The Importance of Cultural Skepticism in Autonomous Vehicles

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There's been up to an incidence of autonomous vehicles blocking fire trucks and creating traffic issues in San Francisco. To me, it's not a safety issue first. It's a nuisance issue. Maybe there aren't enough people behind the scenes to get vehicles moving when they've paused for issues. But I'm just speculating.

San Francisco is ground zero for a lot of the conflicts between the tech sector and society at large, and increasingly that conflict is centering on AVs. This week the gang discusses the technical and social factors at play, and how some AV developer strategies are shifting. Plus, a discussion of Ford's new deal to use Tesla Superchargers.