# Shades of things to come?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/shades-of-things-to-come/184996>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [July 1, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shades-of-things-to-come/184996 "2022-07-01T19:56:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shades-of-things-to-come/184996/1 "2022-07-01T19:56:04Z")

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Self driving taxis cause a traffic jam:  
[Cruise’s Confused Self-Driving Cars Clog San Francisco Street (gizmodo.com)](https://gizmodo.com/cruise-confuse-self-driving-cars-san-francisco-street-1849134076)

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shades-of-things-to-come/184996/2 "2022-07-01T21:06:01Z")

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At least what they did was safe and prudent.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shades-of-things-to-come/184996/3 "2022-07-02T00:32:32Z")

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I wonder if someone was late for work and got their pay docked b/c of the jam, if the owner of the robot cars would be required to compensate the worker?

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shades-of-things-to-come/184996/5 "2022-11-23T22:43:09Z")

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Just heard on the radio today, Waymo driverless taxis soon to be on SF area roads. One good thing, they’ll be free to riders, at first.

> **[Waymo Can Now Offer Driverless Taxi Rides In SF (But Can't Charge for Them)](https://sfist.com/2022/11/21/waymo-can-now-offer-driverless-rides-but-cant-charge-for-them/)**
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> Joining the likes of General Motors-owned Cruise, Waymo — the Alphabet-owned autonomous car company — is now permitted to give fully self-driven rides in San Francisco after months of testing with drivers behind the wheel.

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**Author:** ![LoudThunder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/loudthunder/32/27769_2.png) [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shades-of-things-to-come/184996/6 "2022-11-23T23:01:29Z")

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I think I’ll stick with Johnny Cab…

![johnny](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/5/a5049e7db01d24e7e9d95cc789f7c52c3c6f184a.png)

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shades-of-things-to-come/184996/7 "2022-11-23T23:55:46Z")

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Saint Peter: So what brings you to our pearly gates?  
New arrival: Free taxi ride

lol …