NBC Bay Area – Waymo’s robotaxis surpass 25 million miles, but are they safer than humans?
NBC Bay Area reports on yet another misleading study by Waymo on how their vehicles improve safety, when they simply do not.
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Are robotaxis the future? Or now in the past?
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Are robotaxis the future? Or now in the past?
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Waymo is fortunate to have a better reputation than the rest, but their incident rate is still not acceptable…
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Waymo gets stuck in a roundabout loop
Waymo is often touted as the most advanced robotaxi system out there. Yet the vehicles are still befuddled by simply things like navigating a round-a-bout.
TechCrunch – Waymo outsources fleet operations to African fintech Moove in Phoenix and, soon, Miami
TechCrunch reports that Waymo is starting to outsource operations of their robotaxis to an African fintech company in order to save on costs.
Wired – Get in, Loser—We’re Chasing a Waymo Into the Future
Wired does something rather numerous. They follow around a Waymo for a day to see what it actually does. But interestingly, they actually make some great insights.
Forbes – Want To Hail An Autonomous Vehicle? Pay More To Get There Slower
Forbes reports on how using a Waymo is significantly slower and more expensive than using an Uber or Lyft. The only reason to take one is for the novelty of a Disneyland like ride.
Barron’s – Alphabet’s Waymo Raises More Money to Compete With Tesla Robotaxis
Barron's reports that Waymo reached their goal in raising $5.6 billion. This is it folks, the hype peak of robotaxis!
Bloomberg – Robotaxis Are No Friend of Public Transportation
David Zipper reports in Bloomberg on how robotaxis cause harm to public transportation, and that their statements otherwise are simply greenwashing.
Way-mo crashes than before
Waymo has long claimed that their robotaxis are safe and that the more they drive, the safer they will be. But the number of crashes sure has jumped according to the data from the NHTSA.
Waymo robotaxis will definitely not solve transportation problems
This is likely the biggest autonomous traffic jam ever! Thanks for nothing, Waymo.
Waymo steps up the propaganda campaign
Waymo is once again being misleading. This time, not only are their vehicles zero emission, but they are also claiming that they encourage public transit use.
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.
SF Chronicle – S.F. woman’s viral video shows her trapped in a Waymo by men asking for her number
SF Chronicle reports on how a problem with autonomous vehicles is that passengers are trapped when they get harassed. Certainly expect more of this to happen.
Financial Times – Rolling out driverless cars is ‘extraordinary grind’, says Waymo boss
An old article from the Financial Times on the difficulties encountered when rolling out autonomous vehicles. Since this article is quite relevant to the upcoming October 10th Tesla robotaxi fiasco, it is worth reading again today.
Just Some More Waymo Shenanigans. They Sure Don’t Drive Good!
A bunch of examples of Waymos doing dumb things, over just a short couple of weeks.
Reuters – Waymo in talks with Hyundai Motor to produce self-driving taxis, media report says
Reuters reports that Waymo is looking at yet another vehicle to use, given that its current Jaguar vehicles are being discontinued. But the possible use of the Hyundai Ionic 5 vehicle appears to be very uncertain.
