/ The Jevons paradox still has much to teach us. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After a brutal 2023, the vibes around self-driving cars are improving. Cruise, the industry leader whose vehicle was involved in a horrific San Francisco crash last fall, has rebooted under new management, while rival Waymo is expanding to… Continue reading What a 160-year-old theory about coal predicts about our self-driving future
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Waymo Plans Huge Expansion After Its Robotaxis Caught Gathering and Honking Late at Night
Are these robotaxis really ready for prime time? Way More Waymo is planning to expand its robotaxi service in California, guaranteeing there will be more instances of mayhem — like when confused Waymo taxis were caught honking at each other throughout the night in city parking lots. Waymo wants to expand to the East Bay,… Continue reading Waymo Plans Huge Expansion After Its Robotaxis Caught Gathering and Honking Late at Night
Uber takes stake in SoftBank-backed self-driving tech startup Wayve
Wayve CEO and co-founder Alex Kendall. Wayve LONDON — Uber and British artificial intelligence startup Wayve announced a partnership Thursday that will see the two firms collaborate on autonomous driving technology. As part of the deal, Uber is also investing an undisclosed amount into Wayve for a minority stake, the companies said in a statement.… Continue reading Uber takes stake in SoftBank-backed self-driving tech startup Wayve
Clean Technica: EV Breakthroughs in China, Tesla’s Ongoing Roller Coaster Ride — News of the Week003568
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! It’s been a busy month, and a couple of weeks have actually skipped by us since my last “Cleantech News of the Week” update. So, this is a two-week summary of some of the biggest news we’ve seen and… Continue reading Clean Technica: EV Breakthroughs in China, Tesla’s Ongoing Roller Coaster Ride — News of the Week003568
Waymo Is Picking Up at the Airport. That’s a Big Deal
On Tuesday, Alphabet’s self-driving vehicle developer Waymo said it would begin operating all-day, curbside pickups and drop-offs at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona. The announcement came with little fanfare—a post on X. But it signals that after years of delay, self-driving vehicles might be (literally) moving in the right direction. The new curbside… Continue reading Waymo Is Picking Up at the Airport. That’s a Big Deal
Tesla’s self-driving is still not working in Boring Company’s one-way tunnels
Tesla’s self-driving system is still not working in The Boring Company’s one-way tunnels under Las Vegas despite reportedly working on it for years. But self-driving in Tesla vehicles on public roads is around the corner? Tesla uberbulls often like to say that Tesla is the leader in self-driving because while it doesn’t have a commercially… Continue reading Tesla’s self-driving is still not working in Boring Company’s one-way tunnels
CNBC Daily Open: Stocks slide ahead of Powell’s speech
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 12, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they… Continue reading CNBC Daily Open: Stocks slide ahead of Powell’s speech
Cruise’s self-driving cabs are coming to Uber next year
General Motors’ robotaxi service Cruise has inked a multi-year deal with Uber. The deal will let Uber customers hail a Cruise self-driving taxi from their smartphone starting next year, according to TechCrunch. This means that Cruise’s self-driving taxis will be back on roads for the first time since striking a pedestrian in San Francisco in… Continue reading Cruise’s self-driving cabs are coming to Uber next year
GM-owned Cruise will partner with Uber to offer driverless rides
A Cruise autonomous taxi in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday Aug. 10, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Uber Technologies and General Motors’ Cruise have agreed to a multi-year partnership, under which the embattled autonomous vehicle company plans to offer driverless rides to Uber users as soon as next year. The… Continue reading GM-owned Cruise will partner with Uber to offer driverless rides
Uber teams up with Cruise to deliver more autonomous rides next year
/ Uber already partners with Waymo on driverless rides, and in 2025, you might be able to grab an autonomous Cruise ride, too. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Share this story Image: Cruise Uber has… Continue reading Uber teams up with Cruise to deliver more autonomous rides next year