SF activists' 'coning' stunt against Cruise, Waymo self-driving cars goes viral

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SF activists' ‘coning’ stunt against Cruise, Waymo self-driving cars goes viral

Joshua Bote
SFGATE
Updated: July 7, 2023 2:12 p.m.

Waymo and Cruise are soon expected to receive approval to operate fully in San Francisco: No safety drivers will be required, and the companies can now charge passengers for all rides, which up until now have been largely free for testers.

With less than a week left before the scheduled California Public Utilities Commission meeting June 13, a group of San Francisco activists is proposing a last-ditch approach to protesting the driverless vehicles: Shut them down with orange traffic cones.

Safe Street Rebel, a loose network of anti-car, pro-public transit activists, says that simply placing a cone on the hood of these cars forces them to a standstill.

A video posted by the group has been gaining social media traction since Wednesday.

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