{"id":100406,"date":"2018-10-23T23:18:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T16:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/self-driving-taxis-a-dystopian-future-brief-letters\/"},"modified":"2018-10-24T00:03:37","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T17:03:37","slug":"self-driving-taxis-a-dystopian-future-brief-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/self-driving-taxis-a-dystopian-future-brief-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-driving taxis \u2013 a dystopian future? | Brief letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nAddison Lee\u2019s future cars | Dishwashers | Waitrose, Lidl and Brexit | Gaby\u2019s DeliWould you like to ask Addison Lee whether the \u201cself-driving\u201d cars it aims to deploy in London by 2021 (Report, 22 October) will in fact have remote control capability? If so, the term \u201cself-driving\u201d would be a misnomer. The remote control would be dangerous for dissidents and whistleblowers \u2013 if you ride in a \u201cself-driving\u201d taxi with remote control capability, and the taxi knows who you are, the state could whisk you to a deportation prison, or a black site, at any time.Dr Richard StallmanPresident, Free Software Foundation\u2022 The discussion about dishwashers (Letters, 19 October) reminds me that I was once expressing a wish for one to a friend after lunch at our house. There was a sudden rattle of crockery and a voice was heard from the kitchen: \u201cWhat d\u2019you want one of them for when you\u2019ve got me ?\u201d He was also a good Hoover pusher.Hilda HaydenMalvern, Worcestershire Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2018\/oct\/23\/self-driving-taxis-a-dystopian-future\" target=\"_blank\">Self-driving taxis \u2013 a dystopian future? | Brief letters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Addison Lee\u2019s future cars | Dishwashers | Waitrose, Lidl and Brexit | Gaby\u2019s DeliWould 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