The robot was programmed to flee.
this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2026
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you know how to solve this in the most effective way?
same way we solve for gun violence.
arrest and charge the person who ordered the food.
I promise after the third time, people will stop ordering food from places that use these delivery bots, eventually the companies that support them will go out of business, and nobody will ever do this again.
is it ethical? no. is it morally dubious? absolutely. will it work? 100%
downvoters can't tell satire
I would usually say fuck cars but the headline is misleading as it was a single bus and buses are good, therefore fuck this robot in particular. And maybe the bus driver if they braked intentionally and not out of panic.
A bus driver should be able to brake without risk of mass injury. They need to review rider safety to minimize injuries
It's stupid robots are in traffic, but that could just as easily be a small child running out
They also need to review fucking robots causing accidents in traffic.
FREE Carolyn Marvin!