Cyclists can't decide whether to fear or love self-driving cars

Many bike riders are hopeful about a world of robot drivers that never experience road rage or get distracted by their phones. But some resent being guinea pigs for driverless vehicles that veer into bike lanes, suddenly stop short and confuse cyclists trying to navigate around them. In more than a dozen complaints submitted to the DMV, cyclists describe upsetting near misses and close calls -- including Martin's alarming brush with a Cruise vehicle that he reported in August 2023.