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Something I haven't considered much but, in a world where you hop into a self-driving taxi; how is the passenger protected from someone who wants to rob them?
by stanmancan 2y ago
Something I haven't considered much but, in a world where you hop into a self-driving taxi; how is the passenger protected from someone who wants to rob them?
I'm imaging a situation where an attacker can step in front of the vehicle, have it safely stop, before demanding you hand over your valuables, breaking a window to get in etc.
As a passenger you're trapped in an enclosed space and left without a way to escape, where as a human driver would be able to make the judgement call to do whatever is necessary to get out of danger.
- Footnote7341 2y agoThis fear just seems ridiculous to me when you compare it to going on a train, bus, taxi rideshare, or just walking down the street.
- mrob 2y agoIt doesn't seem ridiculous if you're seen as an easy target. Crime isn't randomly distributed.
- minwcnt5 2y agoYeah but why would a passenger in a locked car that's loaded with cameras and connected to a call center be considered an easy target? And it's hard to tell if there's even someone in the Waymo because of the tinted windows.
- fragmede 2y agoI encountered this problem in a Cruise. I was picked up late at night with a friend, and this drunk person ran over and banged on the window, which caused the Cruise to panic and stop. It called customer support and I told them that there were some drunk people and to please get us out of there. The car started moving, thankfully, but it's an interesting problem to consider.