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A group of people in San Francisco destroyed a Waymo driverless taxi. Currently, the motive is not known.

2024-02-13 04:34:31

On February 10 at 9:00 p.m., a Waymo self-driving taxi was destroyed and burned in San Francisco. United States from a group of people The motive for the incident is unknown. The Waymo vehicle was navigating down Jackson Street in Chinatown. According to The Autopian, there was a minor traffic jam with the Waymo vehicle in front.

Someone decided to jump on the hood and smash the windshield. And another person jumped onto the hood. Various equipment including skateboards and other items were used to destroy car windows. According to the footage, fireworks were then set off and thrown into the car, causing the Jaguar I-Pace to ignite and catch fire.

This is not the first time that a driverless taxi incident has occurred in the state of San Francisco, including blocking traffic, hitting buses, and even running over dogs. Tensions escalated last summer after the California Public Utilities Commission approved an autonomous vehicle company to expand the operating hours of robot taxis to 24/7 while charging fares.

The most serious incident occurred in October last year when a victim was hit by a car and thrown under a self-driving taxi, dragging his body 20 meters. The accident resulted in a teacher's License for robotaxi operations in California being suspended, companies halted operations across the country, CEOs resigned and a quarter of employees have been laid off.

There are still trials of driverless taxis operating in several states in the United States and other countries, including America and Europe. which has not yet been officially used and is in the process of developing the system and adapting to further usage behavior