“In other words, at least among those with early access to the robot cabs, the power users are picking Waymo because it eliminates humans from the equation. In some cases, I can understand that — Karp mentioned that she feels safe falling asleep in the back of a Waymo because there’s not a human stranger in the vehicle with her — but it strikes me as broadly dystopian. We fret about how smartphones broke society and about how social skills have been stunted by months of pandemic-induced isolation. But now we want to eliminate our fellow humans from the very basic act of commuting?”
My dystopian ride in SF's fully driverless cars
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/riding-san-francisco-driverless-car-17683611.php
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My dystopian ride in SF's fully driverless cars
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/riding-san-francisco-driverless-car-17683611.php
via Instapaper
