Reuters – Shanghai allows Tesla to carry out Full Self-Driving pilot
Reuters reports that Shanghai is allowing a test of Tesla FSD, but is limiting it to just 10 vehicles.
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Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or now in the past?
Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or now in the past?
Scouring the news for interesting articles on robotaxis.
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…
NY Times – How Safe Are Driverless Cars in China? I Rode in Some to See.
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
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.
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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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