Abandon ship, Cruise is going down!
The captain and the top crew members have already departed. 24% of the crew has walked the plank The ship is listing and taking on serious water. This is not going to end well.
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Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
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NPR – Driverless car startup Cruise’s no good, terrible year
Article from NPR.org by Dara Kerr on what a horrible, and self inflicted year, 2023 was for Cruise. Also covers how the problems of Cruise might also effect Waymo.
NBC News – Driverless cars immune from traffic tickets in California under current laws
Article from NBC News by Bigad Shaban and Michael Bott. Covers how robotaxis do indeed sometimes violate traffic laws, but how in California they cannot be ticketed. Also covers safety in general.
TechCrunch – Facing roadblocks, China’s robotaxi darlings apply the brakes
Article from TechCrunch by Rita Liao. Losses push China's self-driving upstarts to seek new revenue streams.
SF Standard – Cruise Imploded in 2023. Can the Robotaxi Industry Recover in the New Year?
Article from the SF Standard by Joshua Bote. Reviews the high and low points of what happened to Cruise in 2023, and speculates on what might happen to them in the future.
GM $120M Lawsuit against San Francisco
In a clear sign that GM and Cruise have given up on trying to succeed in San Francisco, they have filed a lawsuit to attempt to law back taxes paid to the city back to 2016.
Forbes – Robocar 2023 In Review: The Fall Of Cruise
Article from Forbes by Brad Templeton. A very in depth review of what happened in 2023 with respect to robotaxis, with a concentration on the problems of Cruise. Includes ideas on what might happen in the future.
Waymo providing truly accessible service, for now
Waymo appears to be trying to provide appropriate service for those with disabilities. They provide a genuine human driver and a true accessible vehicle. Service animals of course welcomed.
SF Examiner – Why 2023 was a such bumpy ride for self-driving cars in The City
Article from SF Examiner by Greg Wong on what a crazy and busy year it was for Cruise and Waymo. A very useful and complete timeline of what happened during 2023, and when.
Cruise “Safety” Video
Cruise has long maintained that their vehicles are much safer than human drivers. But this video from SafeStreetRebel shows them doing many illegal and quite dangerous maneuvers.
“Cone” reaches meme orbit
The lowly cone has become a cultural phenomenon, and we have the pics…
In Which We Find More Evidence the CPUC Is Thoroughly Captured
See original article by Sue Vaughan at Burning Planet, which contains more useful articles about climate change and transportation. The California Public Utilities Commission is now reneging on a possible evaluation of the environmental impacts of Waymos and Cruises – and other commercial autonomous vehicles that may be authorized to…
Euro NCAP Safety Tests Paint A Clear Picture Of Tesla’s Self-Driving Systems – But Not The One That Tesla Likes To Portray
See full original article and more at DawnProject.com Tesla supporters frequently point to Euro New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP)’s tests of Tesla vehicles to claim that Tesla vehicles are far safer than other manufacturers, and that Tesla’s active safety systems protect those around them. Elon Musk himself has relied on Euro NCAP’s…
Rolling Stone – Elon Musk’s Big Lie About Tesla Is Finally Exposed
Article in Rolling Stone by Ed Niedermeyer. Covers how Tesla’s self-driving technology is inherently flawed.
Barrons – The EV Stock Bubble Has Popped. This One [robotaxis] Is Over, Too.
Article from Barrons on how the self-driving car market was an overhyped bubble. That bubble has now popped, as seen by combined market cap of five self-driving vehicle start-ups dropping by a whopping 95%.
