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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsArizona residents attack self driving cars
https://9to5google.com/2018/12/31/waymo-self-driving-cars-attacked/A New York Times report today followed up on incidents that were first brought to light by the Arizona Republic earlier this month. There have been at least 21 attacks since 2017 that range in severity from seemingly pure mischief to more serious acts.
The most brazen incident took place this August when a man armed with a handgun tried to scare the safety driver in an autonomous Chrysler Pacifica. That man in question cited the Uber incident that killed a pedestrian earlier this year, and was eventually charged with aggravated assault and disorderly conduct.
Another safety driver was threatened with a PVC pipe, while other incidents involve people throwing rocks, blocking routes, and slashing the tires of Waymo vehicles. There are also attempts to derail the car while it is autonomously driving. One particular Jeep last year tried to run the Chrysler Pacificas off the road six times.
In all these cases, Waymo or the safety drivers have not pressed charges. The Alphabet division directs its drivers to first contact the internal dispatch system during incidents.
In fact, police contact is reportedly kept to a minimum, with one incident not reported until four days after it took place. According to the NYT, Waymo in some cases is unwilling to provide footage of the attack. This defeats the benefit of self-driving vehicles always maintaining video of everything happening around the car.
https://9to5google.com/2018/12/31/waymo-self-driving-cars-attacked/
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Arizona residents attack self driving cars (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Dec 2018
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WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)1. So many angry people. NT
lambchopp59
(2,809 posts)2. Apparently there incidents in San Francisco as well, however
Not surprising that a Trump stronghold such as many AZ residents would win top numbers of being ignorant savages. How very republican of them.
marybourg
(12,633 posts)5. Inaccurate and distasteful.
miyazaki
(2,246 posts)3. Make some of these cars
irresistable
(989 posts)4. Are we moving toward an anti-tech "Flesh Fair" as in the movie AI ?