Kubukeka sengathi le nyanga kaMashi akuyona inyanga ehamba phambili ezimotweni ezizimele. Esikhathini esingaphezudlwana kwesonto eledlule, kube nokushaywa kokuqala okubulalayo kwemoto yenkampani yakwa-Uber. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, imoto evela enkampanini yakwaTesla wahileleka kwenye ingozi eyabulala nakho kuyaphenywa.
Ngesonto eledlule eSan Francisco, iphoyisa ladonsa imoto eyayizimele yeGeneral Motors Cruise Company ukuma kakhulu eduze komuntu ohamba ngezinyawo ewela idubezi eliwela. Ngokwengxenye yezimoto ezizimele yakwaGeneral Motors, imininingwane eqoqwa yimoto ngaso sonke isikhathi ohambweni lwayo ikhombisa ukuthi ime kude kakhulu.
Ngokusho kukaKevin O'Connor, obeshayela ngemuva nje kwemoto ezizimele, imiswe ngemuva nje kokuhamba ngesivinini lapho abahamba ngezinyawo bese bevele bewelile futhi njengoba sibona emfanekisweni ophethe le ndatshana, iphoyisa lamnikeza inhlawulo ehambisanayo ngecala okusolwa ukuthi ubelenzile, njengoba uCruise eqinisekisa ukuthi kwakungekho kanjalo nokuthi izimoto zakhe zibeka phambili ukuhamba kwabantu abahamba ngezinyawo nokuphepha kwabo ngenkathi bewela.
Ngokusho kukaCruise, «Ukuphepha kuyinto eza kuqala kithi kuwo wonke ama-test drive esiwaqhubayo. Umthetho waseCalifornia udinga ukuthi imoto inikeze abahamba ngezinyawo, ibavumele ukuthi iqhubeke ngaphandle kokuxhamazela noma ngamawala, ngaphandle kokwesaba ukugxambukela endaweni ehloselwe leyo njongo. Imininingwane yethu ikhombisa ukuthi kwenzekeni ngempela.
Okucacayo wukuthi ngeke sazi ukuthi ngubani okhuluma iqiniso. Ukuphela kwento eyayilahlekile ukuthi ngemuva kwezingozi ezimbili ezibulala ngezimoto ezizimele, manje lolu hlobo lwemoto nalo luhlose weqa izindlela zokuwela. Umuntu ohamba ngaso sonke isikhathi kulolu hlobo lwemoto uqinisekisa inguqulo yomkhiqizi, njengoba kulindelekile.