Waymo Is Suing People Who Allegedly Smashed and Slashed Its Robotaxis (www.wired.com)
from jeffw@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 23 Jul 2024 01:20
https://lemmy.world/post/17857106

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NegentropicBoy@lemmy.world on 23 Jul 2024 02:06 next collapse

Do the vandals not think there might be cameras? Like lots of cameras?

magic_smoke@links.hackliberty.org on 23 Jul 2024 02:13 next collapse

Yeah it was this guy:

<img alt="1000021577" src="https://links.hackliberty.org/pictrs/image/38fc4c8f-f951-4450-989a-e4184c7360c6.jpeg">

Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world on 23 Jul 2024 03:54 next collapse

Oh! I know him! Yeah! That’s Steve. He likes to steal peoples amazon packages.

admin@lemmy.my-box.dev on 23 Jul 2024 05:27 collapse

Fortunately, the 2 people they are suing have been identified.

One of them actively drove their car into them, and tried to pin it on the waymo, and the other goes around slashing tires (and is claimed to have mental issues, which does make it more sucky if true).

FaceDeer@fedia.io on 23 Jul 2024 03:21 next collapse

The intersection of "Luddite hooligan" and "stops to think about technological capabilities and future consequences before vandalizing stuff" is not large.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml on 23 Jul 2024 09:31 next collapse

Vandalism is an act without much thought behind it.

ealoe@ani.social on 23 Jul 2024 13:53 collapse

Thinking is not vandals strong suit

Chozo@fedia.io on 23 Jul 2024 03:03 next collapse

Good.

Etterra@lemmy.world on 23 Jul 2024 05:59 next collapse

The remember kids, for your health and safety you should always wear a mask in public.

brbposting@sh.itjust.works on 23 Jul 2024 06:19 next collapse

Ronaile Burton…allegedly slashed the tires of at least 19 Waymo vehicles. … Burton’s public defender, Adam Birka-White, says in a statement that Burton “is someone in need of help and not jail” …

<img alt="" src="https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/29ebd06c-8a18-41ef-8748-14264613aefe.jpeg">

IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world on 23 Jul 2024 07:13 next collapse

Good. Idiots attack these things.

cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 23 Jul 2024 15:11 next collapse

how would this not be considered double jeopardy if they’re already being charged for the crime?

PlantJam@lemmy.world on 23 Jul 2024 15:55 collapse

Criminal prosecution and civil liability are different. If the criminal conviction also includes restitution (pay for the damages) then there likely wouldn’t be a need for a civil suit, but it’s possible that the suit is to go after additional damages. For example, the criminal conviction might include $1000 in restitution to cover the property damage, but the civil suit might ask for money to cover lost revenue for the time the car was out of service.

VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works on 23 Jul 2024 20:49 collapse

A technology that’ll disproportionately benefit the disabled, drunk and disadvantaged while enabling an integrated transport network by making final mile economically feasible is attacked by selfish idiots and of course lemmy supports them because it’s a new technology and apparently people here hate anything new.

ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 23 Jul 2024 20:57 collapse

Most people on this website already have relative security in life and only pretend to care about the people who are worse off.