Trapped! Inside a self-driving car during an anti-robot attack

Self-driving cars are designed to stop moving if a person is nearby. People can take advantage of that function to harass and threaten their passengers. — Photo by gibblesmash asdf on Unsplash

SAN FRANCISCO: In January, Doug Fulop was riding home from a night out in San Francisco when a man crossed the street in front of his car, doubled back and began screaming at him. The man punched the car’s windows and tried lifting up the vehicle. He then yelled that he wanted to kill Fulop and the other two passengers for giving money to a robot.

A taxi driver would have simply driven away. But Fulop’s vehicle had no driver – it was a self-driving Waymo.