Traffic Cone-Wielding Protesters Halt Waymo and Cruise Self-Driving Cars

An anonymous activist group called Safe Street Rebel has been placing traffic cones on driverless cars in San Francisco as a form of protest against the city being used as a testing ground for autonomous vehicles. The group aims to immobilize the cars and draw attention to the potential dangers and lack of public input in the deployment of this emerging technology. The protest highlights concerns about the vulnerability of driverless cars, as well as incidents of near misses and blunders involving Cruise and Waymo vehicles. Despite these challenges, both companies are expanding their robo-taxi programs in other cities.