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Pedestrians Attack Waymo Self-Driving Cars In Arizona, California

The San Francisco attack happened as the Jaguar I-Pace drove on a street where a group of skateboarders were partying after the annual Dolores Hill Bomb event.

InsideEVs

China's Baidu races Waymo, GM to develop self-driving cars

Baidu Inc. is China's highest-profile competitor in a multibillion-dollar race with Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo and General Motors Co.'s Cruise to create self-driving cars

The Independent UK

Self-driving truck firm Waymo to deliver goods for Wayfair on Interstate 45

Self-driving big rigs will be soon hauling Wayfair furniture down Interstate 45 through a new partnership of Waymo and J.B. Hunt Transport Services.

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Is ‘fake data’ the real deal when training algorithms?

The use of synthetic data is a cost‑effective way to teach AI about human responses. But can it help eliminate bias and make self‑driving cars safer?

The Guardian - UK

GM Backed Cruise Is Giving Google, Tesla A Run For Their Money

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) backed Cruise offered tough competition to Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google in the

Benzinga

Report: Nearly 400 crashes by ‘self-driving’ cars in the US

Data collected by a US regulatory agency will allow for greater transparency on safety of semiautonomous vehicles

Al Jazeera

Nearly 400 car crashes in 11 months involved automated tech, companies tell regulators

There were five deaths and six serious injuries in the 392 crashes reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from July 2021 to May 2022. Two-thirds of the crashes involved Teslas.

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US report: 273 Teslas with automated driving systems crashed

Tesla reported 273 crashes involving partially automated driving systems, according to statistics released by U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Alphabet Owned Waymo Collaborates With Uber Freight - Read Why

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) self-driving trucking unit Waymo Via, and Uber Technologies, Inc's (NYSE:UBER) Freight business collaborated for the efficient deployment of autonomous trucks. The financial terms of the transaction remain undisclosed. Now Waymo customers can use Uber Freight to plan their automated and human-driven trucking fleets more efficiently. Also Read: Lyft Pauses Hiring, Budgets To…

Benzinga

GM's Cruise Is The First Driverless Taxi Operating In A Major US City

A fleet of 30 Chevrolet Bolt taxis will be operating in San Francisco, California.

Motor1

Driverless taxis are coming to the streets of San Francisco

Regulators gave the Cruise service approval to charge passengers for driverless rides, a first for the state. Initially, the service will be available at night in less congested parts of the city.

WEKU

California regulators approve state's 1st robotic taxi fleet

California regulators have given a robotic taxi service the green light to begin charging passengers for driverless rides in San Francisco

The Independent UK

Twitter Refuses To Let Go Board Member Egon Durban - Read Why

Twitter, Inc (NYSE:TWTR) refused to remove Silver Lake co-CEO Egon Durban from its board after failing to win the support of the necessary majority of Twitter investors. The board considered Durban a highly influential member bringing an unparalleled operational knowledge of the industry, a unique perspective, and an invaluable skill set and experience…

Benzinga

Why driverless cars can't go everywhere yet

Like a Roomba vacuum navigating your home, they need to be trained for every city

Axios

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Benzinga

Geely Automobile Takes Stake In Renault Korea For $200M: Reuters

China's Geely Automobile is set to acquire over a third of Renault SA (OTC:RNLSY) Korea unit for about $200 million, Reuters reported. The move is expected to boost Renault's U.S. exports and make way for investment in its electric business. Geely's stake deal follows an announcement by the two companies in January to develop hybrid…

WEKU

Look closely at those white Jaguars in San Francisco — no drivers!

The vehicles have been under development for years, but Google-owned Waymo and Cruise, which is owned by General Motors, are now offering robot-driven cars to ferry passengers in San Francisco.

The Guardian - US

San Francisco police stop self-driving car – and find nobody inside, video shows

Clip prompts amusement online as car stops, then drives across an intersection, leaving police behind

InsideEVs

Waymo Demonstrates Autonomous Driving Tech In San Francisco

This is the first completely driverless ride that a Waymo taxi has taken in the city, although it still can't charge passengers for it.

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The Guardian - UK

How self-driving cars got stuck in the slow lane

The technology behind autonomous vehicles has proved devilishly hard to perfect. And progress hasn’t been helped by Tesla boss Elon Musk’s army of superfans

Benzinga

Google Sister Waymo Says Ready To Roll Out Fully Driverless Service in San Francisco

Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) self-driving subsidiary Waymo said on Monday it is ready to roll out fully driverless services in San Francisco without a “specialist

Motor1

Best Spy Shots For The Week Of March 14

This week we saw a wide range of vehicles, ranging from a modified Ford Bronco to Waymo's robotaxi.

Motor1

Waymo's Zeekr Robotaxi Spied During Cold-Weather Development

The design is supposed to maximize interior room.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Self-driving cars double yearly kms on public roads in California

The total distance driven by self-driving cars in tests on California public roads has doubled year on year as companies actively trial their vehicles.

Tribune News Service

Henry Payne: I rode an autonomous vehicle in Arizona. Here's how it went

TEMPE, Arizona — I secure my seatbelt in the back seat, press the START RIDE button, and my Waymo One Chrysler Pacifica enters traffic on Warner Road, the steering wheel spinning right — then left — into the center lane before slowing for a stoplight.

Tribune News Service

Waymo’s Bay Area depot is a glimpse of autonomous vehicle future

They say seeing is believing. On a brisk and sunny February morning, a ride around San Francisco in a Waymo fully autonomous vehicle and a walk around the company’s depot was indeed eye-opening.

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