Changing Lanes

Changing Lanes

Robotaxis Have a Bullying Problem

Dealing with pedestrians’ bad behaviour

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Andrew Miller
Aug 26, 2025
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Imagine an August afternoon in Phoenix at a sleepy traffic intersection, where the light is about to change. Northbound traffic gets a green light, eastbound pedestrians get a DON’T WALK warning. But one man crosses anyway. He steps into the intersection against the signal, directly in front of a Waymo robotaxi, perfectly identifiable from the spinning …

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