Cruise said in the post it was “deeply mindful of the well-being of the first responders” and that it was investigating to better understand the performance of its vehicles. A Cruise robotaxi was involved in a crash with an emergency vehicle in San Francisco late on Thursday, the General Motors unit said, a week after… Continue reading GM’s Cruise AV under scrutiny after collision with fire truck in SF
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Cruise told by regulators to ‘immediately’ reduce robotaxi fleet 50% following crash
Cruise, the self-driving car subsidiary of GM, has been asked to reduce its robotaxi fleet by 50% in San Francisco following a crash Thursday night with a fire truck. The California Department of Motor Vehicles, the agency that regulates the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles in the state, requested the reduction in operations. The… Continue reading Cruise told by regulators to ‘immediately’ reduce robotaxi fleet 50% following crash
Cruise robotaxi gets in accident with San Francisco fire truck, one injured
A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco. Heather Somerville | Reuters A Cruise self-driving car was involved in a crash with a San Francisco Fire Department truck just one week after California regulators approved 24/7 robotaxi service in San Francisco. The incident… Continue reading Cruise robotaxi gets in accident with San Francisco fire truck, one injured
Cruise and Waymo see a surge in robotaxi app downloads
Consumer interest in Cruise and Waymo’s competing robotaxi services surged following a vote last week by the California Public Utilities Commission that allowed the two companies to expand and charge for their driverless car operations in San Francisco. Estimates from app intelligence provider data.ai showed 15,400 downloads of the Waymo One app in the five days… Continue reading Cruise and Waymo see a surge in robotaxi app downloads
San Francisco presses CPUC to halt Waymo, Cruise robotaxi expansions
California regulators gave Waymo and Cruise the OK last week to scale up their robotaxi services in San Francisco, but now it seems the city itself won’t have it. On Wednesday, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed motions with the California Public Utilities Commission to pause the firms’ plans to charge for robotaxi rides… Continue reading San Francisco presses CPUC to halt Waymo, Cruise robotaxi expansions
Self-Driving Car Gets Stuck in Freshly Poured Concrete
“It thinks it’s a road and it ain’t because it ain’t got a brain and it can’t tell that it’s freshly poured concrete.” Concrete Shoes Self-driving robotaxis have caused all kinds of mayhem across San Francisco, from obstructing the fire department during active blazes to running over a dog. Now, a driverless Cruise robotaxi has… Continue reading Self-Driving Car Gets Stuck in Freshly Poured Concrete
German Manager Magazin: Hella explosion, Vanmoof implosion and VW frustration: The new newsletter manage:mobility002666
Dear reader, Many mobility companies have dropped out of the race for autonomous driving, only a few are going all in. GM subsidiary Cruise and Google sister Waymo now have in San Francisco the releaseto offer commercial taxi services without security drivers. But after the jubilation about the permission, almost a dozen of the cruise… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Hella explosion, Vanmoof implosion and VW frustration: The new newsletter manage:mobility002666
Waymo starts taking fares for SF robotaxis after state approval
The Jaguar I-Pace EVs currently being deployed / Credit: Waymo Waymo received final approval to operate its driverless taxis in California last week and will start charging for its driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco starting Monday, August 21. Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission issued its final approval allowing Google’s Waymo and GM’s… Continue reading Waymo starts taking fares for SF robotaxis after state approval
German Manager Magazine: Robotaxi: Cruise vehicle in San Francisco gets stuck in wet concrete002665
Even after years of testing across the city, self-driving cars in San Francisco are sometimes overwhelmed by unexpected situations. A Cruise robot taxi got stuck in wet concrete during road works on Tuesday. The General Motors subsidiary confirmed to the “SFGate” website that the car had to be pulled out of the construction site. The… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Robotaxi: Cruise vehicle in San Francisco gets stuck in wet concrete002665
People in San Francisco Are Already Having Sex in Self-Driving Taxis
Horniness remains undefeated. Case in point? Passengers are apparently getting it on in the backseat while their driverless robotaxi ferries them to their destination in San Francisco. As the San Francisco Standard reports, the added privacy of not having a pesky driver judging you appears to be lowering inhibitions in the self-driving cabs that are… Continue reading People in San Francisco Are Already Having Sex in Self-Driving Taxis