SF Gate – Confused Waymo shuts down Calif. restaurant’s drive-thru
SF Gate reports that Waymos still are bad drivers and sometimes get stuck. This time they blocked customers from getting their Chick-fil-A.
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Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
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Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Scouring the news for interesting articles on robotaxis.
Read MoreSF Gate – Confused Waymo shuts down Calif. restaurant’s drive-thru
Reuters – Tesla’s software engineering head to step down, Bloomberg News reports
Reuters reports that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Now the last of the long-time execs has joined the exodus.
NY Times – Elon Musk Backlash Turns Into Global Sales Slump for Tesla
NY Times reports a huge sales slump to 337K vehicles for Q1, exactly inline with the robotaxi.news estimate of 335k from a few days ago. This is a true disaster for Tesla. Yet today their stock rose by over 5% due to it now being without a doubt a pure meme stock.
GM Authority – GM And Cruise LLC Sued By Investors For Misrepresenting AV Advancements
GM Authority reports that the Cruise saga is not yet over. GM and Cruise are being sued for misrepresenting AV advancements, in particular, having achieved level 4 autonomy.
Seeking Alpha – Wells Fargo warns Tesla could fall 50% after deliveries, earnings, and the Cybercab rollout disappoint
Seeking Alpha reports on how Wells Fargo warns that their stock could fall by 50% after pathetically low deliveries are announced. Plus they are very skeptical about the June Cybercab rollout.
NY Times – Assisted Driving Tech in Focus After Fatal Electric Car Crash in China
NY Times reports on how a Xiaomi vehicle in semi-autonomous mode drove into a concrete guardrail at 60mph, killing all three occupants. The vehicle only had camera sensors and not any type of LiDAR, which is obviously needed for autonomous driving.
