The San Francisco Police Department is investigating an Oct. 2 incident in which a woman became stuck under a cruise robotaxi after being struck by a human-driven vehicle. One of Cruise Recorded video shows a robotaxi braking and then driving over a pedestrian. The woman was lying on the road after a collision with a… Continue reading Robot car ran over accident victims?
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BMW wants to reach level 3
After Mercedes, but before Tesla, BMW wants to reach the third level in the autonomous driving ranking. Want this year BMW Introduce level 3, namely in the 7th row. This level has Mercedes Benz already reached, but doesn’t want to go any further for the time being. But trucks are an exception. In Nevada This… Continue reading BMW wants to reach level 3
Waymo’s tour of Los Angeles
Waymo has announced a “tour of Los Angeles” offering curious residents the chance to ride in fully autonomous vehicles as the Alphabet-owned company lays the groundwork for launching a commercial robotaxi service. Waymo is planning six multi-day “tour stops” in L.A. neighborhoods where people can hail a self-driving car without a driver in the front… Continue reading Waymo’s tour of Los Angeles
TU Munich gets its own test field
from David Fluhr · September 21, 2023 Computing technology in the car The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is receiving its own test field for research in the area of networked mobility systems. The test field in Ottobrunn/Taufkirchen enables complex traffic scenarios to be examined under laboratory conditions. The focus here is on the interaction… Continue reading TU Munich gets its own test field
Autonomous driving in Austria: Wörgl gets robot taxi
from David Fluhr · September 19, 2023 Lidar sensor on roof From 2024, an autonomous taxi will be used in the urban area of Wörgl. The initiative emerged from a cooperation between the Graz University of Technology and the research center “Virtual Vehicle“. Its goal is to test and optimize autonomous driving. Wörgl will therefore… Continue reading Autonomous driving in Austria: Wörgl gets robot taxi
San Francisco is fighting back against robot taxis
San Francisco has formally asked the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to rehear its August hearing to expand cruise and Waymo robotaxi permits. The CPUC allowed both companies, Cruise and Waymo, to expand their commercial operations in the city around the clock. This was achieved amid protests from the city, which is still trying to… Continue reading San Francisco is fighting back against robot taxis
California: Autonomous trucks need on-board staff
The US state is planning a law so that in the future autonomous trucks will only be allowed to drive around with on-board staff. The state California takes action against autonomous driving, although in San Francisco The robot taxis are allowed to operate without restrictions. With a bang, the California Senate on Monday passed a… Continue reading California: Autonomous trucks need on-board staff
New, old player: Stack AV is the name
The co-founders of Argo AI have announced the creation of a new autonomous driving company. Now names and details have been revealed. Stack AV, as it is called, will be based in Pittsburgh and have received financial support from one of the world’s leading investors for start-ups: SoftBank. Stack AV, a 150-employee company led by… Continue reading New, old player: Stack AV is the name
Swiss Re study: Waymo driver is safe
A study by Swiss Re shows Waymo autonomous cars are safer than human-driven vehicles. The study is based on databases of car crash claims and compares autonomous and human drivers. While Waymo’s 3.8 million miles of autonomous driving recorded no bodily injury claims, the figure for human-controlled vehicles was 1.11 damage per million miles. In… Continue reading Swiss Re study: Waymo driver is safe
General Motors will use a Google AI chatbot for its OnStar service
Google and General Motors – They are actually competitors, at least in parts, but they cooperate: on AI. The Startup of General Motors is Cruise, which regarding autonomous driving with the Google sister Waymo is in competition. Both are developing robotic taxis whose core component is AI. But the interior of the vehicle currently looks… Continue reading General Motors will use a Google AI chatbot for its OnStar service