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: 59

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.

$$$, News, Tesla, Untruths

The Teslantic has hit an iceberg. When is it going to sink?

Michael Smith
03/26/25

Predictions are only predictions if they are both explained and recorded. So this is official prediction of Tesla tanking in June 2025.

News, Safety, Tesla

Tesla Cybertruck runs into stationary pole at high speed while in “autonomous” FSD mode

Michael Smith
02/10/25
Rev 02/15/25

A Tesla Cybertruck being driven autonomously by FSD does not detect a very large traffic pole and jumps the curb and crashes right into it. This happened immediately in front of an elementary school, that was fortunately closed at the time.