Robotaxis are making enemies as they go around San Francisco

Just before Patti Smith took the stage in San Francisco this month, the emcee thanked sponsors, including robotaxi company Waymo. The robotaxi backlash is intensifying as self-driving vehicles begin to gain real traction in San Francisco after years of development. A Waymo autonomous taxi in San Francisco, California, US. With its famous hills, fog and narrow streets, San Francisco is a challenging city for fire trucks to maneuver in. The company said it’s also reached out to the San Francisco Fire Department’s leadership about 30 times in the past four months to continue dialogue.