Activists' simple solution to stopping autonomous vehicles

San Francisco residents are protesting the expansion of Cruise and Waymo robotaxis in their city in a very simple way. As seen in videos on TikTok and Twitter, the Week of Cone involves so-called safe streets activists putting a traffic cone on the bonnet of autonomous vehicles not transporting passengers. This change would allow these companies to charge fares for fully autonomous robotaxi rides throughout the city, 24 hours a day. Activists aren’t alone in objecting to the expansion of robotaxis in San Francisco. “Further, San Francisco describes unplanned stops and unsafe maneuvers by Cruise AVs that have impacted emergency responders.