return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agoA crowd set fire to a driverless Waymo taxi in San Francisco, as tensions about driverless tech growwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down19
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minus-squareyouRFate@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down8·9 months agoWas the road officially closed?
minus-squarealignedchaos@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down3·9 months agoA funny thing about life is a lot of things happen unofficially, and humans do fine at adjusting to such situations.
minus-squareDoomBot5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·9 months agoPlenty of humans also accidently wander into places they’re officially not allowed to be in, much less unofficially.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down4·9 months agoIt was the Chinatown Lunar New Year’s celebration. What do you think?
minus-squarequirzle@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·9 months agoI don’t believe it was, based on the other cars present in the videos.
minus-squareFaceDeer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down17·9 months agoAnd were the “violators will be set on fire” signs posted?
minus-squarealignedchaos@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·9 months agoDo you need a sign for every decision you make?
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down5·9 months agoWhat do you expect to happen if you park in the middle of a fireworks show?
minus-squareFaceDeer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down8·9 months agoI didn’t realize that a “fireworks show” meant “showing how fire works (by burning down any cars that happen to be present).”
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·9 months agoThey always have fireworks in Chinatown on Chinese New Year. No human would be dumb enough to park there.
minus-squarequirzle@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months ago No human would be dumb enough to park there. There’s at least 3 other cars parked there clearly visible in the videos.
minus-squareFaceDeer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down5·9 months agoBut if one did anyway, torching their car would be fine?
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·9 months agoYes, that’s exactly what I’m saying. /s
Was the road officially closed?
A funny thing about life is a lot of things happen unofficially, and humans do fine at adjusting to such situations.
Plenty of humans also accidently wander into places they’re officially not allowed to be in, much less unofficially.
It was the Chinatown Lunar New Year’s celebration. What do you think?
I don’t believe it was, based on the other cars present in the videos.
And were the “violators will be set on fire” signs posted?
Do you need a sign for every decision you make?
What do you expect to happen if you park in the middle of a fireworks show?
I didn’t realize that a “fireworks show” meant “showing how fire works (by burning down any cars that happen to be present).”
They always have fireworks in Chinatown on Chinese New Year. No human would be dumb enough to park there.
There’s at least 3 other cars parked there clearly visible in the videos.
But if one did anyway, torching their car would be fine?
Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying. /s