Flagging Down A Roaming AI Self-Driving Car Robo-Taxi Might Not Be In The Cards

Flagging Down A Roaming AI Self-Driving Car Robo-Taxi Might Not Be In The Cards

Hailing a ride in an era of Ai-based self-driving cars. Not so long ago, it seemed that the hailing of a cab required long arms and a capacity to wave frantically to catch the eye of the taxi driver. You would be standing at a curb and keep your cool while taxi after taxi seemed to entirely ignore your frantic motions. It was hard to discern why the cabs weren't pulling over to pick you up. They were showing as empty and therefore ought to be avidly seeking a potential fare. Sometimes you would consider that perhaps they didn't like the particular manner in how you waved your arms. Maybe they thought you were overly excited and this was a worrisome sign by the taxi driver. Or they didn't like the look of your seemingly crudely summoning tactic for getting a pickup. You see, there were lots of other potential cab seekers that had a more subtle approach. Some all-knowing people would nonchalantly do a once wave and that was all it took to get a cab to pull over. Others would merely nod their head or make a quick tip of their hat, as though these were secret signals