5 Weird Places Robotaxis Are Driving In San Francisco
. Some pro-robotaxi groups and fans are eager to see full expansion of robotaxi services in the San Francisco metro area , and the California Public Utilities Commission sees no reason to halt the expansion. However, others, including the San Francisco Fire Department and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency want a pause on expansion for now, at least.
has brought out more specific problems, and they’re so intriguing that I couldn’t pass up doing a followup piece on them.Image courtesy of San Francisco Fire Department.San Francisco has iconic, old-school electric trolleys. It’s one of the few places in North America still sporting such transportation options. Well, the city was hit with a severe rainstorm in March that ended up pushing some of those wires quite low — and a Cruise robotaxi reportedly drove through it and got tangled in it.
. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which runs Muni, had already de-energized the lines by the time the Cruise taxi hit them.” Yikes! But at least no one was hurt.Apparently unaware of what yellow caution tape and sandwich boards mean — or just not noticing that they were in the cars’ path — Cruise robotaxis also drove right into an area where they weren’t supposed to drive during this storm.
More weather drama in my neighborhood. 2 driverless cars didnt detect 1) the caution tape blocking my street and 2) the down
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