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R&E Political Discussion - Spring 2026
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Why do Politicians in California discriminate against people in favor of Corporations and Robots?

Posted by Ken C on May 1, 2026, 1:01 pm

California has finally agreed to start giving tickets to robotaxi companies when their robots break the law.

For more than a decade:

Human drivers (rideshare, taxi, delivery, couriers):

Could get tickets
Could lose their license
Could get arrested
Could have their insurance rates raised
Could lose their job

Meanwhile:

Robo Taxi companies:

Could operate fleets of cars
Could break traffic laws
Could not receive tickets
Could not lose a “driver’s license”
Could not be penalized the way humans are

And yet Robo Taxi's were directly competing with human drivers for the same work.

Does that seem fair?

Am I just biased because I'm a human driver?

Re: Why do Politicians in California discriminate against people in favor of Corporations and Robots?

Posted by Spector on May 1, 2026, 1:18 pm, in reply to "Why do Politicians in California discriminate against people in favor of Corporations and Robots?"

No, it's not fair. I was watching a video where those stupid little cars were driving around the parking lot of a large hotel all night, blowing the horn and disturbing the peace. They didn't get a ticket, but the one filming the video said he was kept up all night because of it.

I looked it up for you.

Two of my videos of robots driving badly:

Posted by Ken C on May 1, 2026, 4:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Why do Politicians in California discriminate against people in favor of Corporations and Robots?"

Thanks for the reply.

Here are two of mine:

Robo taxi swerves slightly into my lane to avoid bumps, and little delivery robot stalls in the sidewalk blocking traffic:

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