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Dear Weho Leaders,
Explain to us again why these robots are allowed on our sidewalks?
These are a nuisance and NOT ADA compliant. They should be banned from the public right-of-way. In addition to a hazard on the sidewalks, I saw one stalled out in a lane in front of an oncoming motor vehicle.
Respectfully, GET RID OF THEM!
Thank you,
Stephanie Harker
Pedestrian & Resident
West Hollywood
I agree 100 percent. I mybneighborhood I see a lot of these robots stopped here and there. I have thought to myself how do folks on crutches and in wheelchairs get around these? I imagine the creators never thought about that. Thanks to the folks who thought of this problem and are bringing it up. And thanks in advance to our City Council for resolving this.
Virginia Gillick
WEHO RESIDENT
Greetings Everyone:
I don’t mean to be a NIMBY, but does anyone else feel like a guinea pig in an incubator?
Crime problem? Try these! Security Ambassadors
Transportation Problem? Try these! Scooters
Need a delivery? Try these! Robots
There are some pretty half-baked Libertarian ideas afoot. They are not all where you’d expect to find them either.
Mike
When is this pilot program for the delivery robots supposed to be over? when do you decide whether or not to (hopefully) dump them or (tragically) keep them?
Mayor Shyne sat at my dining area table, drinking my coffee, telling me that she didn’t think they were all that great and that she wasn’t impressed by them because she got a delivery and had to walk all the way out to the street to get her item!
She told me a lot more things that I promised her I wouldn’t share, but she never told me I couldn’t share that!
So, Sepi, , when is this pilot program going to be over? When are we no longer going to have to suffer with delivery robots, outzones, e-scooters, E, bikes, and other hazards? I write this on behalf of all pedestrians, both able bodied, but mostly the disabled who want to regain ACCESS to our sideWALKS!!!
Mikie Friedman
The general population has largely become lazy and intolerant. I hour training session at the gym but can’t walk to the gym, needs to rely on a scooter.
Disabled people have every right to the streets and their methods are all just fine with me. This is not about DISABLED HUMAN BEiNGS. Think about how spoiled and impatient Humans have become about almost everything . Where’s the bus? How fasts it getting to the door, how long MUST one has to stand in a line or wait in a store or for a parking spot. “Where’s that delivery guy?” What about the mail delivery; I can’t wait all day”. Not just a few whining. The Whining is Deafening. For anyone who ponders over what exactly are we doing,… Read more »
Deliverybots steal jobs from humans.
Scooters left just anywhere. Now these obnoxious delivery pods. Defeats the whole concept of deliver to my door. If I have to walk out to the street to collect my food, I will not be using that restaurant
It’s just about me, I know 🙂 …but I feel SO weird having to walk aside of, or getting out of the way of, that strange, funny-lookin’ droid. Realistically, however, it DOES save gas.
Lol, these things come to a COMPLETE stop when a pedestrian is in their path. And they’re amusing to watch.
Does this city residence have nothing else to complain about??? You do realize the year is 2023 automated robots are long over do and provide services to those who need them. Also the examples used are in particular areas where chaos normally happens when 2 people going opposite directions in narrow or unusual walkways. Get off your high horse and focus on the rampant homeless issue, or make rent control more controlled to standard $900-1500 for a one bedroom instead of 60 infilled “luxury units” that are charging $5k a month for a basic one bedroom.
thank you
I AM disabled and use a mobility device to get around. I also encounter LOTS of these things every day. On both major and side streets. I even see them passing one another at least once a week. They always get out of the way when I approach. The most consistent problem I see them encounter is people’s reactions to them. This is definitely a problem with which I can identify. Many people get in their way out of curiosity. Sometimes, people try to screw with them to see how they react. The worst, and most common issue, is those… Read more »
Actually,the best think these delivery robots can do is when they are not actively delivering is park themselves off the sidewalk so as to not block pedestrians.They could also not take up the middle of a sidewalk when they are delivering.The robot operators need to be more considerate of residents.
If the robots can’t do this,maybe there should be deliveries by e-bike where an actual person can walk up to your door.The suggestion by a commenter on e-bikes is spot-on.
Or unemployed, willing humans could be hired to do the job; earn a living, pay taxes, grow up and she how that works. In case we haven;t thought about the financial aspect of these miracle inventions and devices; they cuts costs for corporations; they reduce jobs for entry level workers who need to find work, and many who do find work at such jobs have opportunities to advance in them. Only a small glance at the cons of automation in a society that still needs human beings with gainful employment. And I agree with hifi500 and IBIKE 100%
My understanding is that each of the robots are controlled remotely by human operators. That’s why each of them have a different name on them, the name of the human operator.
The human operator should be on a human powered bicycle instead.
unless the human is disabled…. Everyone needs to lighten up. If you don’t want to use this type of delivery service, don’t use it. Use a service that uses cars or bicycles or just go get your own food. And from other comments on this thread the human controlled robots (no one is being replaced) they get out of the way or stop when something is in it’s path. It’s 2023 for God’s sake.
Instead of non-humans or double-parking ones, how about encouraging e-bike deliveries by actual people. Ecological, confined to the streets, requires minimal parking space, and provides employment, plus the personalized delivery service Manny desires! Ebikes are used for delivery in NYC, Long Beach, and other communities, and are encouraged by DOT for last mile/neighborhood deliveries>. A sensible solution.
makes sense to me, and i’ll get my burrito pronto
And e-bikes will be like the damned scooters and other bikes, all over the sidewalks.
The e-bikes are owned by the delivery service or individual. They may ride on sidewalks where there is no dedicated street infrastructure, but they won’t be strewn around by the people who own and ride them for a living
How about asking the folks delivering if they feel safe on the e-bikes? Oh, if it means you don’t have to take a step to the right or left to avoid the big, bad robot you don’t really care, right?
Actually, as a cyclist, I find that bicycles are an efficient and economical mode of transportation. During rush hour I can cycle between century city and WeHo faster than you can drive. And then I don’t have to search for or pay for parking. E-bike delivery people have enhanced mobility, easier parking and delivery jobs! They don’t have to double park or waste time looking for a space. And they provide the actual door to door delivery that many residents desire or require.
who is so lazy…..they can’t walk to get the item being delivered??
Answer: The elderly and disabled. Those recovering from injuries and major surgeries. Having impaired mobility is not the same thing as being “lazy.”
good point that’s true. but I doubt these companies would invest in these….if the only people being delivered goods are those people.
Altruism certainly does not factor into their business plan however they will undoubtedly make some crass move to have themselves labeled as philanthropists and will undoubtedly be coached on this subject by Sepi Shyne.🙄.
Robots can be purchased and used as “private delivery” for local PR company’s and studios. It’s a one time charge of $10k that replaces a PA having to run around for specific orders when a robot picks up a fulfilled order May it be raining snowing or 115 F