{"id":430032,"date":"2022-04-11T19:20:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T16:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-robotaxis-run-in-with-the-cops-is-both-funny-and-disturbing\/"},"modified":"2022-04-11T19:20:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T16:20:01","slug":"this-robotaxis-run-in-with-the-cops-is-both-funny-and-disturbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-robotaxis-run-in-with-the-cops-is-both-funny-and-disturbing\/","title":{"rendered":"#This robotaxi&#8217;s run-in with the cops is both funny and disturbing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d5ce225018\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d5ce225018\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-robotaxis-run-in-with-the-cops-is-both-funny-and-disturbing\/#%E2%80%9CThis_robotaxis_run-in_with_the_cops_is_both_funny_and_disturbing%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;This robotaxi&#8217;s run-in with the cops is both funny and disturbing&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThis_robotaxis_run-in_with_the_cops_is_both_funny_and_disturbing%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;This robotaxi&#8217;s run-in with the cops is both funny and disturbing&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2022%2F04%2FUntitled-design-83-2.jpg&amp;signature=712ea5125bd3a8fffe3f5f2296bdf793\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                            Just two months after<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cruise\/status\/1488557825773158406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1488557825773158406%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffortune.com%2F2022%2F02%2F01%2Fcruise-robotaxi-self-driving-car-san-francisco%2F\"> Cruise announced the launch of its robotaxi operations in San Francisco<\/a>, one of its autonomous vehicles had an awkward encounter with\u2026 the cops.<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted on Instagram last weekend, a Chevrolet Bolt robotaxi gets pulled over by the San Francisco Police Department for not having its headlights on.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/Cb1q-vggFn9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As you can see for yourselves above, the incident feels as if it was comically <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ed.<\/p>\n<p>After stopping the vehicle, an officer walks up to the driver\u2019s window, realizes that there\u2019s no one behind the wheel, and walks back to his cruiser after unsuccessfully trying to open the front door.<\/p>\n<p>Under the exclamations of shocked bystanders, the robotaxi suddenly drives away \u2014 in what looks like the beginning of a police chase. But then it pulls over a bit farther down the road and turns on its hazard lights.<\/p>\n<p>The police officers drive up behind the vehicle once again, give another (unsuccessful) go at opening the doors, and hover around the car presumably trying to figure out how to fix the issue.<\/p>\n<p>As hilarious as the interaction between the police and an AI driver was, it does pose a serious question: how close are we really to the adoption of autonomous vehicles?<\/p>\n<p>On the one hand, more and more companies are deploying driverless robotaxis on the streets, which leads us to believe that the tech is practically ready for use in our daily lives.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, instances like the one including the Cruise vehicle indicate that there are still many challenges to overcome before we get there.<\/p>\n<p>As per the company, everything went according to plan:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We work closely with the SFPD on how to interact with our vehicles, including a dedicated phone number for them to call in situations like this.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 cruise (@Cruise) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cruise\/status\/1513181662984687624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In reality though, the police\u2019s interaction with the vehicle wasn\u2019t that smooth.<\/p>\n<p>The officers had to deal not only with the robotaxi\u2019s weird behavior, but also use valuable time to contact an actual human to remedy the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s the legal aspect. The robotaxi might have gotten off without a citation, but it\u2019s very unlikely that a human driver would have the same treatment if they decided to drive up to a \u2018better\u2019 location, after being pulled over.<\/p>\n<p>And as the co-existence of AI and human drivers seems inevitable, having double legal standards could potentially reduce public trust and acceptance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, there\u2019s no explanation for <em>why<\/em> the Cruise vehicle was operating without headlights in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the car\u2019s automatic headlight feature was disabled or simply failed to detect the darkness around it, it\u2019s concerning either way \u2014 especially considering that the company\u2019s robotaxis are <em>only<\/em> allowed to operate between 10 PM and 6 AM.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s even more unsettling is that there are numerous instances where robotaxis have caused a scene. For example, a Waymo vehicle completely freaked out last May, while in October, several Waymo self-driving taxis were flooding a dead-end street in San Francisco, annoying the residents.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, as much as we\u2019d like to be casually driven around by an autonomous vehicle, it seems that we\u2019re at least a few years away from figuring out every aspect of adopting them.<\/p>\n<p>The tech isn\u2019t there yet, the respective legal framework is missing, and until these issues are solved, we\u2019re not ready to interact with or fully trust an AI driver.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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