News

The news media has expended considerable effort researching and publishing information about the robotaxi business. This channel highlights some of the important articles.

Cruise, News

NY Times – Cruise, the Self-Driving Car Subsidiary of G.M., Names a New C.E.O.

News Republisher
06/25/24

NY Times reports that Cruise has hired a CEO and a Chief Legal Officer from the video game industry. They have also hired a Chief Communications and Marketing Officer.

News, Waymo

SF Chronicle – Waymo opens its driverless robotaxi service to anyone in S.F.

News Republisher
06/25/24

SF Chronicle reports on how San Francisco has now become the 2nd city, after Phoenix, to allow anyone to hail Waymo robotaxi. No more waiting list. Happy tourists! Just like smiling tourists excitingly using Segway scooters in Golden Gate Park!

Lobbying, News, Waymo

SF Chronicle – Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion beyond S.F.

News Republisher
06/20/24
Rev 06/21/24

The SF Chronicle reports on how the CPUC has upheld its March decision to allow Waymo expansion to San Mateo County and Los Angeles. This was done even though local officials were very much against the expansion.

$$$, Cruise, Lobbying, News

SF Examiner – CPUC judge approves $112,500 settlement with Cruise over SF accident

News Republisher
06/20/24
Rev 06/21/24

SF Examiner reports that the CPUC approved the previously agreed to $112,500 fine for Cruise for withholding information. This paltry fine will of course not affect the behavior of Cruise since it is currently burning a billion dollars a year.

News, Safety, Tesla

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

News Republisher
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.

Lobbying, News, Untruths, Waymo

Waymo hiding their use of fossil fuel energy

Michael Smith
06/16/24

While Waymo has long claimed to the public and to the CPUC that they use only clean energy, it turns out their vehicles are actually embarrassingly dirty. And the worst part is that Waymo is trying to hide information from the public that would clearly show that they are not using renewable energy for their surprisingly inefficient vehicles.

$$$, News, Tech, Untruths

Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League – Epic Embarrassment!

Michael Smith
06/15/24

The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League put on an autonomous F1 "race" recently. The hype was impressive. The results: the slowest and crashiest F1 event ever!

$$$, News, Tesla, Untruths

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

News Republisher
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.

News, Tesla

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

News Republisher
06/14/24

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

$$$, News, Safety

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

News Republisher
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…

News, Safety

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

News Republisher
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.

$$$, News, Tesla, Untruths

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

News Republisher
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.

News, Safety, Waymo

TheVerge – Waymo issues software and mapping recall after robotaxi crashes into a telephone pole

News Republisher
06/12/24

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.

$$$, News, Tesla, Untruths

CNBC – Tesla shareholder sues Musk to return billions in alleged unlawful profits

News Republisher
06/11/24

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.

$$$, Cruise, News

The Verge – GM pumps $850 million in Cruise to keep struggling robotaxi company afloat

News Republisher
06/11/24

The Verge reports that GM is dumping another $850 million into the dumpster fire that is Cruise. This is on top of the $8.2 billion they have already wasted. At year end they will have to make yet another decision on whether to burn even more money or to just close down the fiasco.