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And then you remember that as part of the passenger safety case for driverless taxis, there will necessarily be cameras and microphones and the ability to lock
by nkoren 9y ago
And then you remember that as part of the passenger safety case for driverless taxis, there will necessarily be cameras and microphones and the ability to lock the doors and redirect the taxi to the nearest hospital or police station, right?
When we were building the Heathrow Pod[1] -- which is effectively an autonomous taxi system -- this was an objection that people raised all the time. In practice, it took approximately zero instances of bad passenger behaviour for people to catch onto the fact that the interior of an autonomous vehicle that can deliver you non-stop to airport security is really the last place on Earth that you'd want to engage in anti-social behaviour.
1: https://www.heathrow.com/transport-and-directions/heathrow-parking/heathrow-pod-parking-terminal-5 https://www.heathrow.com/transport-and-directions/heathrow-p...
- YeGoblynQueenne 9y agoSo it will be illegal to have sex at the back of an autonomously driven car?
- nkoren 9y agoWho said anything about illegal? Merely monetised. You'll be able to find the videos at www.lookwhohadsexinthebackofataxi.xxx.[1] 1: This does not reflect the views of any previous, current, or future employers, or indeed of myself when I'm being serious.
- upvotinglurker 9y agoPresumably not if you own the car. Sex in public (including in buses, subways, etc.) is already illegal in many areas, and cab-company equivalents would presumably get to set their own rules as they do now.