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A woman was stuck in a self-driving Waymo vehicle that was stopped by two men who harassed her, asked for her number, and prevented the car from moving forward by standing in its way.
This must have been terrifying.
If you are tempted to do this, men... don't!
404media.co/men-harassed-a-wom…
(Via @404media)
Men Harassed A Woman In A Driverless Waymo, Trapping Her In Traffic
Two men stood in front of the autonomous vehicle, operated by ride-hailing company Waymo, and literally tipped a fedora at her while she told them to move out of the way.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
Andrew Clews
in reply to Neil Brown • • •yeah, I saw that and thought that was really bad.
I don't like autonomous vehicles, because I know they're a con and not being developed in way that will work. BUT one does not put other people in fear to make a point. If indeed one has a point to make.
RevK :verified_r:
in reply to Neil Brown • • •I am puzzled by the focus of the story being on “driverless”.
(A) how was she “stuck”? Surely she could have got out. And surely that is the same with a driver. Indeed if she was the driver she would be stuck as she could not abandon the car, which in this case she presumably could.
(B) how is this different to a car with a driver, with someone persistently standing in your path?
Story is “idiot stands in front of car to cause trouble”. Driverless makes no odds?
DamonHD
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in reply to Matt Seymour • • •you should never use a piece of machinery to try and harm someone.
My point is the article is all about it being driverless (which sounds like it is actually a good thing in this case), not that some idiot was intimidating someone.
She was “stuck” by the idiot and circumstances, and not unreasonable fears, not that the car was driverless.
Colman Reilly
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in reply to RevK :verified_r: • • •@revk @Wifiwits @DamonHD you should never stand in front of someone's vehicle to harass them either
I've actually been in that situation - this guy who crashed into me, refused to give his details, and expected me to wait until the police arrived. he moved his car to block me from leaving (completely blocking the left lane of the dual carriageway), and when I attempted to depart by reversing back so I could manouever around it, he tried to open the driver's door
he was lucky the only consequence for him was to be held 100% liable by his own insurers. that kind of situation, if he'd been injured in his attempt to stop me leaving, no-one would shed a tear
youtu.be/DQsBxpSUDGA?si=yes
bonk
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in reply to Ed Davies • • •@edavies @drmakimber @revk @Wifiwits @DamonHD there's a bit of a problem in waiting for the police to show up to deal with the guy who wants to force you to wait for the police to show up
incidentally, folks, get a good front-and-back dashcam... mine cost 25% of what the writeoff value of my car turned out to be so it's paid for itself four times over already!
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in reply to RevK :verified_r: • • •Because a driverless car is not programmed to, fx, escape dangerous situations. As a driver you can reverse, slowly push forward, etc.
And about getting out, I do not understand. It's more dangerous outside than inside.
Sarah Brown
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Colman Reilly
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Tony Hoyle
in reply to Neil Brown • • •Tony Hoyle
in reply to Neil Brown • • •It's probably something that needs a specific law, maliciously impeding the progress of a self driving car.
There's even mention of how it could go in the comments, with people demanding extortion money to allow the car to continue.
Is it too much to hope we get ahead of the tech by stopping this behaviour now when it's in its infancy..
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Neil Brown
in reply to Tony Hoyle • • •@tony Something like s137 Highways Act 1980?:
legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/…
Highways Act 1980
www.legislation.gov.uk