Are robotaxis the future? Or now in the past?
Are robotaxis the future? Or now in the past?
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NY Times – Cruise Says Hostility Toward Regulators Led to Grounding of Its Autonomous Cars
Cruise Releases Third-Party Findings Regarding October 2
Washington Post – DOJ and SEC investigate GM-owned self-driving car company Cruise
The Robot Report – San Francisco files lawsuit to pump brakes on robotaxis
Washington Post – San Francisco sues California over ‘unsafe,’ ‘disruptive’ self-driving cars
Cruise hits, runs over, and drags pedestrian, severely injuring them
MIT Technology Review – What’s next for robotaxis in 2024
Electrek – Tesla finally releases FSD v12, its last hope for self-driving
Teslarati – Waymo has applied to expand driverless operations to Los Angeles
404 Media – ‘Student Should Have a Healthy-Looking BMI’: How Universities Bend Over Backwards to Accommodate Food Delivery Robots
Automotive News – Cruise casts shadow on self-driving tech at CES 2024
See full original article by Pete Bigelow at Automotive News. Cruise-related headwinds dampened the autonomous outlook in some quarters, but trucks may keep on rolling. LAS VEGAS — Self-driving vehicles and advances in automated-driving technology have been a CES staple since Audi drove an A7 autonomously from San Francisco to…
SF Standard – State Bill Would Give Cities Like San Francisco the Power To Regulate Robotaxis
See full original article in the SF Standard by Kevin Truong. Editors note: the text of SB-915 has some very good specific language: Cruise likely does not currently have the ability to fight against this legislation. As robotaxi companies Waymo and Cruise expanded their services across San Francisco last year, one of the…
SF Chronicle – S.F. robotaxi rides exponentially increased in the city — even after severe crash
See full original article in the SF Chronicle by Ricardo Cano Autonomous ride-hailing in San Francisco surged dramatically last year after state regulators granted Cruise and Waymo’s unrestricted expansion in the city as more people tried riding in self-driving cars, most of them gravitating toward Waymo taxis. Waymo accounted for more than 80% of the…
Real issues for people with disabilities
It is unfortunate that robotaxi companies have co-opted for their own benefit the needs of people with disabilities. Our actual needs are very diverse, making them often misunderstood. The best way to understand them is to first listen. Here is a sampling of some really interesting videos on what we…