News Republisher

Scouring the news for interesting articles on robotaxis.

Joined: 12/29/2023
Articles: 231

Cruise, News, Safety

NBC Bay Area Video – Are driverless cars ready to hit the road full time?

News Republisher
08/8/23
Rev 01/2/24

Bigad Shaban from NBC Bay Area investigates whether driverless cars are ready, just before the big CPUC vote on them on Aug 10th. The first ride went just fine. So for the second ride he brought along a long-time driving instructor to judge the abilities of the robotaxi. In the…

Cruise, News, Politics

SFGATE – Ex-SF Mayor Willie Brown blasts SF attacks on Cruise, Waymo, is on Cruise payroll

News Republisher
08/7/23
Rev 01/2/24

Article from SFGATE by Joshua Bote. Important because it confirms that former Mayor Willie Brown spoke out in favor of cruise because he has been a paid lobbyist for Cruise, since 2020!

Cones, News

SF Standard – We Spoke to One of the Activists ‘Coning’ Cruise and Waymo Robotaxis in San Francisco

News Republisher
07/7/23
Rev 12/31/23

Article from the SF Standard by Kevin Truong. An interview with SafeStreetRebel to learn about the practice of “coning” robotaxis. Covers how it started, and why.

News, Untruths, Waymo

ABC 7 News – Journalist documents wild ride inside Waymo self-driving car in SF

News Republisher
06/29/23
Rev 10/2/24

ABC 7 reporter goes on a wild ride in a Waymo. It stops at a green light on a busy road. Then gets lost and tries to drop off passenger 5 minutes away from their destination. The subsequent try was no better. The journalist wishes that there was a driver to talk to in order to actually get to where they wanted to go.