#Waymo

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[debbipete]

San Francisco.

[azspot]

It’s true, after all, that Waymos are roving surveillance machines. 404 Media has reported that the LAPD, as well as other police departments across the country, have obtained surveillance footage from Waymo vehicles and used it as evidence. Google, for its part, confirmed that it hands over this data upon request, usually, it says, through court order, warrant, or subpoena.

No one I spoke to would cop to having anything to do with actually burning the cars, much less discuss the reason the headline-grabbing tactic was deployed. But it might be noted that ICE raids are carried out using data provided by Silicon Valley companies—most notably Peter Thiel and Alex Karp’s Palantir, which has a $30 million contract with ICE to manage a “real-time” surveillance system on immigrants. But whether directly or through third party contractors, much of big tech, including Google, has made deals with ICE, too.

[atlurbanist]

Remember when that bicyclist got stuck in the Krog Tunnel and blocked everyone for an hour? Yeah, me neither.

Waymo, however...

And remember when that one-ton, metal pedestrian got stalled on Atlanta's 17th Street and caused havoc? No? Maybe that was a Waymo instead.

[unitedfrontvarietyhour]

"Fascism, with its violence, gets rid of everything: it attacks universities, it closes them and crushes them; it attacks intellectuals, represses them and persecutes them; it attacks political parties; it attacks trade union organizations; it attacks all mass and cultural organizations. Therefore, nothing is more violent, more retrograde and more illegal than fascism." - Fidel Castro (1971)

(Pt.1)

[ronthedunedain]

Considering the latest Tesla good news, we're closer to this future than ever. Waymo, bless us 🙏🏾

[its-funnytwittertweets]

[kropotkindersurprise]

February 10, 2024 - A crowd in San Francisco surrounds a Waymo self-driving taxi and burn it down. [video]

[dancesingay]

Even though Amazon is talked bad about as an employer, they're the only viable full time entry level jobs available right now and part of the reason is because they put almost every industry out of business.

Another job viable for people, especially immigrants, disabled, and neurodivergent people that's being phased out is uber and taxi services. The self driving car is not only unsafe, it's actively taking jobs. I trust a human more than a self driving car (especially living in a coastal city with cliffs).

We need legislation to protect our jobs and automate industries that are dangerous for humans to do. I went to my local job center, do you know what they were hiring for? Coal miner. What century are we living in? Humans deserve safe and clean jobs. Have the robots mine the coal.

Look at this little guy, he yearns for the mines.

[d-criss-news]

Driven with ‪Andrew Freund: Episode 5 with Darren Criss

Welcome back to Driven with your host, ‪@AndrewFreund‬. This time, we’re taking a ride with the one and only ‪@DarrenCriss‬. From his incredible work on Broadway to his passion for planning music festivals and excitement about the future of AI, Darren gives us every reason to be excited about where we’re headed. So sit back, relax, and chime in for a lively ride full of insights, laughs, and a glimpse of a future with endless possibilities.

[azspot]

Why did the fires cause such obliteration? The answer starts with the battery. Each I-Pace can carry roughly 90 kilowatt-hours of stored chemical energy, comparable to about 170 pounds (77 kilograms) of TNT. That energy is distributed across hundreds of lithium-ion pouch cells, which are sealed in flammable electrolyte and separated by polymer films as thin as snack-bag plastic. When any one cell is punctured or overheated—or set aflame with an incendiary device—chemical reactions generate more heat than the cell can shed, and neighboring cells follow in a chain reaction. This positive-feedback loop is called “thermal runaway.” According to a 2024 study in the Journal of Power Sources, as the battery burns, its temperature can soar past 1,000 degrees Celsius.

[theskydoesgreatthingsnow]

The paradox is this: if the protests DON’T become violent, the regime will parade that as a victory of their violent deterrence methods, and will justify their use in the future. If they DO become violent, the regime will use that as pretext for violent retaliation and will parade that as a necessity of their methods. If they do BOTH the government will enact violence on both, claiming peaceful congregation as a cover for violence. If they do NEITHER the regime has won, and will continue to abuse the vulnerable. The regime is committed to using violence already.

What they fear then is not non-violence or violence, but action that proves to the public they are weak, ineffective, cruel and illegitimate. Sustained, disruptive, unignorable action. Collective action that lays bare their violence and the chaos they are powerless to stop. Physical disruption of the abusive deportation machine. The regime must publically fail, again and again, until there is opposition enough to topple the system.

[ralfmaximus]

In Atlanta, Waymo and Uber will begin welcoming public riders in early 2025 via the Uber app, and gradually expand throughout the year.

Oh no. Autonomous Waymo taxis are coming to Atlanta in 2025.

Atlanta. Home of some of the most aggressive drivers on the planet. Six million residents in the greater metro region. THE most populous city in the American south. Holy shit. Robot cars. Here.

What can possibly go wrong?

I am very afraid.

[hydeordie]

All the pictures I took this week