but the city itself is divided over these cabs run by two companies, waymo and cruise. earlier this month, san francisco officials green lighted the use of robo taxis for 24 hour use, only to then restrict their use after an accident between a driverless cab and a fire engine. authorities are investigating. the flip flopping is emblematic of a city unsure about whether to embrace these robo taxis. and some have even taken to the streets in protest. a group called safe streets rebel has been disabling the cars by putting cones on their bonnets.