Can Design Prevent Sex in Robotaxis?

Content creators have been filming themselves having sex in autonomous vehicles, including GM’s Cruise robotaxis. The lack of a human driver removes social constraints, leading passengers to assume more privacy than exists. A workshop in Sweden explored how design might address this issue, noting that vehicle interiors have long been sexualized in popular culture. Incidents like teens misbehaving in a Waymo vehicle highlight the gap between perceived and actual privacy.