Footage of the incident, which took place January 15, shows the robot sitting motionless on the tracks, seemingly making no attempt to get out of the way as the unmistakable blare of the train horn gets louder and louder. "Oh it's gonna crush it!" the onlooker taking the video can be heard saying moments before the train, operated by Brightline, flattens the unfortunate bot into the tracks. Sparks can be seen flying from beneath the train before the video cuts off.
I live in a country where deliveries, whether they're goods or food, are pretty common. You see a ton of motorcycles on the road and most of them are either ride-sharing or door-to-door delivery. It of course adds to the traffic congestion in an already notoriously congested city. But if you live in a place where that is not a problem, you probably are looking forward to the day when automated delivery will be a part of the normal, every day life.
Lyft CEO David Risher told the audience that the company's deal with California state lawmakers that paves the way for its drivers to unionize will actually save the company $200 million per year in insurance costs. Jeffrey Katzenberg predicted that passing laws in the U.S. to protect children from online harms would be a slog, noting that it took 80 years to get seat belt laws passed in the U.S.
