Banned from robotaxi, rider gets reckless human Uber driver instead
joshwhiton · x · 2026-10-22
The author couldn't take an autonomous taxi to the airport due to local restrictions, so he booked an Uber instead. The human driver pulled right in front of oncoming traffic leaving the neighborhood. He argues that airport bureaucracies blocking autonomous taxis are indirectly sentencing people to injury and death.
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