There is no data to indicate that self-driving cars have caused delays on public transit at any greater rate than human drivers, so that seems irrelevant.
Re: relevancy of theft and burglary, addressed in prior responses below.
Scapegoating tech makes for a popular distraction from the increasingly dire real world issues facing the city.
Let me give a concrete example. Two weeks ago nine people were shot at a street fair in the Mission. It appears tied to organized gang activity.
The SF papers ran with a story about “self-driving car obstructs emergency response” more prominently placed than the actual shooting.
The Fire Chief personally debunked the story, but it was syndicated across online outlets, and remains un-retracted.
On the final point, self-driving cars running empty are racking up the miles to prove safety to the state to carry large numbers of human passengers.
Those passengers can be carried more efficiently, and within electric vehicle platforms, than with existing private automobiles.
It is the first step to vastly reducing the number of cars necessary to serve a growing population, while maintaining the lifestyle consumers demand, and dramatically reducing environmental impact.
Re: relevancy of theft and burglary, addressed in prior responses below.
Scapegoating tech makes for a popular distraction from the increasingly dire real world issues facing the city.
Let me give a concrete example. Two weeks ago nine people were shot at a street fair in the Mission. It appears tied to organized gang activity.
The SF papers ran with a story about “self-driving car obstructs emergency response” more prominently placed than the actual shooting.
The Fire Chief personally debunked the story, but it was syndicated across online outlets, and remains un-retracted.
On the final point, self-driving cars running empty are racking up the miles to prove safety to the state to carry large numbers of human passengers.
Those passengers can be carried more efficiently, and within electric vehicle platforms, than with existing private automobiles.
It is the first step to vastly reducing the number of cars necessary to serve a growing population, while maintaining the lifestyle consumers demand, and dramatically reducing environmental impact.