Over the past year or so, a jarring sight has become common in San Francisco: driverless cars buzzing around the city’s streets with no one at the wheel and an expensive array of electronic sensors guiding the way. But a plan by two companies to expand driverless taxi services in San Francisco has met stiff… Continue reading San Francisco Officials Hesitant to Expand Driverless Car Services
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Elon Musk Stormed Into the Tesla Office Furious That Autopilot Tried to Kill Him
“Do something to program this right.” Staying In Lane Way back in 2015, Tesla CEO Elon Musk would frequently give his engineers an earful after his car company’s infamous Autopilot driver assistance tech nearly got him killed during test drives on multiple occasions — though there’s a chance its dangerous behavior may have been due to… Continue reading Elon Musk Stormed Into the Tesla Office Furious That Autopilot Tried to Kill Him
What Driverless Waymo Taxi Rides Are Like in San Francisco
“Hello, Tripp,” a disembodied woman’s voice said through the speakers of a driverless taxi that was about to pick up a fare near the colorful Victorian houses known as the Painted Ladies. “This experience may feel futuristic,” the voice said. “Please don’t touch the steering wheel or pedals during the ride. For any questions, you… Continue reading What Driverless Waymo Taxi Rides Are Like in San Francisco
San Francisco Officials Hesitant to Expand Driverless Car Services
Over the past year or so, a jarring sight has become common in San Francisco: driverless cars buzzing around the city’s streets with no one at the wheel and an expensive array of electronic sensors guiding the way. But a plan by two companies to expand driverless taxi services in San Francisco has met stiff… Continue reading San Francisco Officials Hesitant to Expand Driverless Car Services
What Driverless Waymo Taxi Rides Are Like in San Francisco
“Hello, Tripp,” a disembodied woman’s voice said through the speakers of a driverless taxi that was about to pick up a fare near the colorful Victorian houses known as the Painted Ladies. “This experience may feel futuristic,” the voice said. “Please don’t touch the steering wheel or pedals during the ride. For any questions, you… Continue reading What Driverless Waymo Taxi Rides Are Like in San Francisco
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
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 14 (Reuters) – General Motors’ (GM.N) robotaxi unit Cruise on Thursday unveiled a self-driving vehicle that is accessible to people with disabilities even as it waits for a key regulatory approval to build and deploy vehicles without human controls. The wheelchair-accessible vehicle called Cruise WAV is based on its Origin driverless vehicle… Continue reading article with gallery
San Francisco requests redo on Cruise, Waymo robotaxi expansion hearing
San Francisco has formally requested state regulators redo an August hearing that expanded robotaxi permits for Cruise and Waymo, giving both companies permission to widen commercial operations throughout the city 24/7. The contentious decision was met with much opposition as city agencies and residents questioned the far-reaching impact of the expansions. The permits provide no… Continue reading San Francisco requests redo on Cruise, Waymo robotaxi expansion hearing
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