Ticketing Driverless Vehicles
Not in Illinois (yet), but no doubt that you'll see it in your lifetimes:
Currently, driverless cars are operated in many cities across the US, with San Francisco, Austin, and Phoenix at the forefront of autonomous driving tech. Although robotaxis have been usually safe, with accident statistics showing that they're better than humans, they are still far from perfect. In some cases, they have been seen performing illegal or dangerous maneuvers that shocked fellow drivers.
When such incidents had become widespread, police officers had to confront a bizarre situation. Even if they caught the robotaxis while misbehaving, they found no one to fine in the driver's seat. In a 2022 SFPD directive, officers were instructed that autonomous driving vehicles weren't exempt from traffic violations. However, the same directive underlined that "no citation for a moving violation can be issued if the AV is being operated in driverless mode."
It appears the practice is still in effect, although new legislation has been passed to allow police officers to fine robotaxi companies instead. The bill also requires autonomous driving companies to set up an emergency phone line for first responders. However, the bill signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom in 2024 will not take effect until July 2026.
Personally, we can't wait for some of this:
A rehearsal before an airshow in China resulted in some injuries and a spectacular battery fire.
Imagine a flying car car-jacking downtown resulting in a helicopter chase to the west side. The lawyers are going to have a field day.
Labels: sarcasm AND silliness, we got nothing
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
13 Comments:
New terrorists weapon flying cars into building with explosives on board.
The Jetsons era may be arriving?
Conehead will probably get some ideas for this article. What better way to defund the police. Driverless squad cars that require no officers so no payroll & no beefs. The squads will keep patroling but citizens will be unable to report crimes to an automated car plus no chases. This will reduce crime on the books!!
I saw a driverless car with someone in the driver's seat, his name was bidumb and had no clue he was driving
Funny how some neighborhoods resemble the flintstones and now some will resemble the jetsons. It’s an interesting time to be alive.
Tow those bitches and hold for ransom.
If a minority was involved in the car's engineering it would be racist to issue a ticket. Our pinheaded Mayor would opine.
Keep that nonsense out of here. But, all the morons infatuated with technology will blindly rush to embrace it because they think it will make them cool.
1/2 of the department is dead weight and mindless. HR has hired diversity hires that financially empower the groups destroying America.
In San Bruno CA, a Jaguar made an illegal U-turn, and was pulled over by police. No one was driving, no one was even in the car. So no ticket could be issued!
https://carbuzz.com/make-u-turn-in-front-of-police-no-ticket/
Just A Civilian (who wonders how this could be dealt with here)
I got a great joke about the Jetsons but I can't use it here.
Now, kees me you fool!!!!
Usually the company that owns and operates the vehicle is ticketed. Apparently, some of these driverless cars have the ability to connect the LEO with a remote support center (think Indian call center with agents named "Buffy"). But - California - so nothing was done.
Did you try and submit it, or are you self-censoring now?
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