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Robotaxis aim to take San Francisco on ride into the future

Two trailblazing ride-hailing services are heading toward uncharted territory as they seek regulatory approval to transport passengers around the clock throughout one of the most densely populated U.S. cities in vehicles that will have no one sitting in the driver’s seat

The Independent UK

He was a lieutenant on a submarine for 8 years. Now Cruise's CFO is navigating big plans for driverless cars

The company's driverless vehicles have traveled over one million miles.

Fortune

Cruise Chevy Bolt Rear-Ends Municipal Bus, The Company Responds

Just two days before this crash, a pair of Cruise’s robotaxis got tangled in caution tape and downed wires after a recent storm that hit San Francisco, blocking traffic and looking like “flies in sticky traps.”

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Cruise Robotaxis Spotted Tangled In Caution Tape And Downed Wires After SF Storm

The pair of robotaxis was spotted by Twitter user John-Philip, who said that the autonomous Chevy Bolts didn’t detect the caution tape blocking a street.

InsideEVs

We were told we'd be riding in self-driving cars by now. What happened to the promised revolution?

According to predictions made nearly a decade ago, we should be riding around in self-driving vehicles today. It’s now clear the autonomous vehicle revolution was overhyped.

The Conversation

Cruise wants to test self-driving vehicles across California

General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has asked California for permission to test the cars across the entire state

The Independent UK

Cruise: We don't need NHTSA greenlight to test Origin shuttle

The 6-passenger autonomous shuttle has no steering wheel or brakes, and Cruise says federal law allows it to begin testing on public roads without NHTSA's blessing.

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Why Cruise's CEO says you'll soon be riding in a self-driving car

Autonomous vehicles will overtake human-driven cars in ten years, the CEO of GM's Cruise predicts.

Fortune

Driverless cars: what we've learned from experiments in San Francisco and Phoenix

Residents of San Francisco and Phoenix have grown used to witnessing something that, a decade ago, would have seemed magical. In some parts of these cities, at certain times, cars drive by with nobody behind the wheel.

The Conversation

‘It’s a long-term journey we’re on’: taking a ride towards self-driving cars

Nissan’s ServCity project shows how far autonomous vehicles have come and difficulties they still face

The Guardian - UK

Tesla and Cruise are under the microscope

Regulators are increasingly interested in reviewing the safety and performance of self-driving features being used on US roads.

Fortune

There's nobody in the driver's seat

San Francisco officials want to tap the brakes on the fleets of driverless cars roaming the city.

Fortune

Michael Hiltzik: Robot taxis? Hyperloops? A top technologist wages war on tech's hype machine

Rodney Brooks knows the difference between real technological progress and baseless hype.

Los Angeles Times

On the road in San Francisco, riding in a driverless taxi

Autonomous vehicles from companies like Waymo and Cruise make inroads on California streets, despite safety concerns.

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Feds Launch Investigation Into GM's Cruise Autonomous Driving System

Cruise has plans to expand operations in 2023.

InsideEVs

NHTSA To Formally Investigate GM Cruise's Self-Driving Cars

GM's Cruise is the first company to operate "robotaxis" on public roads with no safety driver, which has led to reported incidents. An NHTSA probe is underway.

The Independent UK

US opens probe of Cruise robotaxi braking, clogging traffic

US safety regulators are investigating reports that autonomous robotaxis run by General Motors’ Cruise LLC can stop too quickly or unexpectedly come to a halt, potentially stranding passengers

InsideEVs

Watch A GM Cruise Autonomous Chevy Bolt Get Stuck In Traffic Without Anyone Inside

A Cruise-operated Chevy Bolt got stuck at an intersection and put its emergency lights on, even though the traffic light was green.

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GM's Robotaxi Division To Enter "Large Number Of Markets" In 2023

Austin and Phoenix are next in line.

Newcastle Herald

COVID-19 cases keep climbing in Hunter as diverted cruise ship passengers hospitalised

There were more than 3500 new cases recorded in the past week.

InsideEVs

GM CEO, Brands Stopped Tweeting After Elon Musk Took Over

Meanwhile, Volkswagen Group brands have halted all paid activities on Twitter until further notice, with Audi taking the extra step to stop organic activities.

Axios

Hailing a taxi with no one behind the wheel

My ride inspired confidence in self-driving taxis.

Tribune News Service

Ford posts $827M loss in Q3 as it shuts down self-driving startup it backed

Ford Motor Co. posted an $827 million loss in the third quarter, dragged down by costs associated with the shutdown of a self-driving vehicle technology company the Blue Oval backed as a major investor.

Axios

Want a ride in an autonomous car? Try Lyft or Uber

Lyft and Uber are proving instrumental in rolling out driverless technology

Businessweek

Even After $100 Billion, Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere

They were supposed to be the future. But prominent detractors—including Anthony Levandowski, who pioneered the industry—are getting louder as the losses get bigger.

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