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Waymo CEO Says Society Is Ready for One of Its Cars to Kill Someone (futurism.com)

submitted 4 days ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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What an odd thing to say...

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[–] borax7385@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Can't wait!

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If one of a companies products kills someone, the CEO should be personally liable civilly and criminally.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

I'd take it even farther - abolish the corporate veil. Hold the investors accountable for the things they pay their fall guy to do. They're basically hiring hit men.

If they can't afford the liability insurance, then they're planning on pushing that cost onto the public and their company should not exist.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago

I'm ready to go Gollum mode on a billionaire tbfh

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

CEOs are generally heartless asshats.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 5 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Aren't waymos safer than human drivers? Why are we shitting on something that will reduce a huge source of death and injury?

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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hey, at least you're guaranteed that the car didn't decide to get behind the wheel after a heavy night of drinking.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

Which is more than we can say for the US head of the department of defense

[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

No, we are fucking not. What the fuck?!

[–] CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Rage bait.

[–] _AutumnMoon_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 days ago

fucking what?

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We are? Huh.

[–] ours@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe that someone is a CEO?

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago

tesla already beats them there, in the testing department.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 2 points 4 days ago

They already killed a much loved bodega cat, to some outrage, though in reality probably acceptance that the loss of bodega cats is the necessary price of progress. Maybe they can replace the cats with AI or something?

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

On Reddit they were celebrating Waymo coming to London

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Hopefully one of the AI-touting CEOs first.

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