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Groundswell of opposition to self-driving vehicles comes amid Big Tech backlash

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Safe Street Rebel puts construction cones on San Francisco robotaxis to protest AVs.
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By:
Pete Bigelow
August 27, 2023 07:00 PM

The ordinary orange construction cone has become a symbol of resistance in an insurgency against self-driving vehicles.

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