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Men Harassed A Woman In A Driverless Waymo, Trapping Her In Traffic (www.404media.co)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] roguetrick 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I doubt choosing to stick up a vehicle covered in cameras with someone who likely isn't even carrying cash is anyone's idea of a good payoff.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

idk i think plenty of people carry expensive stuff on them

what a thief could actually get for them is another matter but clearly that doesnt stop them from trying

[–] AA5B 3 points 2 months ago

This is where you carry a window spike and smash and grab. Why make it so much more complicated?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The doors aren't going to open from the outside, and authorities would be alerted immediately. Breaking the glass on a car window or holding people up at gun point... Yeah. Easier in the parking lot of any gas station, grocery store, neighborhood, Walmart, Mall, Jewelry store, movie theater. Wherever really. The people can get out of the car in an emergency just like any other car. Running someone down with a car is not the answer to many situations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Affluent people taking a driverless car from the shopping district would absolutely be targets.

Put yourself in a drug addicts shoes, or just a thief's shoes. How would you make this work?

It doesnt take much creativity, and the people who would do this type of thing are not known to be short on creativity.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

So you think they were in life threatenng danger?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

In this example? We know they weren't, but not until they left.