Connected Car
More concerning, a Cruise robotaxi carrying a passenger drove into an intersection Thursday night and was hit by a fire truck going to an emergency. In theory, this compendium of mistakes in San Francisco is making the technology better and safer for the future. It’s not anti-innovation to expect that autonomous vehicles demonstrate they can follow the rules of the road before giving them free rein. The CPUC or state lawmakers should require that robotaxi companies share data and coordinate their operations with cities. But there’s no guarantee that autonomous vehicles are a panacea for all transportation problems.