Robotaxis enter their villain era
A new short film titled 'Road Rage' uses the concept of a rogue robotaxi to explore societal anxieties surrounding autonomous vehicles and AI. The film contrasts human authenticity with the perceived coldness of machine-driven technology.
Why it matters
It reflects the cultural shift where autonomous vehicles are increasingly viewed as symbols of displacement and loss of human control.
It’s Bullitt meets Christine meets Waymo.
A new short film imagines a San Francisco car chase where the other driver isn’t human — and the car may be trying to kill you. That a robotaxi can now be cast as the villain with almost no explanation says something about the present moment. Autonomous cars have gone from sci-fi curiosities to fixtures in some American cities, where they’ve become stand-ins for anxieties about AI job displacement, Big Tech surveillance, and machines making decisions once left to humans.
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