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[–] chellewalker@lemmy.ca 57 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 20 minutes ago) (1 children)

That’s because it’s built to travel on roadways and bike lanes, leaving its fellow sidewalk crawlers in the dust.

This is a pretty concerning detail buried near the end. How safe is it to bikers to be sharing space with these kinds of things? And if they become more common, what stops them from crowding out the space entirely?

[–] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The same thing that keeps bikers from crowding out multiple lanes when they travel. Think of the robots' safety!

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder what the legal ramifications of pushing one over would be

[–] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 hours ago

You can rest assured corpos will have laws on the books to protect their property. Don't be surprised if this property becomes an extension of their "person" and attempted murder or manslaughter charges are a possibility.