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Robotaxis routinely fail, causing traffic chaos, in temperate San Francisco. Now, as Doug Ford rips out bike lanes, #Toronto is being told to step aside + welcome Waymo. Snow, streetcars—it ain’t gonna end well. And why is Canada’s largest city allowed to be a test ground for the tech bros? 👇

Taras Grescoe 🚇@taras-grescoe.com

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… 🧵

17/10/26, 5:11 pm10 reposts21 likes

rob quigley ppm_319

@robppm319.bsky.social

testing coming,we know what to do.introduce randomness. sudden bricks arriving in their lanes, random inflatables on narrow streets that have mysteriously requested 12 waymos.Once they get rid of human temporary copilots, they are crippled if you leave their door open.sandbags under their tires....

Fish Lady Abs

@fishladyabs.bsky.social

Because money.

Spooky rail enthusiast wife Daria

@dariaphoebe.com

I mean, a vehicle that’s not moving at all is definitely among the safer things I as a cyclist can pass… But yeah I get it.