News Republisher

Scouring the news for interesting articles on robotaxis.

Joined: 12/29/2023
Articles: 211

Lobbying, News, Safety

StreetsBlog – No Driver, Mo’ Problems: Advocates Demand AV Regulations

News Republisher
05/23/24
Rev 05/29/24

StreetBlogs reports that autonomous vehicles are not doing very well, and many people are skeptical of them. Now advocates are demanding regulations for safety.

News, Safety, Tesla, Untruths

Electrek – Tesla finally releases Autopilot safety data after more than a year

News Republisher
05/22/24
Rev 05/23/24

Electrek reports that after years of refusing, Tesla is finally reporting more in depth data for its (non-auto) Autopilot. And the numbers explain why they stopped reporting data completely back in 2022.

Cruise, News, Safety, Waymo

NBC Bay Area – School crossing guards say they’ve had to dodge driverless cars to avoid being hit

News Republisher
05/22/24
Rev 05/23/24

NBC Bay Area investigation finds that many San Francisco crossing guards have had scary "close calls" with robotaxis.

News, Safety, Waymo

12News.com – Waymo vehicle involved in Phoenix crash

News Republisher
05/21/24
Rev 05/23/24

Somehow a Waymo was driving down a slow alley in Phoenix yet managed to hit a very large pole with enough speed to crumple the front end. The waiting passengers were not impressed and did not accept the offer of a replacement Waymo, one which got stuck at the crash scene.

$$$, News, Tesla, Untruths

Bloomberg Opinion – Musk Loses Autonomy in Race for Tesla Robotaxis

News Republisher
05/20/24
Rev 05/30/24

Opinion piece in Bloomberg on how Elon Musk's pursuit of robotaxis could be a huge setback for Tesla. Musk has placed more of Tesla’s fortunes in the hands of public officials and processes beyond the routinely accommodating environs of the boardroom and the stock market. Reality, and a lower stock price, will surely result.

$$$, News, Tesla

Electrek – Elon Musk confirms his threat: give me 25% of Tesla or you don’t get AI and robotics

News Republisher
05/20/24
Rev 05/28/24

Article by Electrek on Elon Musk's latest extortion attempt. Given that Tesla is not an AI nor a robotics company, that Elon Musk knows nothing about either of those technologies, and that working on them would only distract Tesla from selling more cars, this is a prime opportunity for the Tesla Board to exercise their fiduciary responsibility and simply state "no thanks".