Apple has abandoned its secret, long-standing plan to build an autonomous electric car and laid off some employees. The decision to end the project comes at a time when major automakers are rethinking their investments in electric vehicles, China’s automakers are expanding and there is increasing demand examination autonomous vehicle projects are coming up. Apple… Continue reading Out for the Apple Car
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Cruise plans robot taxi service comeback
The startup Cruise, which is part of General Motors, wants to restart its service with autonomous vehicles. The license was previously revoked due to concealing an accident. Cruise plans to resume operations of its robotaxis in the coming weeks, possibly in Houston and Dallas, where the company previously operated, according to Bloomberg. After one Incident… Continue reading Cruise plans robot taxi service comeback
Waymo’s robot taxis are being stopped
from David Fluhr · Published February 22, 2024 · Updated February 22, 2024 I Pace Waymo. Source: Waymo The US authority CPUC prohibits Waymo from expanding in California. The CPUC has temporarily suspended Waymo’s expansion applications in San Mateo and Los Angeles due to local safety concerns and an incident in San Francisco. The suspension… Continue reading Waymo’s robot taxis are being stopped
Cruise hardware boss resigns
Will Cruise recover from the disaster? Now the startup’s hardware boss is also resigning. The head of hardware at General MotorsCruise’s self-driving unit, Carl Jenkins, announced his resignation on Thursday after the company ceased operations in October. Jenkins, who had been with the company for six years, left after operations in the US were suspended.… Continue reading Cruise hardware boss resigns
Has there already been a fatality in Tesla’s autopilot in 2022?
Has there already been a fatality with Tesla’s so-called autopilot? A Tesla employee died – was the car to blame? A fatal accident in 2022 raises the question of who was responsible: the driver or the luxury electric car Tesla with his “autopilot”. The “Washington Post” reconstructed the incident in Evergreen, Colorado, in which Tesla… Continue reading Has there already been a fatality in Tesla’s autopilot in 2022?
GM: Hands-free on rural highways
GM is expanding its hands-free driving system to rural highways GM is expanding its Super Cruise system for hands-free driving on rural highways in the US and Canada, bringing the network to 2025 will almost double. The system uses a variety of sensors and monitoring systems to control the vehicle hands-free, but still requires drivers… Continue reading GM: Hands-free on rural highways
Waymo’s recall
First, Cruise gets into trouble due to an accident and pauses his robot taxi business. Now Waymo is recalling the software for Waymo-One. Waymo voluntarily recalls the software that controls its robotaxi fleet. The reason is that two vehicles crashed into the same towed pickup truck in Phoenix, Arizona, in December. This is the company’s… Continue reading Waymo’s recall
Waymo vehicle targeted by attack
A Waymo car was torched in anger against vehicle automation. In San Francisco A Waymo self-driving car was set on fire in an act of vandalism after its windows were smashed. The city is divided over the presence of such cars, which often block traffic. There were already before aggressions against robot taxis. Most recently,… Continue reading Waymo vehicle targeted by attack
Waymo’s robot taxi meets cyclists
In the USA, a Waymo robot taxi had an accident with a cyclist. The cyclist was obscured by a large truck driving through the intersection. After following the truck, the cyclist turned left and entered the path of the Waymo One. After detection, braking was initiated, but the collision could not be avoided. This is… Continue reading Waymo’s robot taxi meets cyclists
Recycling autonomous vehicles?
The technology in today’s cars as the raw material for the cars of tomorrow? Why is sustainability particularly important when it comes to autonomous driving? Autonomous driving is continuing its triumph more slowly than was previously the case. Costs play a significant role here. It’s not just the research that has cost incredible sums of… Continue reading Recycling autonomous vehicles?