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Most people worry self-driving cars will break traffic laws. The real danger is the opposite: they follow them so literally that police hand signals, discretionary orders, and real-world exceptions become impossible. This mismatch between machine logic and human policing could cause gridlock, frustration, and a system designed for perfect compliance that fails when common sense is required.
A Waymo trapped teenagers inside and called the police over a toy gun. The incident reveals the dark side of autonomous vehicles: they’re not just taxis—they’re mobile surveillance platforms that can lock you in and hand you over to law enforcement. You’re paying to be policed by an algorithm. This is the trade-off nobody is talking about.
A Waymo self-driving car recently reported its own passengers to the police, turning a private ride into a surveillance event. This isn’t just a glitch—it’s a feature. As autonomous ride-hailing expands, every car becomes a potential informant, and every passenger a suspect. We’re paying a premium to lose the last sanctuary of privacy.