Michael Smith

Transportation and disability advocate. Created and administer the site Robotaxi.rodeo . Co-founded Walk San Francisco (walkSF.org), Swiftly (goSwift.ly), and NextBus (NextBus.com). Working to make transportation accessible and safe for all. Been disabled by serious long COVID since 2022.

Joined: 12/17/2023
Articles: 61

News, Safety, Tesla

Reddit – My Tesla Robotaxi “safety” driver fell asleep

Michael Smith
11/17/25
Rev 11/21/25

Tesla can't even be bothered to have a "safety" driver that actually provides safety.

Crash, Safety, Waymo

Oops, I thought Waymos weren’t supposed to interfere with transit.

Michael Smith
08/30/25
Rev 08/31/25

A short video clip showing how on 8/30/25 a Waymo clanker and a Muni bus got into an altercation. And it was due to poor driving ability of the Waymo.

Waymo

¡Olé! – No Waymos were harmed in this video

Michael Smith
07/13/25

Matadors need to get their practice in, and Waymos are plentiful

Tesla, Untruths

Wikipedia – List of predictions for autonomous Tesla vehicles by Elon Musk

Michael Smith
06/16/25

This Wikipedia page on Musk's silly predictions is quite funny. He never ever is correct.

$$$, Crash, Safety, Waymo

Lawsuit filed for cyclist seriously injured by two Waymo robotaxis

Michael Smith
06/9/25

A lawsuit has been filed by a cyclist in San Francisco who was seriously injured by two (yes, two!) Waymo robotaxis. This demonstrates why Waymo should not be allowed on the transit only portions of Market Street. They simply are not safe with respect to bicyclists.