Waymo, the autonomous driving tech firm whose so-called ‘robo-taxis’ are now roaming the streets of London, has told cycling campaigners that expecting their driverless cars to respect cycle lanes is “too high a bar” – because their customers want to be dropped off in them.According to the Highway Code, motorists “must not drive or park ... Read more
High powered lasers that can burn a hole in the sensor aren’t too hard to get ahold of. A sticker slapped over one could probably work just as well though, and there’s more plausible deniability.
… I was thinking more like an IR/UV floodlight, than a laser.
Less chance of accidentally blinding someone.
Granted, you’d have to figure out a frequency range that would be ‘super effective’ against particular cameras, but… I would feel bad about accidentally giving someone a non consensual amateur lasik surgery.
Things can change.
Didn’t used to be robot murder cars on the road either.
Maybe crossbows, aim at the tires? Sorry: tyres.
Maybe some kind of light that is extremely bright in a particular wavelength, that blinds their cameras and sends them into an emergency halt mode?
But anyway lol, sawed off shotguns are extremely illegal in all the US as well… I guess the analogy was lost in translation =P
High powered lasers that can burn a hole in the sensor aren’t too hard to get ahold of. A sticker slapped over one could probably work just as well though, and there’s more plausible deniability.
… I was thinking more like an IR/UV floodlight, than a laser.
Less chance of accidentally blinding someone.
Granted, you’d have to figure out a frequency range that would be ‘super effective’ against particular cameras, but… I would feel bad about accidentally giving someone a non consensual amateur lasik surgery.