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Scouring the news for interesting articles on robotaxis.

Joined: 12/29/2023
Articles: 231

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Yahoo Finance – Facebook Cofounder Says Tesla Has Committed “Consumer Fraud on a Massive Scale,” Will End in Jail

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04/26/24

Yahoo Finance article on how Dustin Moskovitz, a cofounder of Facebook, claims that Tesla is faking Full Self Driving and other numbers enough to now constitute fraud.

News, Safety, Tesla

TechCrunch – Tesla Autopilot investigation closed after feds find 13 fatal crashes related to misuse

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04/26/24
Rev 04/29/24

Editors note: this article is useful because it provides more details on the NHTSA findings. In particular, the NHTSA stated evidence that “Tesla’s weak driver engagement system was not appropriate for Autopilot’s permissive operating capabilities.” See full original article by Sean O’Kane of TechCrunch The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…

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NY Times – Auto Safety Regulator Investigating Tesla Recall of Autopilot

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04/26/24
Rev 04/29/24

NY Times article on how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating Tesla for safety issues with Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, which have together led to at least 29 fatal crashes.

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NBC Bay Area – Bills aimed at closing traffic ticket loophole for driverless cars get initial green light

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04/25/24
Rev 04/26/24

Two California bills for better regulating autonomous vehicles are advancing in the state legislature. One is to provide the ability to cite AVs for traffic infractions. The second is to allow local oversight over AVs.

News, Safety, Waymo

SF Chronicle – A Waymo robotaxi drove on wrong side of a S.F. street. The company says it was to ensure ‘safety’

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04/22/24
Rev 04/25/24

SF Chronicle article on how Waymo drove across double yellow line into oncoming traffic for two full blocks. And Waymo describes the motivation as 'safety'? Hah! Full video of incident is included for your viewing enjoyment.

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Bloomberg – Elon Musk’s Robotaxi Dreams Plunge Tesla Into Chaos

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04/21/24
Rev 04/30/24

This article was published by Bloomberg just two days before Tesla's Q1 24 earnings call. It shows exactly how poorly Tesla was executing, with sales and revenue down significantly. But then on the Q1 call Musk states some fantasies about how their robotaxi and low cost Tesla would come out soon and the stock soared by 40%. Will be very interesting if the SEC pursues Musk for making false statements to investors.