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Robotaxis enter their villain era

A new Kickstarter-funded short film called Road Rage imagines a San Francisco car chase where a robotaxi serves as the villain, reflecting growing public anxieties about autonomous vehicles. The project taps into cultural fears around AI job displacement, Big Tech surveillance, and machines making human decisions.

Background

Robotaxis have been operating in cities like San Francisco since 2023, with Waymo leading commercial deployments. Growing visibility has sparked mixed public sentiment ranging from excitement to fear.

Source
The Verge
Published
Sep 5, 2026 at 07:00 PM
Score
5.0 / 10