Perhaps an ejection seat to prevent bums from moving in for the night?
Would Zyklon B in the cabin be going too far?
It’s not a real cab unless the computer driver calls me “Mack” while telling me about his financial struggles with his wife and kids. LOL
10PM - 5AM - that will be a death trap during those hours for violent criminals.
The day they try this crap in NYC or Chicago every one of the new vehicles will end up in the river.
Will they drive by some prospective passengers? Refuse to go the wrong side of town?
No cash on board.
Nothing can go wrong.
Can go wrong.
Can go wrong.
And it will most definitely not go wrong after it drives you to the worst part of town.
Just another reason to avoid ever setting foot in San Francisco.
Who will the ferals rob and assault if there are no drivers???
No matter where you WANT to go, a driverless taxi will take you where the borg chooses to take you.
Any passenger foolish enough to use this service must carry a taser to electrically and electronically disable the vehicle if needed. Also, it will be a good idea to carry a glass breaker device just in case.
A driverless taxi that cannot be disabled could drive you a hundred miles in circles to get to the airport. The charge for such a fraudulently long trip would be automatically charged to your credit card.
Will the doors have the inside door handles removed and automatic door locks the passenger cannot unlock?
how long before people do their business in one? I mean they already crap on the sidewalks.
Sounds like it would be safer and cheaper to buy your own car.
I don’t hail cabs. The last one I was in a decade ago was filthy, stinky, had belly dancing music blaring and the driver could barely speak English. I’ve found alternative modes of transportation for those few times I don’t have my own vehicle, so not going back, even if they’re driverless.
It will change it for me cause I ain’t gonna call one.
This is a lawyers dream, for lawsuits after crashes.
First Ride in Cruise’s Driverless Taxi Service —video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVCDLTWpI_k&t=33s
Robot-operated Chevy Bolt EVs will be rolled out over the next few weeks by autonomous vehicle maker Cruise. The San Francisco company, owned by General Motors, wouldn’t say how many. With a permit from the California Public Utilities Commission, Cruise becomes the first commercial robotaxi business in the state and the second in the U.S.
San Francisco Approves First Commercial Robotaxi