Members of the Safe Street Rebels is placing traffic cones on Cruise and Waymo vehicles to disable the self-driving robotaxis. The cones on the hoods of the cars confuse the driving software.
On Thurs 7/13, the CPUC (California Public Utility Commission) will vote to expand AVs in San Francisco. Cruise and Waymo promise they’ll reduce traffic & collisions, but Safe Street Rebels and many citizens of San Francisco know that’s not true. They block busses & emergency vehicles, create more traffic, and are a surveillance nightmare.
State regulators track robotaxi collisions, but they don’t track data on traffic flow issues, such as street blockages or interference with firetrucks. The San Francisco Fire Department has tracked traffic problems for firetrucks. Since Jan. 1, 2023 the San Francisco Fire Department has logged at least 39 robotaxi incident reports. According to data provided by the city, reported incidents involving driverless Waymo and Cruise vehicles more than tripled from 24 to 87 between January and April.
Welcome to Week of Cone
On Thurs 7/13, the CPUC will vote to expand AVs in SF. Cruise & Waymo promise they’ll reduce traffic & collisions, but we know that’s not true. They block busses & emergency vehicles, create more traffic, and are a surveillance nightmare.
But there’s hope pic.twitter.com/K7e0C2nhuq— ConeSF – Week of Cone (@SafeStreetRebel) July 5, 2023
We can fight back.
The Fun Way- All you need is a cone and an empty AV. Gently place the cone on the hood- you just created a 🦄 & temporary traffic calming!The Responsible Way- Tune into next week’s CPUC meeting (7/13) at 11am & give public comment. https://t.co/68bCc1Iliu pic.twitter.com/bVJpqVL0Ns
— ConeSF – Week of Cone (@SafeStreetRebel) July 5, 2023
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It seems that residents of San Francisco are taking a creative approach to express their concerns about the presence of cruise and Waymo robotaxis in their city. They are using traffic cones as a form of protest or resistance against these autonomous vehicles. This unconventional method highlights the ongoing debate surrounding the integration of self-driving cars into urban environments.
These are fossil fuel shills and short sellers.
Heckler’s Veto. This is why we can’t have nice things.
People tend to evaluate a technology by its current state, not where it will be. Our aren’t good at working with that kind of change.
Than you, you have read my mind.
Apparently the piles of poop they were leaving in the road weren’t working so they’ve had to up their game to traffic cones.
pathetic losers
They may when their software is good enough. But it’s not there yet, apparently.