These Cars Would Be The Scariest Robotaxis

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Despite astir each awesome automaker touting models pinch cutting-edge autonomous driving technology, existent self-driving cars are still not disposable to nan wide public. Booking a thrust pinch a fledgling driverless taxi work is nan only measurement to acquisition a self-driving car, and these services are having a spot of a infinitesimal this summer. Waymo reached 100 cardinal miles of afloat autonomous driving this month, and Tesla yet launched its ain Robotaxi work successful Austin, Texas, aft Elon Musk made promises astir it for 9 years.

We asked our readers earlier this week what cars would make for nan scariest robotaxis. Commenters came retired successful unit to stock their ideas for vehicles that would radiate fearfulness astatine first show for some passengers and drivers successful different cars. They went retired of their measurement to find nan fastest and largest vehicles pinch reputations worse than a '90s shot subordinate pinch a dubious medicine history. Here are nan scariest imaginable 21st-century Headless Horsemen:

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TVR Sagaris. I mean, it already wants to termination you. What could spell incorrect pinch giving it a robot encephalon and nan free will to move done postulation arsenic it sees fit?

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Nissan Altima pinch a bashed-in fender and a impermanent spare connected a beforehand wheel.

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The proposal from commentator LambertsTeeth pointed america successful nan guidance of a caller Craigslist advertisement for nan caller microcar from nan precocious 1970s. Even if location were capable HM Free-ways for a driverless fleet, I'd beryllium terrified if it were to trim disconnected a pickup truck. The commuter car would beryllium a alert connected nan windshield for a road-raging motortruck owner.

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Hummer EV. What could beryllium scarier than a 4.5-ton...truck...SUV...whatever it is...bearing down connected you?

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I'd opportunity a Hummer EV pickup. At 9,000lbs+, I judge dream nan autopilot makes zero mistakes and doesn't disregard immoderate pedestrian arsenic a mendacious positive.

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DynamicPresence's top-rated remark formed a nett complete Tesla's full exemplary line-up. While nan electrical automaker has only rolled retired modified Model Y crossovers for Robotaxi service, Elon Musk envisioned that Tesla owners to rent their vehicles backmost to nan institution for driverless rideshares. I can't ideate nan chaos if privately-owned Cybertrucks are ever allowed to roam nan streets without a psyche down nan wheel.