Uber and Lyft Drivers Detail Five Most Common Screw-Ups Made by Self-Driving Cars

It’s hardly a shock that Lyft and Uber drivers despise the fleets of self-driving robotaxis in San Francisco, considering that the self-driving car companies’ specific, stated goal is to put those human drivers out of work. A week after that report, we learned that nearly 60 Cruise cars just up and halted on the road that evening. But Uber and Lyft drivers seen that far smaller, lighter, everyday objects can have the same halting effect on these robocars. “Human drivers make mistakes, as these (autonomous vehicle) companies are quick to point out,” Green Cab of San Francisco co-owner Mark Gruberg told the Chronicle. This time, it’s @Cruise cars jamming the intersection of Valencia/21 St. in the Mission.