Driverless Taxis Blocked Ambulance Response to Fatal Accident, San Francisco Fire Dept. Says
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Two Cruise taxis delayed an ambulance carrying a car accident victim to a hospital, a department report said. The company said it was not at fault.

Two Cruise driverless taxis blocked an ambulance carrying a critically injured patient who later died at a hospital, a San Francisco Fire Department report said, in another incident involving self-driving cars in the city.

On Aug. 14, two Cruise autonomous vehicles were stopped in the right two lanes of a four-lane, one-way street in the SoMa neighborhood, where the victim was found, according to the department report. It said that a police vehicle in another lane had to be moved in order for the ambulance to leave.

      • bobman@unilem.org
        24·
        10 months ago

        Yeah. Around here some people live at least 30 minutes from their nearest grocery store.

        And that’s by car.

          • bobman@unilem.org
            24·
            10 months ago

            there’s no reason for amenities to be dependent upon driving

            Except for the surrounding people that use cars to reach them.

              • bobman@unilem.org
                24·
                10 months ago

                I don’t think you know what constitutes a ‘small town.’

                You can live in a small town and still be 30 minutes away from a grocery store, which is located in a different town.

                Might want to drive around the US a bit more. It seems your idea of life outside of major cities is skewed based on your own, limited experience.

                  • bobman@unilem.org
                    21·
                    10 months ago

                    You raise a good point. It would be possible for these smaller communities to become less dependent on cars if the services they needed were closer.

                    I would actually really like to see that, but in today’s climate I don’t think there’s much viability for opening and maintaining grocery stores in small towns. Perhaps a few decades ago, but now that power is so concentrated, any grocery store that isn’t a part of a larger conglomerate wouldn’t be able to compete with the big names on price. It will almost always be cheaper to drive 30 min to a Walmart than to shop at your local Harp’s. (I’ve checked.)