While that's all far more chaotic and destructive than even some of the worst behavior that Waymo's robotaxis have been guilty of, the in-game autonomous vehicles nonetheless resemble the company's earlier-generation Chrysler Pacifica vans. The expansion is called 'A Safehouse in the Hills' and is available starting December 10. It's not clear if the vans in the trailer have been, in true Grand Theft Auto fashion, hijacked by playable characters, or if they've gone rogue. It seems likely it's the latter, though, as Rockstar Games says players will be encouraged to 'stop the development of a mass surveillance network in an all-new action-packed adventure' as part of the DLC. (The trailer also teases a storyline that involves an AI assistant named 'Haviland,' so the tech world in general appears to be a part of this particular storyline.) Waymo has said it will deny government requests for the footage its vehicles capture if those requests are 'overly broad and unlawful.' But its...
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