beepboop ( beepboop@lemmy.sdf.org ) to Technology · 3 years agoCalifornia allows robo-taxis to expand and emergency responders aren't happywww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up160cross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
arrow-up160external-linkCalifornia allows robo-taxis to expand and emergency responders aren't happywww.npr.orgbeepboop ( beepboop@lemmy.sdf.org ) to Technology · 3 years agomessage-square20linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
minus-squareFaceDeer ( FaceDeer@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoAs far as I’m aware, all autonomous vehicles have manual controls that can override them. The person inside the vehicle would have to take over when an emergency responder started yelling directions.
minus-squarericecake ( ricecake@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 years agoSome of the vehicles don’t have anyone in them. https://missionlocal.org/2023/05/waymo-cruise-fire-department-police-san-francisco/ One of the incidents in question.
As far as I’m aware, all autonomous vehicles have manual controls that can override them. The person inside the vehicle would have to take over when an emergency responder started yelling directions.
Some of the vehicles don’t have anyone in them.
https://missionlocal.org/2023/05/waymo-cruise-fire-department-police-san-francisco/
One of the incidents in question.