NY Times – An Expert in Traffic Jams Has a Scary Idea: What if the Cars Turn on Us?
NY Times reports on a new novel by "gridlock Sam" on how autonomous vehicles could go really, really wrong.
Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Scouring the news for interesting articles on robotaxis.
Read MoreNY Times – An Expert in Traffic Jams Has a Scary Idea: What if the Cars Turn on Us?
MSN – SUV hits and kills pedestrian in Dallas, impact throws victim into a Waymo, according to officials
MSN reports that Waymo for the third time was an involved party to a traffic fatality.
The Frisc – Waymo Behavior Now Harder to Decipher, Even After July 4th Fiasco
The Frisc does important reporting on how information on Waymos has become less available as their problems have increased greatly. Politicians pretend to be trying to address the issue but really are just passing the buck.
The Verge -Zoox can now charge for rides in its steering-wheel-free robotaxis
The Verge reports that now Zoox can get passengers into dangerous situations, just like the other robotaxi companies.
SF Standard – Lurie welcomes federal regulation of Waymo and robotaxi industry
SF Standard reports that SF Mayor Lurie is finally realizing that robotaxis need better regulation. Unfortunately instead of doing something about the problem locally (restrict robotaxis from large events) he passes the buck to legislation that will not pass, making it look like he is doing something when actually he is not.
WSB-TV2 – Waymo goes up in flames after rear-end crash
WSB-TV2 and FOX5 report on how a Waymo burned to the ground after being in a collision. Fortunately there were no passengers because there is a good chance they would not have been able to exit the vehicle in time.
