Watch the cops try to catch the car ... this is a nine month old video, but still worth a look. Sure, it's amusing, but not reassuring.
San Francisco has been a test site for driverless cabs. There is apparently no requirement that incidents and screw-ups be reported anywhere. The Chron has a good map of where driverless cars have been known to "cause mayhem." I particularly noted the story of several of these cars blocking Mission Street and the Muni buses for no discernible reason on the north side of Bernal Heights.
The self-driving car industry is going after their real prize in Sacramento: state approval for self-driving semi-trucks on California highways. Naturally the Teamsters Union wants a requirement for human drivers to ride along; gotta protect their members, as well they should.
I'm not sure that any portion of the state regulatory apparatus has a mandate to protect pedestrians, cyclists and other non-vehicle users of the streets.
Walk San Francisco is a nonprofit trying to do the job. They are urging a series of defensive measures on the city, some of which I have noticed while driving about.
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