News Republisher

Scouring the news for interesting articles on robotaxis.

Joined: 12/29/2023
Articles: 231

News, Safety, Tesla, Untruths

NBC4 Washington – ‘It’s not supposed to do this’: Self-driving app raises questions after crash

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10/22/24

NBC4 Washington reports that the Tesla Smart Summon system is dangerous and shoddy. And even though the self driving system has always had problems, Tesla has switched away from using much needed distance sensors.

News, Untruths, Waymo

Waymo robotaxis will definitely not solve transportation problems

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10/22/24

This is likely the biggest autonomous traffic jam ever! Thanks for nothing, Waymo.

$$$, Cruise, News

The Verge – Cruise lost $435 million this quarter, even with its robotaxis on hiatus

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10/22/24
Rev 10/27/24

The Verge reports that Cruise is still losing a tremendous amount of money even though it is not currently providing robotaxi service.

News, Safety, Tesla

Washington Post – Crashes involving Tesla’s Full Self-Driving prompt new federal probe

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10/18/24
Rev 10/19/24

Washington Post reports on how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is now investigating four Tesla crashes where "Full Self Driving" was engaged. All crashes occurred when there were visibility issues. These suggest that Tesla only using computer vision instead of LiDAR is insufficient for autonomous driving. And this is of course extremely pertinent given that Tesla's stock price is now based on robotaxis, which are in turn based on technology which Tesla does not have and is not pursuing.

Disability, News

NBC Bay Area – Uber and Lyft drivers deny service to people who use guide dogs

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10/16/24

NBC Bay Area published an important three-part series on how Uber and Lyft have been discriminating against people who use service animals. This is a rare situation where Waymo actually is doing the right thing.

News, Politics, Tesla

Bloomberg – Musk’s Vow to Make Lots of Robotaxis Conflicts With US Rules

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10/15/24
Rev 10/20/24

Bloomberg reports that current US law limits number of vehicles without driver controls to 2,500/year. This means that even if Tesla somehow came up with a real "cybercab", they would be limited to producing just a very small number of them, making it economically unviable.