/ NHTSA is probing three incidents in which Cruise vehicles were rear-ended after braking suddenly. The GM-backed company is defending its safety record, but city officials have lodged complaints. Image: Getty The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into General Motors’ Cruise, citing incidents in which the company’s autonomous vehicles have blocked… Continue reading Cruise’s robotaxis are under investigation for sudden braking and blocking traffic
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Waymo’s driverless robotaxis are now doing airport trips in Phoenix
/ The Alphabet company is getting more confident in its autonomous capabilities, deploying fully driverless cars to Phoenix’s airport to handle the trickiest types of pickups. Waymo is sending its fully driverless cars to handle some of the trickiest types of passenger pickups you can muster: airport trips. The company announced that customers flying in… Continue reading Waymo’s driverless robotaxis are now doing airport trips in Phoenix
Elon Musk starts banning critical journalists from Twitter
/ The reporters have tweeted about his private jet recently. Many accounts have been suspended.Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Twitter has suspended the accounts of several prominent reporters who cover Elon Musk, including Ryan Mac of The New York Times, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, The Washington Post’s Drew Harwell, The Intercept’s Micha… Continue reading Elon Musk starts banning critical journalists from Twitter
The Accord will be Honda’s first car to offer Google built-in
/ The top-trim 2023 Honda Accord Touring will include the full-featured “Google built-in” system that can run Android apps and update software over the air. 2023 Honda Accord with Google built-in supports smooth multi-touch.Image: Honda Honda’s next Accord will be the automaker’s first vehicle to support Google built-in integration, enabling native Android apps and over… Continue reading The Accord will be Honda’s first car to offer Google built-in
Google’s stranglehold on the mapping space could be challenged by new initiative from Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and others
/ The collaborative effort built in partnership with The Linux Foundation aims to make mapping data more accessible to all. Illustration: The Verge Meta, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, and mapping company TomTom have launched a new mapping initiative in partnership with The Linux Foundation that could challenge the dominance Google holds in the mapping… Continue reading Google’s stranglehold on the mapping space could be challenged by new initiative from Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and others
Tim Sweeney wants Epic to help build a metaverse that’s actually positive
/ ‘Not the dystopian version of the metaverse from science fiction.’ Geralt will be joining Fortnite shortly.Image: Epic Games Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney laid out what he called his “grand vision” for the company in a livestream on Thursday, and it might not be surprising that the company that builds Fortnite wants to help… Continue reading Tim Sweeney wants Epic to help build a metaverse that’s actually positive
Google is beta testing digital state ID cards in its Android Wallet app
/ Android users with Maryland state IDs can now add it to their Wallet app — if they’re in the beta test group and their phone supports it. Google announced the digital ID feature at its 2022 I/O developer conference.Image: Google Maryland was one of the first states to make state IDs available on Apple’s… Continue reading Google is beta testing digital state ID cards in its Android Wallet app
HoloLens 2 now has full Microsoft Teams integration
/ HoloLens 2 users can now freely join Teams calls and also see shared screens as holograms during meetings. Microsoft is also teasing a HoloLens 3. The new Microsoft Teams view in HoloLens 2.Image: Microsoft Microsoft has long supported real-time video calls using Microsoft Teams on HoloLens 2 headsets, but now the company is bringing… Continue reading HoloLens 2 now has full Microsoft Teams integration
Thursday’s top tech news: leaving, on an @ElonJet plane
After saying he wouldn’t ban an account that tracks the movement of his private jet, Elon Musk’s Twitter has done exactly that, suspending the @ElonJet account alongside its creator and several other accounts that he operates. Obviously Twitter is a private company that’s free to moderate its platform however it wants, but the case highlights… Continue reading Thursday’s top tech news: leaving, on an @ElonJet plane
Uber Eats will use sidewalk robots to make food deliveries in Miami
/ The robots are provided by Cartken, an Oakland-based robotics company. It’s still an unproven business, with some notable examples of robots getting stuck or catching fire. Uber will use robots from Cartken to make deliveries in Dadeland.Image: Uber Uber is expanding its use of autonomous delivery vehicles with the announcement that it will soon… Continue reading Uber Eats will use sidewalk robots to make food deliveries in Miami