In other words, screw pedestrians, especially blind and other disabled people!
Waymo robotaxis, which are now ubiquitous in parts of CA, will often not stop for pedestrians using crosswalks there, unless a pedestrian is far into the road.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/30/waymo-pedestrians-robotaxi-crosswalks/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzM1NTM0ODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzM2OTE3MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MzU1MzQ4MDAsImp0aSI6IjZlNGYzZWE1LTM3NWUtNDliMC05ZTg1LTkzODk0Y2M0OGMzNSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjQvMTIvMzAvd2F5bW8tcGVkZXN0cmlhbnMtcm9ib3RheGktY3Jvc3N3YWxrcy8ifQ.HMPRZMcEcquoK4GC-gqevNnv2p2kJNH9ZXLk0yGJ8RA
#accessibility #a11y
Pratik Patel
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