Cops confused after stopping driverless taxi in San Francisco


General Motors subsidiary Cruise launched its commercial robot taxi services in San Francisco in February. Its driverless vehicles are allowed to carry paying passengers at night without a safety driver. — Bloomberg

BERLIN: When police stop a car at night that doesn’t have its headlights switched on, they usually know what to expect, most often a tired driver, or, potentially, a drunk one.

Two officers in San Francisco were not sure whom to blame, however, after pulling up behind a driverless robotaxi by US firm Cruise at a red light early in April.

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