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Robotaxis are not just limited by weak technology. They unfortunately also don’t make any business sense…

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SF Standard – Cruise Imploded in 2023. Can the Robotaxi Industry Recover in the New Year?

News Republisher
12/29/23
Rev 12/31/23

Article from the SF Standard by Joshua Bote. Reviews the high and low points of what happened to Cruise in 2023, and speculates on what might happen to them in the future.

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GM $120M Lawsuit against San Francisco

Michael Smith
12/28/23
Rev 12/29/23

In a clear sign that GM and Cruise have given up on trying to succeed in San Francisco, they have filed a lawsuit to attempt to law back taxes paid to the city back to 2016.

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Forbes – Robocar 2023 In Review: The Fall Of Cruise

News Republisher
12/28/23
Rev 12/31/23

Article from Forbes by Brad Templeton. A very in depth review of what happened in 2023 with respect to robotaxis, with a concentration on the problems of Cruise. Includes ideas on what might happen in the future.

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SF Examiner – Why 2023 was a such bumpy ride for self-driving cars in The City

News Republisher
12/24/23
Rev 12/31/23

Article from SF Examiner by Greg Wong on what a crazy and busy year it was for Cruise and Waymo. A very useful and complete timeline of what happened during 2023, and when.

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Barrons – The EV Stock Bubble Has Popped. This One [robotaxis] Is Over, Too.

News Republisher
12/13/23
Rev 03/6/24

Article from Barrons on how the self-driving car market was an overhyped bubble. That bubble has now popped, as seen by combined market cap of five self-driving vehicle start-ups dropping by a whopping 95%.

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Forbes – An Injury Lawyer Says What GM’s Cruise Robotaxi Might Face After Dragging Woman

News Republisher
11/2/23
Rev 01/6/24

Article from Forbes by Brad Templeton. A discussion with a personal injury lawyer on legal issues associated with the incident where a pedestrian was dragged and injured by a Cruise vehicle.

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48 Hills – The environmental case against robotaxis

Sue Vaughan
08/6/23
Rev 01/13/24

See original article by Sue Vaughan on 48 Hills. They will further damage public transit—and they’re no help to people with disabilities. On August 7 and August 10, the five members of the California Public Utilities Commission will take up the proposal to permit an unlimited number of autonomous Cruise…

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Ruthless Endangerment

E.W. Niedermeyer
08/1/23
Rev 03/6/24

Post by E.W. Niedermeyer, the author of Ludicrous. Makes the key statement: "Like Large Language Models, driving automation is a technology that draws us into a fantasy, thinking a vehicle “can drive itself” after a few minutes of plausible performance. "