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Waymo Forced to Halt Overnight Operations As Punishment for Causing Nonstop Ruckus (futurism.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Waymo might be expanding its autonomous taxi services to northern cities like Minneapolis and Detroit, but back in Santa Monica, the company’s strained relationship with local residents has reached a breaking point.

According to the Santa Monica Daily Press, the city council has issued a formal demand that Waymo end overnight operations at two charging facilities there. City counselors unanimously approved the measure, which doesn’t mention Waymo by name, but instead orders two lots the company uses to charge and dispatch vehicles to cease nighttime operations.

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[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 50 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

It's odd that the thing that terrifies you is that nobody is able to be punished. Grandma and her dog are dead in both scenarios. We want whatever will cause that scenario to happen the least.

I'd rather 1 grandma is run over without a clearly responsible party than 10 grandmothers be killed while 10 drivers are sent to prison.

A person who's not paying attention or drunk is always going to exist no matter how many grandmas are flattened. The software bug can be fixed and sensors can be improved.

Self-driving cars are the worst they will ever be and they will only get better. Human drivers are not going to improve.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (6 children)

The punishment (or the threat of punishment) is supposed to be part of the motivation to not drive into pedestrians.

If the decision makers behind the fully automatic vehicles don't fear that punishment, the concern is that they'll make choices that are motivated more by profits and efficiencies and less by safe driving and preventing harms.

And given the abuses of profit seeking executives we have seen in the past, it is a valid concern.

[–] uncouple9831@lemmy.zip -4 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Punishment as a deterrent? Lol what human race are you thinking of.

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

Ah yes, people slow down near cops for the love of the game, not because they're afraid of a ticket or jail time.

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