How robotaxis are dividing San Francisco - BBC News
The city has become the crucible of an experiment - are robotaxis ready for the streets?
15 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, A Waymo robotaxi being "coned"By James ClaytonBBC North America technology reporterMy heartbeat quickens just a little as the cab approaches. It's a bizarre sight, one that I thought I wouldn't see in my lifetime.
The cab has no driver. It stops in front of me and invites me to unlock its door with my phone - before whisking me into the night.
But as I am about to get in, a passer-by approaches.
"They're unsafe," he tells me. He says he saw someone nearly get run over by a robotaxi - and warns me to be careful.
He represents a faction in San Francisco that doesn't like robotaxis - and believes the city has agreed to a dangerous experiment, which is putting lives at risk.
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