To the editor: Residents of Santa Monica who dwell close to the Waymo charging station are justifiably indignant with the cacophony created by the autos’ backup beepers, however they’re directing their anger on the mistaken occasion (“Santa Monica residents go to war against Waymo, including obstructing driverless taxis,” Could 29). Waymo, too, is the sufferer of inane authorities laws that require these backup beepers on all kinds of autos. Do these beepers actually stop that many accidents? Has any authorities company correctly thought-about the variety of collisions prevented by backup beepers towards the variety of people pushed loopy by them? If it had been severely investigated, I think about laws might be scrapped or lowered and all of us would profit from rather less noise.
Murray Levy, Aptos, Calif.
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To the editor: How dare the town of Santa Monica cave to Waymo? Buried on the finish of the article, we discover that as a substitute of discovering methods to kick Waymo out of its underhanded lease association, metropolis leaders are exploring methods to scale back backup security sound laws. That makes the autos extra harmful for the complete state, as a result of there are not any drivers within the automobiles to warn us with a standard horn honk.
This astounding lack of dedication to the general public curiosity must be condemned by Santa Monica voters on the subsequent election.
Jon Merritt, Los Angeles
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To the editor: I sympathize with the residents of Santa Monica who really feel overrun by the surprising noise of all of the Waymo taxis recharging of their neighborhood. Basically, I imagine we should always ban all robotaxis. This can be a product nobody wants. It steals jobs from human drivers, competes with public transit, will increase gridlock and, you probably have ever been caught behind a misplaced robotaxi, is one other level of frustration in making an attempt to navigate the wasteland of our metropolis streets.
Robert Davis, Tarzana
