NBC Bay Area – Waymo’s robotaxis surpass 25 million miles, but are they safer than humans?
NBC Bay Area reports on yet another misleading study by Waymo on how their vehicles improve safety, when they simply do not.
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Reuters – Exclusive: Trump transition recommends scrapping car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla
Reuters reports on how the Trump transition team is trying to eliminate the requirement for Tesla to provide data on just how dangerous their "self-driving" system actually is.
Bloomberg – Microsoft Sees $800 Million Charge on Stake in GM’s Cruise
Bloomberg reports that it isn't just GM taking a financial bath by shutting down Cruise. Microsoft also had to take a $800 million charge.
TechCrunch – Cruise employees ‘blindsided’ by GM’s plan to end robotaxi program
TechCrunch reports that the Cruise employees didn't realize that there was no way that GM was going to continue to burn more money on the doomed project. The key thing is that Waymo employees currently believe that they will always be supported by the parent company. Well, it just doesn't work that way.
TheVerge – The end of Cruise is the beginning of a risky new phase for autonomous vehicles
TheVerge provides the most in depth coverage of the fall of Cruise. A robotaxi business is currently too expensive and complicated to succeed with financially. The article also appropriately points out that urban transportation advocates see the only true safety solution is fewer cars, not automated ones.
Fortune – With General Motors pulling the plug on Cruise, every American automaker except Tesla has called it quits on robotaxis
Fortune reports on how GM pulling the plug on Cruise shows just how hard it is for automakers to succeed with robotaxis. Tesla stockholders should take note.
Waymo gets stuck in a roundabout loop
Waymo is often touted as the most advanced robotaxi system out there. Yet the vehicles are still befuddled by simply things like navigating a round-a-bout.
Business Insider – Why GM pulled the plug on Cruise after spending $10 billion on robotaxis
Business Insider reports on how GM is shutting down the Cruise division. But their main point is that the robotaxi business is simply a bad business financially.
elektrek – Tesla loses its head of Autopilot HW engineering to Amazon’s self-driving effort
elektrek announces that Tesla is losing yet another critical long-term employee. This time it is the head of Autopilot and FSD HW engineering. Why would the head of AV hardware leave Tesla when they are supposedly lsoon to make billions of dollars off of their robotaxi business???
WSJ – General Motors Scraps Cruise Robotaxi Program
Wall Street Journal reports that, as predicted, Cruise has crashed. It is being shut down. And GM will focus more on development of advanced driver assistance systems, putting autonomy on the back burner.
Reuters – Tesla aims to launch robotaxi with teleoperator backup, Deutsche Bank says
Reuters reports that Tesla has come to the realization that FSD won't actually be adequate for robotaxis and that teleoperation will be needed. Tesla also explains that originally the robotaxis would be owned by Tesla, not by individuals as described earlier.
Barrons – Tesla Stock Rises as New Cybercab Details Emerge
Barrons falsely reports that Tesla robotaxis will be much cheaper because they will have half the parts. But the stock market loves the story!
TechCrunch – Waymo outsources fleet operations to African fintech Moove in Phoenix and, soon, Miami
TechCrunch reports that Waymo is starting to outsource operations of their robotaxis to an African fintech company in order to save on costs.
Jalopnik – Rogue Tesla Hits Other Cars Before Driving Off Rooftop With 2 Passengers Inside
Jalopnik reports on a Tesla going out of control on the top deck of a parking garage, speeding over speed bumps, hitting multiple cars, and then flying off the end of the building. Has not yet been ascertained whether the Tesla was in a assisted driving mode at the time. But it sure looks suspect. The passengers survived.
NBC DFW – Driverless semi company pumps the brakes, delays Texas launch
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth reports that Aurora has delayed their introduction of robotrucks, and when then do move forward they will only put a paltry 10 semis on the road. This is an incredibly weak start.
