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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by bertil on Friday January 30, 2026 @12:40AM (#46820920)
The best reaction from Waymo would have been to start to lobby against letting those monster-trucks park on streets near schools. They are killing so many children, I'm flabbergasted they are still allowed outside of worksites.
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Re:Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in ... by mlsu on Friday January 30, 2026 @11:08AM (#46826082)
From a "my opinion" standpoint, yes, I would love to see this.

From a tactical PR standpoint, it would be a disaster. Muh big truuuucks is like a third rail because Americans are car obsessed as a culture. They already hit a kid, best to save some energy for the next battle.

Besides if Waymo wins (in general) private car ownership will decrease which is a win regardless. And maybe Waymo can slowly decrease the size of their fleet to ease up the pressure on this insane car size arms race.

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