Tesla has applied for a patent on an automated sanitization system for its upcoming robotaxi self-driving electric cars. Self-driving is...
  • Optional
    15•5 months ago

    Yeah i can’t wait to get locked in a robotesla screaming along at 120mph being gassed with antibacterial spray.

    On second thought, pass.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetEnglish
      9•5 months ago

      Remember that scene in Silicon Valley when Gabe gets trapped in the self-driving car that drives him onto a cargo ship destined for China? That’s an actual possibility now!

  • The Pantser
    12•5 months ago

    Which will promptly malfunction and sanitize passengers.

    • @[email protected]
      9•5 months ago

      And it won’t work. Taxis don’t need to be disinfected every hour. They need a person to check them so no one leaves something sticky on the seat / floor that can’t be seen by the camera.

      Self-driving taxis are going to be as clean as the bus because people are going to break the rules. A camera is not good enough to actually see what is happening in the car.

      • @AnUnusualRelic
        8•5 months ago

        But don’t you want that puddle of vomit to be sanitised vomit instead of filthy vomit?

      • @AA5B
        0•5 months ago

        I find it hard to believe every sticky smelly taxi I’ve been in is sanitized hourly, maybe not even daily.

        Except for congestion periods, you should be able to reject it and get another