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Waymo hiding their use of fossil fuel energy

While Waymo has long claimed to the public and to the CPUC that they use only clean energy, it turns out their vehicles are actually embarrassingly dirty. And the worst part is that Waymo is trying to hide information from the public that would clearly show that they are not using renewable energy for their surprisingly inefficient vehicles.
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NY Times – China Is Testing More Driverless Cars Than Any Other Country

See original article by Keith Bradsher at NY Times Assisted driving systems and robot taxis are becoming more popular with government help, as cities designate large areas for testing on public roads. The world’s largest experiment in driverless cars is underway on the busy streets of Wuhan, a city in…

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TheVerge – Waymo issues software and mapping recall after robotaxi crashes into a telephone pole

The Verge reports that Wayside mo has issued a software update after one of their vehicles crashed into a stationary pole. But Waymo never mentions why the vehicle crashed into a large stationary pole, which shouldn't have happened regardless of mapping or configuration issues.
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CNBC – Tesla shareholder sues Musk to return billions in alleged unlawful profits

CNBC reports that Elon Musk is once again getting sued, this time by The Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island, for artificially boosting Tesla share prices with false information. Surely this will happen again in the future once stockholders realize that Musk's robotaxi claims have all been completely and knowingly false.
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The Verge – GM pumps $850 million in Cruise to keep struggling robotaxi company afloat

The Verge reports that GM is dumping another $850 million into the dumpster fire that is Cruise. This is on top of the $8.2 billion they have already wasted. At year end they will have to make yet another decision on whether to burn even more money or to just close down the fiasco.
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Not only are Waymo vehicles driverless, they are often passengerless as well

Waymo tries its best to hide information from the public. But by closely looking at what little data is available from the California PUC one can see that Waymo vehicles are empty for 52% of the miles traveled. Instead of reducing VMT, they more than double it for replaced automobile trips.
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