In response to ongoing concerns regarding the safety of its female passengers, rideshare giant Uber reportedly introduced a new feature Wednesday that allows women to request a nonthreatening eunuch driver. “With UberCastrated, female riders can feel more at ease on their way to bars and spin classes knowing their driver doesn’t have testicles,” said Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, adding that thousands of harmless eunuchs had already signed up to drive for the service. “We listen to women, and we know what they want—hairless, sexless drivers medically incapable of feeling any carnal desire whatsoever. […]

  • Swedneck
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    3 months ago

    right until someone figures out how to get into the driverless car unnoticed and has a private rape chamber…

    one would hope they have cameras inside the cars but… corporations…

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      3 months ago

      Vehicles like Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi don’t even have external door handles, so it would be even more difficult for someone to break in than a car - and there are emergency door release handles inside the robot, so also easy to exit the “rape chamber” you’re imagining.

      And yes, cameras inside and out.