Waymo robotaxi goes up in flames in Chinatown after crowd attacks vehicle

The San Francisco Standard ^ | 11 Feb 2024 | George Kelly

[DUMBGRUNT]

A crowd in San Francisco's Chinatown surrounded a Waymo robotaxi on Saturday night, broke the windows and threw fireworks inside, setting the vehicle ablaze, the company said.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Mostly peaceful Chinese New Year's celebration.

[rx]

It was practice run for the coordination (think broadcast texts and subscribed apps) of military-aged, mostly-male, Chinese sleepers in the area, in preparation for the election-related blue-city violence, mayhem, and terror to come later this year.

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”Should we be applauding them?”

Only if you support the ghetto life.
They would be happy to have you, as the night’s featured attraction.

“No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”
Hobbes 1600s

Somethings never change.

[freepersup]

Another mostly peaceful first amendment protest by unidentified neighbors, helping their homeless brothers and sisters take the chill off the cold damp San Francisco night air. A Go Fund Me account has been set up to help feed and clothe those most affected by an overreaching brutal police response.

[moovova]

Well, it WAS a Jaguar.

[ComputerGuy]

Don’t look like no Jag to me.

[jjotto]

It was indeed a Jaguar i-Pace. Waymo partners with Geely, Jaguar owner. Well reported in the auto press.

[Drew68]

A crowd in San Francisco's Chinatown surrounded a Waymo robotaxi on Saturday night, broke the windows and threw fireworks inside, setting the vehicle ablaze, the company said.

The most surprising thing is that there were people who actually thought this wouldn't happen.

[ComputerGuy]

There are two things I’ve never been accused of. One of them is knowing what’s going on.

[Chickensoup]

They are primitives

[Libloather]

Good toys back in the day.

[rottndog]

One question: why attack a driverless car?

'Cuz why not? It's there, and it's defenseless...and the cops won't lift a finger.

And this is why we can't have nice things...

[fella]

Napoleon developed a highly effective way of quelling such shenanigans.

[fella]

Looking at the video I don’t see many Orientals.

[P.O.E.]

Decades ago I had occasion to drive through Chinatown (NYC) during their New Year’s celebration. Scores of fireworks tossed onto my car. Nothing harmful, but back then my car had little resale value anyway.

Made it through fine. I thought it was kind of fun.

[arthurus]

Well, it IS New Year in Chinatown. Discard failure and work for success.

[arthurus]

Whiff of grape.

[fella]

Kill a few and the rest will go home,

[NWFree]

Weymo doesn’t know Kung fu

[minnesota_bound]

One day it will be robot protesters burning robot cars.