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The unwashed masses are attacking self-driving cars -- literally with knives and rocks
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:30 pm
This is becoming a pattern for people to destroy new technology they are frightened by. There are websites dedicated to posting photos and videos of people destroying Bird and Lime scooters and bikes in cities across the country as well.
It happened in Arizona (NYT)
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The slashing was one of nearly two dozen attacks on driverless vehicles over the past two years in Chandler, a city near Phoenix where Waymo started testing its vans in 2017. In ways large and small, the city has had an early look at public misgivings over the rise of artificial intelligence, with city officials hearing complaints about everything from safety to possible job losses.
Some people have pelted Waymo vans with rocks, according to police reports. Others have repeatedly tried to run the vehicles off the road. One woman screamed at one of the vans, telling it to get out of her suburban neighborhood. A man pulled up alongside a Waymo vehicle and threatened the employee riding inside with a piece of PVC pipe.
In one of the more harrowing episodes, a man waved a .22-caliber revolver at a Waymo vehicle and the emergency backup driver at the wheel. He told the police that he “despises” driverless cars, referring to the killing of a female pedestrian in March in nearby Tempe by a self-driving Uber car.
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“They didn’t ask us if we wanted to be part of their beta test,” added his wife, who helps run the business.
At least 21 such attacks have been leveled at Waymo vans in Chandler, as first reported by The Arizona Republic. Some analysts say they expect more such behavior as the nation moves into a broader discussion about the potential for driverless cars to unleash colossal changes in American society. The debate touches on fears ranging from eliminating jobs for drivers to ceding control over mobility to autonomous vehicles.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:31 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
frick yah. I want to yell at robots too!
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:32 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
This is like the American equivalent to that remote tribe shooting arrows at helicopters.
This post was edited on 1/7/19 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:33 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Is one of the attackers named John Connor?
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:34 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
So humans are the issue once again? These people are purposefully fricking with the vehicles to get them to crash and act crazy.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:34 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
The Butlerian Jihad begins!!
Death to the thinking machines!
Death to the thinking machines!
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:37 pm to dgnx6
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So humans are the issue once again? These people are purposefully fricking with the vehicles to get them to crash and act crazy.
I forget the name of it, but there is a theory about humans and robots if they become enlightened. It basically says anyone that impeded the progress of AI should be viewed as a threat to AI, and as such, they should be destroyed. Anyone that didn't actively try to help robots along will be destroyed too.
This post was edited on 1/7/19 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:39 pm to slackster
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I forget the name of it, but there is a theory about humans and robots if they become enlightened. It basically says anyone that impeded the progress of AI should be viewed as a threat to AI, and as such, they should be destroyed. Anyone that didn't actively try to help robots along will be destroyed too.
No disassemble!
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:43 pm to slackster
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:46 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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There are websites dedicated to posting photos and videos of people destroying Bird and Lime scooters and bikes in cities across the country as well.
This is probably more because of how annoying those things are when they're thrown around all over cities
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:47 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
I normally don't notice downvotes, but it appears a couple troglodytes are none to happy with the thinkin machines.
This post was edited on 1/7/19 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:50 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Reminds me of the hitchhiking robot that went around the world before being killed in Philadelphia.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:51 pm to ThatMakesSense
This is a personal issue for me.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:53 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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This is a personal issue for me.
Ya mother was a CD ROM!
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:59 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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One woman screamed at one of the vans, telling it to get out of her suburban neighborhood.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 5:03 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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Bird and Lime scooters
I heard these made it to downtown BR one weekend, but I never saw them. Did the city snatch them up with the quickness?
This post was edited on 1/7/19 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 1/7/19 at 5:08 pm to facher08
Don't live in BR, so I don't know. They are cool as shite though. I've used them in a few cities.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 5:12 pm to slackster
That robot acts just like my dog.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 5:23 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
You think they're crazy now, but just wait til the cars start trying to assimilate us...
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