Who to fine? The police stopped an unmanned taxi for violating traffic rules

The car even tried to escape from the police, but stopped after a while

The police stopped an unmanned taxi for traffic violations / Photo: Collage: Today

The San Francisco police stopped the car recently, but it turned out to be empty inside! The secret lay in the fact that it was an unmanned taxi.

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Video posted to social media shows a police officer approaching the driver’s door only to be surprised to see no one is inside.

He went to consult with his partner, and at this time the car … tried to escape. But after driving a few meters, he found a parking spot and stopped there.

The claims of the policeman concerned the headlights turned off at night. Since it was not possible to talk to the “driver”, he contacted the company that owns the taxi at the number indicated on the car.

Autonomous taxis have been driving the streets of California for years, testing features and giving free rides to everyone.

Last month, the company received permission to use some public roads in San Francisco from 10 pm to 6 am at speeds up to 50 km/h, according to pcmag.com.

By the way, earlier we wrote that the courier robot was equipped with a pillow in order to safely knock people down. Autonomous delivery company Nuro has announced a new model of its courier vehicle.

Source: Segodnya

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