Waymo, the autonomous driving tech firm whose so-called ‘robo-taxis’ are now roaming the streets of London, has told cycling campaigners that expecting their driverless cars to respect cycle lanes is “too high a bar” – because their customers want to be dropped off in them.According to the Highway Code, motorists “must not drive or park ... Read more
Beyond the absurdity autonomous cars only following selected rules of the road, doesn’t London have pretty good public transit?! Like, among the best in the world for a big city. Why in the fucking world would Waymo operate there unless it wants to compete public transit and bikes.
it’s ok, but far from best in the world, most archaic maybe.
Far too many fucking taxis blocking bus lanes. and it’s very expensive to use the trains. Taxi drivers would go nuts and dirty protest all over the city if anyone proposed to cut fares.
I suppose if that’s a pressing concern for them, they could always go back to the horse-drawn versions… Though I’m not sure what that has to do with the relevancy of the role taxis play in London transit.
Beyond the absurdity autonomous cars only following selected rules of the road, doesn’t London have pretty good public transit?! Like, among the best in the world for a big city. Why in the fucking world would Waymo operate there unless it wants to compete public transit and bikes.
it’s ok, but far from best in the world, most archaic maybe.
Far too many fucking taxis blocking bus lanes. and it’s very expensive to use the trains. Taxi drivers would go nuts and dirty protest all over the city if anyone proposed to cut fares.
… London is famous for it’s taxis. Their role in london culture goes back centuries.
AFAIK taxis don’t pretend to be “sustainable”.
They’re a plague on the city.
But they have a lot of political clout as they can jam up all the bus lanes when anything slightly inconvenient happens to them.
I suppose if that’s a pressing concern for them, they could always go back to the horse-drawn versions… Though I’m not sure what that has to do with the relevancy of the role taxis play in London transit.