Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
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The recent torching of a Waymo robotaxi shows that there simply is no smooth sailing for the company. Sure, they might drive somewhat better than Cruise vehicles. But they still have serious flaws that show that long term viability is doubtful. Plus they do stupid things, and when they do they are quite vulnerable. Therefore they have now become the target of robotaxi ire.
NY Times article on how Elon Musk went to China and allegedly reached an agreement to access detailed map data, which might lead to Tesla getting permission to offer FSD in China. This vague announcement caused Tesla stock to increase by 15%.
Detailed article in TechCrunch on upcoming legislation winding its way through the California legislature. Includes details on why the changes are needed, and why the AV companies are fighting them.
Article from Futurism.com, with a video, showing an autonomous vehicle driving the chaotic streets of India. Somehow the article fails to point out the irony of spending lots of money trying to develop an autonomous vehicle for a place where human drivers are extremely cheap.
The recent Tesla earnings call clearly showed that the company was having serious problems. Yet enough investors bought into the hype of the new low-cost vapor car to increase the price. At the same time important execs are leaving the company, and one in a very spectacular vote of no confidence. When will investors realize they've been hoodwindked?
Yahoo Finance article on how Dustin Moskovitz, a cofounder of Facebook, claims that Tesla is faking Full Self Driving and other numbers enough to now constitute fraud.
Editors note: this article is useful because it provides more details on the NHTSA findings. In particular, the NHTSA stated evidence that “Tesla’s weak driver engagement system was not appropriate for Autopilot’s permissive operating capabilities.” See full original article by Sean O’Kane of TechCrunch The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
NY Times article on how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating Tesla for safety issues with Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, which have together led to at least 29 fatal crashes.
In the Q1 2024 financial report for General Motors they show that Cruise only has enough cash to continue operating through Q3. At that point we can expect GM to wave goodbye to their multi-billion dollar investment.
Two California bills for better regulating autonomous vehicles are advancing in the state legislature. One is to provide the ability to cite AVs for traffic infractions. The second is to allow local oversight over AVs.
SF Chronicle article on how Waymo drove across double yellow line into oncoming traffic for two full blocks. And Waymo describes the motivation as 'safety'? Hah! Full video of incident is included for your viewing enjoyment.
This article was published by Bloomberg just two days before Tesla's Q1 24 earnings call. It shows exactly how poorly Tesla was executing, with sales and revenue down significantly. But then on the Q1 call Musk states some fantasies about how their robotaxi and low cost Tesla would come out soon and the stock soared by 40%. Will be very interesting if the SEC pursues Musk for making false statements to investors.
Elon Musk says and tweets the dumbest things about public transportation.
Reuters article emphasizing that Tesla is nowhere near having robotaxi capability.
Quite a scathing article on how not only is Elon Musk's robotaxi unveiling on 8/8 (which year???) absurd, but this is the third time such an annoucement has been made.
