San Francisco: Waymo robo-taxi set on fire by mob
In videos published on the Internet, several people can be seen first smashing the windows of the driverless robotaxi and then setting it on fire using a firework. At the time of the incident, there were no passengers in the vehicle.
The incident occurred on Saturday evening in the Chinatown district when the robotaxi got stuck in a crowd due to celebrations for the Chinese New Year festival. The presence of self-driving cars in San Francisco is controversial, as critics and authorities often criticize frequent traffic blockages caused by these vehicles.
GM subsidiary Cruise pauses autonomous taxis
Last year, San Francisco became a test field for self-driving taxis. Waymo and General Motors subsidiary Cruise received permission in the summer to offer their driverless transport services throughout the city, despite opposition from local city administration and numerous residents.
An accident in October, in which a pedestrian was hit by a car with a human driver and thrown in front of a Cruise robotaxi, intensified the controversy over the traffic safety of self-driving vehicles. General Motors responded to the incident by changing the leadership at Cruise and temporarily taking the vehicles out of service. However, developers of self-driving cars emphasize that their vehicles
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