Cones

The tech of multi-billion-dollar robotaxi companies is completely befuddled by the common traffic cone. The stories behind “coning” robotaxis and how it changed the narrative…

Cones, News, Waymo

Grey’s Anatomy’s Errant Robotaxi

Michael Smith
03/26/24

For Season 20 Episode 1, Grey's Anatomy decided to up the current drama and costar a misbehaving robotaxi named "Wayne". And of course the emergency folks try to cone Wayne to get it to stop crashing into the ambulance where they are doing emergency surgery. All of the relevant clips have been put together into a short video so you don't have to wade through the whole show.

Cones, News

SF Gate – I learned how to trick self-driving cars at a San Francisco museum

News Republisher
03/22/24
Rev 03/26/24

Coning has even made it into art projects.

Cones, Cruise, Waymo

“Cone” reaches meme orbit

SafeStreetRebel
12/21/23
Rev 03/26/24

The lowly cone has become a cultural phenomenon, and we have the pics…

Cones, News

The Atlantic – San Francisco Has a Problem With Robotaxis

News Republisher
08/9/23
Rev 12/31/23

Article from the Atlantic by David Zipper. Discusses whether out society actually wants or benefits from robotaxis, and why “coning” AVs was bound to happen.

Cones, Cruise, Untruths, Waymo

Stopping robotaxis with traffic cones

Paris Marx
07/12/23
Rev 04/25/24

An interview with Safe Street Rebel about halting the expansion of Waymo and Cruise in San Francisco. This article is from Paris Marxs’ blog at https://disconnect.blog, where you can also find many other articles on the perils of technologies like robotaxis, and the technologists who foist them on our society.

Cones, News

SF Standard – We Spoke to One of the Activists ‘Coning’ Cruise and Waymo Robotaxis in San Francisco

News Republisher
07/7/23
Rev 12/31/23

Article from the SF Standard by Kevin Truong. An interview with SafeStreetRebel to learn about the practice of “coning” robotaxis. Covers how it started, and why.