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·
          1 year 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·
              1 year 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·
                  1 year 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.