Waymo, the autonomous driving tech firm whose so-called ‘robo-taxis’ are now roaming the streets of London, has told cycling campaigners that expecting their driverless cars to respect cycle lanes is “too high a bar” – because their customers want to be dropped off in them.According to the Highway Code, motorists “must not drive or park ... Read more
Waymo, the autonomous driving tech firm whose so-called ‘robo-taxis’ are now roaming the streets of London, has told cycling campaigners that expecting their driverless cars to respect cycle lanes is “too high a bar” – because their customers want to be dropped off in them.
This is in Europe mate. London to be precise. Not the US. People don’t casually carry guns around here.
High powered lasers that can burn a hole in the sensor aren’t too hard to get ahold of. A sticker slapped over one could probably work just as well though, and there’s more plausible deniability.
… I was thinking more like an IR/UV floodlight, than a laser.
Less chance of accidentally blinding someone.
Granted, you’d have to figure out a frequency range that would be ‘super effective’ against particular cameras, but… I would feel bad about accidentally giving someone a non consensual amateur lasik surgery.
😅
This is in Europe mate. London to be precise. Not the US. People don’t casually carry guns around here.
Things can change.
Didn’t used to be robot murder cars on the road either.
Maybe crossbows, aim at the tires? Sorry: tyres.
Maybe some kind of light that is extremely bright in a particular wavelength, that blinds their cameras and sends them into an emergency halt mode?
But anyway lol, sawed off shotguns are extremely illegal in all the US as well… I guess the analogy was lost in translation =P
High powered lasers that can burn a hole in the sensor aren’t too hard to get ahold of. A sticker slapped over one could probably work just as well though, and there’s more plausible deniability.
… I was thinking more like an IR/UV floodlight, than a laser.
Less chance of accidentally blinding someone.
Granted, you’d have to figure out a frequency range that would be ‘super effective’ against particular cameras, but… I would feel bad about accidentally giving someone a non consensual amateur lasik surgery.
Maybe a spray paint can to show them manners.