Blue state councilman mocked after claiming self-driving cars are 'murdering' pets: 'Hide your cats'

One Minneapolis city council member prompted widespread mockery on social media after going to bat for "cat lovers," claiming Waymo cars are killing cats and urging officials to require humans in the self-driving vehicles.

"I will say cats have been killed and cats have been killed by these autonomous vehicles," Jason Chavez told fellow council members. "I have a cat. I don't want my cat getting killed because of these autonomous vehicles. 

"So, to those cat lovers out there, just know that these Waymo vehicles...