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@supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months ago

Death of beloved neighborhood cat sparks outrage against robotaxis in San Francisco

www.theguardian.com

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Death of beloved neighborhood cat sparks outrage against robotaxis in San Francisco

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@supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months ago
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KitKat, affectionately known as ‘mayor of 16th Street’ was struck and killed by a Waymo in the city’s Mission District
  • @dan1101@lemmy.world
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    I’m against robotaxis but in this particular case the taxi was stopped and the cat darted under it as it started to move. A human driver would have likely hit it too.

    • @nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      cats don’t dart under moving vehicles. i reckon the statement is partially bullshit

      • @Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world
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        I’ve had several times a cat has run out in the road in front of my car, and would have gone under if I hadn’t stopped quickly. Happily I’ve not hit one, few close calls though.

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      • MinnesotaGoddam
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        we had one do it once. broke the poor baby’s hips. survived tho

    • @majster@lemmy.zip
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      Cats darting under a car are almost daily occurence where I live. There are numerous situations and we humans adapt quiet well.

    • @PlanterTree@discuss.tchncs.de
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      I wonder how often this scenario happens in the car AIs training data?

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