Barron’s – Alphabet’s Waymo Raises More Money to Compete With Tesla Robotaxis
Barron's reports that Waymo reached their goal in raising $5.6 billion. This is it folks, the hype peak of robotaxis!
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Bloomberg – Robotaxis Are No Friend of Public Transportation
David Zipper reports in Bloomberg on how robotaxis cause harm to public transportation, and that their statements otherwise are simply greenwashing.
NBC4 Washington – ‘It’s not supposed to do this’: Self-driving app raises questions after crash
NBC4 Washington reports that the Tesla Smart Summon system is dangerous and shoddy. And even though the self driving system has always had problems, Tesla has switched away from using much needed distance sensors.
Way-mo crashes than before
Waymo has long claimed that their robotaxis are safe and that the more they drive, the safer they will be. But the number of crashes sure has jumped according to the data from the NHTSA.
Waymo robotaxis will definitely not solve transportation problems
This is likely the biggest autonomous traffic jam ever! Thanks for nothing, Waymo.
The Verge – Cruise lost $435 million this quarter, even with its robotaxis on hiatus
The Verge reports that Cruise is still losing a tremendous amount of money even though it is not currently providing robotaxi service.
Waymo steps up the propaganda campaign
Waymo is once again being misleading. This time, not only are their vehicles zero emission, but they are also claiming that they encourage public transit use.
Washington Post – Crashes involving Tesla’s Full Self-Driving prompt new federal probe
Washington Post reports on how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is now investigating four Tesla crashes where "Full Self Driving" was engaged. All crashes occurred when there were visibility issues. These suggest that Tesla only using computer vision instead of LiDAR is insufficient for autonomous driving. And this is of course extremely pertinent given that Tesla's stock price is now based on robotaxis, which are in turn based on technology which Tesla does not have and is not pursuing.
NBC Bay Area – Uber and Lyft drivers deny service to people who use guide dogs
NBC Bay Area published an important three-part series on how Uber and Lyft have been discriminating against people who use service animals. This is a rare situation where Waymo actually is doing the right thing.
Bloomberg – Musk’s Vow to Make Lots of Robotaxis Conflicts With US Rules
Bloomberg reports that current US law limits number of vehicles without driver controls to 2,500/year. This means that even if Tesla somehow came up with a real "cybercab", they would be limited to producing just a very small number of them, making it economically unviable.
Streetsblog – EVs — What Are They Good For?
Streetsblog reports on a new paper from researchers at Duke, Stanford, U-C Berkeley and the University of Chicago. The paper describes why electric vehicles are only slightly better than ones with internal combustion engines, and that therefore EV subsidies should be rethought. This is very relevant to robotaxis since the companies falsely claim that they are beneficial to society because they are EVs.
Business Insider – Elon Musk’s Robotaxi is still miles away from overtaking Uber and Waymo in the ride-hailing race
Business Insider reports on how the Tesla robotaxi is still no where close to being viable. They do not have the necessary technology, are not even developing it, will not be able to deal with the many regulations, and will have great deal of trouble catching up with other companies.
Gizmodo – Elon Musk’s Beer-Pouring Optimus Robots Are Not Autonomous
Gizmodo reports on how the "robots" at the Tesla robotaxi reveal event were no robots at all, but instead just teleoperated (manually controlled). No AI. No cool tech. Just another lie by Elon Musk.
Jalopnik – Tesla’s Beer-Serving Optimus Robot Was Controlled By A Human The Whole Time
Jalopnik reports on how the "robots" at the Tesla robotaxi reveal event were no robots at all, but instead just teleoperated (manually controlled). No AI. No cool tech. Just another lie by Elon Musk.
The Elon Musk “robotaxi reveal” aftermath. An epic disaster
Elon Musk gives a lame presentation about robotaxis and Tesla stock drops by a whopping $88.5B. Ouch! It is clear that Tesla will not be producing a robotaxi system, a lower-cost car, nor useful robots in the foreseeable future.
