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Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say (www.sfgate.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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Here we go. Autonomous vehicles are now mowing down cyclists.

I hope that Waymo's insurance is good!

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[–] MadhuGururajan@programming.dev 13 points 9 months ago

A non-negligent driver would practice defensive driving where you have to check that no vehicle is behind the truck and then start applying the accelerator.

This is just a lame excuse to avoid responsibility.

When handling a > 2 ton machine capable of speeds > 30 Kmph you have to be that careful.

I recommend stripping negligent drivers of their driving license and forcing them to relearn and apply again.