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[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You've got the right spirit but I think it's unlikely that the car would realize its tires have been destroyed, I think it would just keep driving around just with less control over its actions which might not be the best.

Give them a little hand-carried version of The Grappler, and then if Waymo has some kind of concern about what has happened to the brakes and suspension and all sorts of shit that is broken now, just give 'em one of these.

[–] Pappabosley@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

I'm not going to stop you, but the car definitely knows the tyre status. Most modern cars have tyre pressure sensing.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Naw. Cone ‘em and then tow them- at owner’s expense.