Driverless cars continue to be an issue around the City of Austin. Last month a video surfaced online showing multiple driverless cars halting traffic after a U
Cruise driverless rideshare vehicles wait their turn to hit the road from their base in downtown Austin. niversity of Texas at Austin football game. The city says that incident was one of over a dozen potential hazards that were reported in recent months, regarding self-driving vehicles.
Autonomous cars are now sparking conversations about how they are managed. During a Downtown Commission meeting Wednesday evening, one of the companies that deployed self-driving cars on Austin roadways updated commissioners on current operations.“They have shown to cause more chaos than order which is what I have been noticing,” said Austinite Hallie Sweeney.
“They're a neat thing to see attraction but they've caused the flow of traffic to not work as easily as it has and they often get stuck in intersections and they don't notice pedestrians as well, whenever they're walking by, which has been the most scary thing to watch, especially as someone who works down here,” she said.
“I walk a lot. I walk my dog a lot and I’ve been hit by a cruise several times when we’re crossing the street. It happened more times than I count. So I would like to request that the unsafe conditions be easier to report with bigger signage that someone can see easier from a distance,” said Weaver.
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