News Republisher

Scouring the news for interesting articles on robotaxis.

Joined: 12/29/2023
Articles: 145

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AZFamily 5 – Toddler trapped in car when Tesla battery dies in Scottsdale

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06/19/24
Rev 06/21/24

AZFamily 5 reports on how a grandmother loaded her grandchild into a Tesla and walked around to the drivers door but was locked out due to battery having died without sending any warning notifications. Such a safety failure could have easily been deadly.

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CNBC – Elon Musk claims Optimus robots could make Tesla a $25 trillion company — more than half the value of the S&P 500 today

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06/14/24

CNBC reports on Elon Musk's absurd claims that Tesla could be a $25 trillion company. It also reports on how the Tesla Optimus program has only so far put out faked demos.

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Reuters – Shanghai allows Tesla to carry out Full Self-Driving pilot

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06/14/24

Reuters reports that Shanghai is allowing a test of Tesla FSD, but is limiting it to just 10 vehicles.

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NY Times – China Is Testing More Driverless Cars Than Any Other Country

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06/13/24

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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NY Times – How Safe Are Driverless Cars in China? I Rode in Some to See.

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06/13/24

NY Times reports on how in China there is greater support for autonomous vehicles, but that the government censors news media and social media so that people are not aware of the crashes and deaths.

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Quartz – A big Tesla investor sees robotaxis driving the stock to $2,600 in 5 years

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06/12/24

Quartz reports on the fantasy that Tesla stock could rise to $2,600 in five years due to their vaporware robotaxi system. Rather shocking that anyone would believe this.