<![CDATA[Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed.]]>Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed.

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Expecting driverless taxis to respect bike lanes “too high a bar” – because customers want to be dropped off in them, autonomous vehicle firm Waymo tells cyclists

Waymo, the autonomous driving tech firm whose so-called ‘robo-taxis’ are now roaming the streets of London, has allegedly told cycling campaigners that expecting their driverless cars to respect cycle lanes is “too high a bar” – because their customers want to be dropped off in them.But Waymo has denied making such a claim, instead pointing ... Read more

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/472061c3-3df1-42b6-accf-11b785bc5aa0/google-s-antonymous-taxi-company-says-it-won-t-obey-traffic-safety-laws-because-its-customers-want-convenience-so-screw-those-bicyclists-who-don-t-want-to-be-injured-or-killed.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 06:12:22 GMTSat, 25 Apr 2026 05:00:17 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:05:18 GMT]]>@dangillmor unrelated, but I'm curious what London cabbies will think of this encroachment into their industry.
Will Waymo need to pass "The Knowledge" in order to be licensed as a cab in London?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/115896523503331954/statuses/116465960118610513https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/115896523503331954/statuses/116465960118610513Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:05:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:00:53 GMT]]>@dangillmor
I'm thinking if one makes me stop because it's blocking the Bike lane, I'm going to be going around and standing in front of it for a while, while I gaze at my phone

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pnw.zone/users/Asbestos/statuses/116465942761584366https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pnw.zone/users/Asbestos/statuses/116465942761584366Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:00:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:04:23 GMT]]>@dangillmor You know, a small rock hammer could easily fit in a jersey pocket.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mausmalone/statuses/116465720569450973https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mausmalone/statuses/116465720569450973Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:04:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:03:25 GMT]]>@ovoao Yes. The article also mentions a failing system that is supposed to warn passengers before they step out.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://androiddev.social/users/bladecoder/statuses/116465716793561373https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://androiddev.social/users/bladecoder/statuses/116465716793561373Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:03:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:48:06 GMT]]>@dangillmor c'mon, you can't just drive in the cop-car-parking lane

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cat/users/rey/statuses/116465656565300639https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cat/users/rey/statuses/116465656565300639Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:48:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:27:35 GMT]]>@fenixmaster @dangillmor if convenience and "what I want" are the requirements for an action, then I see a LOT of damage to these cars soon

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/ATLeagle/statuses/116465575894253182https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/ATLeagle/statuses/116465575894253182Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:27:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:20:04 GMT]]>@ovoao @mastodonmigration @dangillmor

People are begging for something to be outraged about nowadays.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/D_Reno/statuses/116465546311815523https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/D_Reno/statuses/116465546311815523Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:20:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:17:40 GMT]]>@sgail @dangillmor Aren't these the same self-driving taxis that drove straight into water, onto train tracks, ran over children, etc?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/kimlockhartga/statuses/116465536889396265https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/kimlockhartga/statuses/116465536889396265Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:17:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:50:02 GMT]]>@bladecoder @gogojack @dangillmor

Wouldn't it be the human passengers doing the dooring?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116322379374044517/statuses/116465428218106760https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116322379374044517/statuses/116465428218106760Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:50:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:45:48 GMT]]>@gezza @dangillmor

Do you swear to never use pedestrian sidewalks with your bike?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116322379374044517/statuses/116465411602060063https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116322379374044517/statuses/116465411602060063Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:45:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:42:54 GMT]]>@dangillmor Laws for thee but not for me is, after all, the ethos of a rapidly encroaching religious techno fascism.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zirk.us/ap/users/115796544176185996/statuses/116465400170742918https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zirk.us/ap/users/115796544176185996/statuses/116465400170742918Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:42:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:41:32 GMT]]>@FrancoisPrague @dangillmor

People being outraged about it here would never be outraged about the human driver picking someone up by the roadside though.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116322379374044517/statuses/116465394820369515https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116322379374044517/statuses/116465394820369515Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:41:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:39:19 GMT]]>@mastodonmigration @dangillmor

Are human taxi drivers also evil for letting you out by the roadside even if there is a bike lane?

I smell

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116322379374044517/statuses/116465386100997689https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116322379374044517/statuses/116465386100997689Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:39:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:35:32 GMT]]>@dangillmor I really like when people burn these in the streets.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/r3wst3r/statuses/116465371247697676https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/r3wst3r/statuses/116465371247697676Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:35:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:16:00 GMT]]>@dangillmor
Is it legitimate self defense if I carry a log splitter to clear the bike lane?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/gezza/statuses/116465294377754280https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/gezza/statuses/116465294377754280Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:16:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:12:53 GMT]]>@newint @dangillmor In theory a competent Jonnycab would have lighting fast senses and legal compliance, reducing meatbag driver mistakes.

Programming it to scoff the law eats away at that like molecular acid. It's just a grift now.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/andygates/statuses/116465282151671417https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/andygates/statuses/116465282151671417Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:12:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:57:28 GMT]]>@dianea @dangillmor I guess the sales numbers of baseball bats with convenient bike holders are going to skyrocket...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/fbausch/statuses/116465221561568865https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/fbausch/statuses/116465221561568865Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:57:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:56:20 GMT]]>@dangillmor

Ok, for once in my life, I'm on Waymo's side on this. You're focusing on the car. Focus instead on the people. Taxis have been stopping in travel lanes to discharge and pick up passengers ever since we have had taxis. Now we're supposed to expect taxis to NOT drop off and pick up at the curb because bike lanes are somehow different from other travel lanes? If I'm driving a taxi, I'm going to let my PEDESTRIANS out at the sidewalk. I'm not going to ask them to get out of my cab in the middle of the street.Yes, it's a dedicated bike lane, but it's not sacrosanct. Waymo isn't in the bike lane just for the hell of it. Would you like to get out of a cab and step into a the path of a biker?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dmv.community/users/killick/statuses/116465217085543968https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dmv.community/users/killick/statuses/116465217085543968Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:56:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:22:21 GMT]]>@dangillmor 👋

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116464822504547866/statuses/116465083416385499https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116464822504547866/statuses/116465083416385499Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:22:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:57:43 GMT]]>@jerrej @yetzt @dangillmor "If anyone is in the way, mow them down"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/celeduc/statuses/116464986571340366https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/celeduc/statuses/116464986571340366Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:57:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:16:15 GMT]]>@dangillmor

This may be why rogue bicyclists carry a keychain in hand with sharp brass keys exposed and aimed riding past techbro antonymous vehicles obstructing bicycle lanes

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/dianea/statuses/116464823523478240https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/dianea/statuses/116464823523478240Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:16:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:36:36 GMT]]>@dangillmor Ever the manic pursuit of ever more profit blinding the greedy to the plight of the rest of humanity.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115627417809417107/statuses/116464667647419210https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115627417809417107/statuses/116464667647419210Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:36:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:36:04 GMT]]>@dangillmor there might need to be some work on that. I wonder if crosshatching or colouring a section of cycleway and drawing a box in the other lane at suitable points on roads to require stopping Waymos to stop in the box and warning everyone there may be crossings of the bike lane would work. Otherwise it is floating stops etc.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Photo55/statuses/116464665529867027https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Photo55/statuses/116464665529867027Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:36:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google's antonymous taxi company says it won't obey traffic safety laws because its customers want convenience, so screw those bicyclists who don't want to be injured or killed. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:32:46 GMT]]>@gogojack @dangillmor The discussion is not about autonomous cars driving over people, it's about cyclists being "doored" by autonomous cars programmed to illegally stop in bike lanes.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://androiddev.social/users/bladecoder/statuses/116464652560368188https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://androiddev.social/users/bladecoder/statuses/116464652560368188Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:32:46 GMT