Two Cruise taxis delayed an ambulance carrying a car accident victim to a hospital, a department report said. The company said it was not at fault.

Two Cruise driverless taxis blocked an ambulance carrying a critically injured patient who later died at a hospital, a San Francisco Fire Department report said, in another incident involving self-driving cars in the city.

On Aug. 14, two Cruise autonomous vehicles were stopped in the right two lanes of a four-lane, one-way street in the SoMa neighborhood, where the victim was found, according to the department report. It said that a police vehicle in another lane had to be moved in order for the ambulance to leave.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      31·
      10 months ago

      But what’s the reason for firing taxi drivers in favor of driverless cars? All I can see is it’s a novelty.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          2·
          10 months ago

          That’s not an explanation. There are a lot of good arguments to be made for replacing horses with cars. What is your actual argument for replacing taxi drivers with driverless vehicles?

      • joshhsoj1902@lemmy.ca
        1·
        10 months ago

        Driverless cars will be cheaper.

        Currently they might not be because of the huge upfront R&D costs, but they will be cheaper.

        Like any new tech it is initially more expensive and the price comes down with time.