No one was inside a Waymo car as it was destroyed.

A crowd destroyed a driverless Waymo car in San Francisco::A Waymo car was destroyed in San Francisco as a crowd began vandalizing it and ultimately set the car on fire. Nobody was in the vehicle at the time.

    • Dra@lemmy.zipEnglish
      27·
      9 months ago

      This question is such a depressing example of Bay-Area inhumanity. God Bless America

            • tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              11·
              9 months ago

              I wasn’t being totally serious, it’s true the bay area is significantly more racially diverse than the US as a whole, but the issues and political atmosphere in the area isn’t so far removed from the general population.

              • Dudewitbow@lemmy.zipEnglish
                4·
                9 months ago

                most of the people outside the bay area dont know that most of the people in the bay outside of SF generally doesnt like the city and is completely unrepresentative to what the Bay actually is like.

                • JDubbleu@programming.devEnglish
                  1·
                  9 months ago

                  Even within SF there’s plenty of great areas, but “peace and tranquility in the sunset district” doesn’t make headlines. SF has a ton of problems and I really hope we can fix them in the long term, but they tend to only be in certain parts of the city. Saying all of SF is like this is akin to saying the entire bay area is like SF. They’re both massive overgeneralizations.

              • Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
                11·
                9 months ago

                You need a reality check.

                There is no other part of the US where people leave their cars open so thieves can see there’s nothing to steal.

                There is no other part of the US where a mob has destroyed an autonomous taxi.

                Other than perhaps Manhattan and sections of LA there is no place with higher housing prices.

                These are very, very far removed from the rest of the US.

                • tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                  1·
                  9 months ago

                  The first point about leaving your car open, people do that everywhere, car break-ins are prevelant across the country.

                  There are very high housing prices but also high wages, though yes it’s worse than a lot of the country as far as inequality. The bay area is more than San Francisco though, have you spent much time in the area? If there were more autonomous Waymo cars in cities this wouldn’t be the only time it’s happened.

                  • Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
                    21·
                    9 months ago

                    What the actual fuck are you talking about? There is no other city in this nation where people leave their cars open. Not a single one.

                    You’re either trolling or so disconnected from reality it’s terrifying.

                    On the off chance you’re just ignorant this is your official notice: the way you live is not normal.

    • tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      19·
      9 months ago

      Often the RVs in places like OP is referring to are dilapidated and don’t run, with tarps on them, not connected to water or power. Essentially a small shanty house in a slum so I guess it depends on your definition

    • laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      14·
      9 months ago

      Last I checked, RVs are not permanent or semi permanent structures, nor do they have addresses, so… Yes. It’s living in your car, just a bigger car with amenities

      • RGB3x3@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        Which should absolutely NOT be made illegal. Give these people places to actually park their RVs that have facilities to use, instead of pushing more people to end up on the streets.

        Someone should be allowed the freedom to live in an RV if they so choose or can’t afford anything else.

        Just help give them a decent place to do it.

    • GladiusB@lemmy.worldEnglish
      142·
      9 months ago

      The RVs are usually not drivable. The last time they moved them in front of my old job, none of them ran. They had to tow away more than they drove away. I guess you can argue that doesn’t make them totally homeless, but they are definitely creative.

    • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
      11·
      9 months ago

      Homeless doesn’t necessarily mean sleeping under a bridge. You can be crashing at a friend’s place and still be homeless if you don’t have a home of your own to go back to. An illegally parked RV with no mailing address doesn’t count as a home for most purposes.

      • EdibleFriend@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        But how many of those people would consider themselves homeless? RV shit is a total fucking lifestyle for a lot of people.

        • Misconduct@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9·
          9 months ago

          It’s not a lifestyle if it’s not by choice. Try finding a job without an address. The people that do it as a “lifestyle” are usually just wealthy turds or social media dweebs larping as happy families on the road despite their kids being obviously miserable

          • EdibleFriend@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            9 months ago

            Well… Yeah. That’s why I asked how many of them consider themselves homeless? Obviously some are forced to but then there’s some people who just really fucking like RVs?

            • Misconduct@lemmy.worldEnglish
              4·
              9 months ago

              I would guess that most of them consider themselves homeless. Especially if they’re living in those makeshift tent cities. Either way, they are homeless if they don’t have an address.