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Scouring the news for interesting articles on robotaxis.
  • Joined: 12/29/2023
  • Articles: 231

SF Examiner – SF nonprofit grateful for Waymo partnership — but there’s a catch

SF Examiner reports on how Waymo is using a charity as a cynical marketing ploy. They are using Waymo vehicles to deliver food for a charity. Of course to deliver food you need a human driver. If Waymo really wants to make a charitable contribution, they should simply donate money directly to the organization.
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Fast Company – California almost passed a landmark law to prevent reckless speeding—then Newsom vetoed it

David Zipper reports in Fast Company on how the automobile industry managed to prevent this dire needed technology from being required. Identical speed assist systems are already required in Europe on new cars, even ones manufactured in the US. The automobile companies already have to provide this!
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