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This is your city on robotaxis. On Dec. 20, a blackout in San Francisco cut power to traffic lights. Drivers coped; Waymos just stopped moving, often in intersections, stranding passengers and compounding gridlock. Some people claim they’re safer… 🧵

Taras Grescoe 🚇

@taras-grescoe.com

8 Jan

As @davidzipper.bsky.social notes, Waymos have driven 127 million miles, and been involved in 2 fatalities. That's twice the rate of human-driven cars. And they have yet to deploy at scale. Their glitches often interfere with public transit.

Taras Grescoe 🚇

@taras-grescoe.com

I take a look at the hope, the hype, and the realities of what happens when cities are flooded with robotaxis in this week's HIGH SPEED dispatch: www.highspeed.blog/waymo-trouble/

8/1/26, 9:04 pm1 repost6 likes

David Bickford

@exit2lef.bsky.social

8 Jan

My folding bike and I took a Waymo ride yesterday afternoon due to rain and a tight appointment schedule. The car stopped for pedestrians at an unmarked crosswalk, something few human drivers ever do. While not a panacea, autonomous vehicles are generally kinder to users of non-automotive transport.