Autonomous Vehicle Surrounded by Crowd in California, Set on Fire

An autonomous vehicle was vandalized and burned in San Francisco’s Chinatown Saturday night. Video of the event was posted to the social media platform X by Gia Vang, an anchor with KNTV, the NBC station in San Francisco. Little was left but charred remains, as shown by a San Francisco Fire Department social media post. The big question is, why? Destruction of the vehicle was — a. A re-enactment of the 19th century Luddites fearing wool machines taking their jobs. b. A reflection of alcohol-driven Saturday night partiers looking for...