News Republisher

Scouring the news for interesting articles on robotaxis.

Joined: 12/29/2023
Articles: 287

$$$, News, Politics, Waymo

SF Examiner – Waymo went on SF lobbying spree last year

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01/24/25

San Francisco Examiner reports on how Waymo more than double the times in 2024 where it had paid lobbyists meet with city government officials. Biggest effort is trying to get permission to serve San Francisco Airport, which would be quite lucative for Waymo.

News, Politics, Waymo

SF Chronicle – Could robotaxis be yet another reason for S.F.’s lack of new housing?

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01/22/25

San Francisco Chronicle reports on how robotaxis are taking up valuable property that was was intended for housing.

News, Safety, Waymo

SF Chronicle – Person, dog killed as car at ‘extreme rate of speed’ hits 6 others in S.F., including Waymo

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01/20/25

San Francisco Chronicle reports on how a person and a dog were killed and multiple cars were destroyed including a Waymo. This happened even though robotaxis are widely available in San Francisco. This dramatically shows that robotaxis are not the answer for safety. Instead, better street design is.

News, Safety, Tesla

Mission Local – Tesla crashes into Mission District plant store

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01/20/25

Mission Local reports on yet another crash due to Tesla "automatic" driving system. The idea that Tesla could create a working robotaxi system based on this technology is ludicrous.

News, Politics, Safety, Waymo

SF Examiner – Court rejects San Francisco’s Waymo challenge

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01/17/25
Rev 01/21/25

SF Examiner reports that the state court has rejected a lawsuit from December 2023 by the City of San Francisco. The lawsuit was attempting to overturn the California PUC's decision from October of 2023 to allow Waymo (and Cruise) to provide citywide robotaxi service.

Cruise, News, Politics, Safety

Reuters – US closes probe into GM Cruise self-driving vehicles over pedestrian risks

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01/15/25

Reuters reports on how NHTSA closes its probe into Cruise with respect to pedestrian safety. The probe was closed simply because Cruise is no longer viable.