Tech companies: Let's build a utopian society where people don't have to worry about driving cars and can get to their destinations safely.
The dystopian reality that's delivered:
Self-driving cars honking in response to each other's presence throughout the night, building to a crescendo around 4 AM.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/08/self-driving-waymo-cars-keep-sf-residents-awake-all-night-by-honking-at-each-other/
Paul Knightly, PhD /
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