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1. HebrideanHecate (hebrideanhecate@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 20:33:46 JST HebrideanHecate

   Fuck this shit, and it’s not safe.

   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66611513

   There were Uber and Lyft drivers worried that robotaxis would take away their livelihoods: “If you allow self-driving taxis to expand, it’s going to take jobs away from families. I’m a single mum,” said Rosine, an Uber driver in the city.

   Representatives of garbage disposal trucks said the cars often broke down and blocked their vehicles. San Francisco’s fire service has criticised the cars for the same reason - claiming to have been obstructed 55 times this year.

   Others believe the technology simply hasn’t proved itself to be safe yet. Matthew Sutter, a cab driver in San Francisco, said: “I’m all about technology, but it’s not ready guys… this is a danger to the citizens of San Francisco.”

   There were others representing physically disabled people who wondered how they would be able to get into cabs without help from a driver. Mara Math, a member of the Paratransit Coordinating Council, said the embrace of robotaxis would “leave disabled San Franciscans out in the cold”.

   • @polarisera reposted your post (polarisera@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 20:33:44 JST @polarisera reposted your post

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     • Former Comrade KeepTakingTheSoma
     @KeepTakingTheSoma @HebrideanHecate Can't have a technotopia ruled by a technoelite without technology. That would just be dystopia. Censorship and civic isolation remove society's ability to self-correct folly and delusion. Instead a negative feedback loop is in place, until the hard limits crush society
   • Former Comrade KeepTakingTheSoma (keeptakingthesoma@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 20:33:45 JST Former Comrade KeepTakingTheSoma

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     @HebrideanHecate Clearly, the authorities don't think San Fran has enough problems, so why not add some more.
     People will still vote for this come the time for the ballot box.
     Machismo repeated this.