[ExI] self driving cars

[Adrian Tymes]

On Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 9:36 AM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

> Adrian, I am coming from the POV of the extended single family suburb,
> which is where I have always resided.
>

Same here.

Ja, and it doesn’t solve the train problem necessarily: local commuter
> trains have become rolling homeless shelters/  Likewise, the homeless could
> take up residence in the Waymo cars.  I think solutions to that problem
> will evolve.  Example: ammonia injection.  The Waymo recognizes that it has
> someone on board who is not paying and not getting out.  The inside of that
> car starts to smell like Windex, harmless but an eye irritant.  If the
> offender exits, the car rolls down its windows and drives to another
> location to air out, arriving perfectly without a trace of residue (ammonia
> is good that way.)  Otherwise, the smell gets stronger and stronger,
> compelling exit.  If that doesn’t work, the Waymo car summons the local
> authorities to remove the corpse or otherwise inert passenger.
>

Ah, the Soylent Green solution.  Not very practical, given what happens
afterward.
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