Bloomberg – What Robotaxis Brought San Francisco
In Bloomberg, David Zipper interviews the outgoing director of the SFMTA, Jeffrey Tumlin, on the impact of robotaxis.
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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.
LA Times – Los Angeles man trapped in circling Waymo on way to airport says he missed his flight home
Los Angeles Times reports that once again a Waymo got stuck driving around in a loop. It appears that they have completely failed to fix this reoccurring issue.
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SF Gate – ‘Fundamentally wrong’: Self-driving Tesla steers Calif. tech founder onto train tracks
SF Gate reports how Jesse Lyu was using Tesla FSD when it drove him right onto some streetcar tracks with a streetcar not to far behind him. And yes, Jesse Lyu ironically is the CEO of Rabbit, the creators of the Rabbit R1, one of the worst reviewed AI gadgets of 2024. Perhaps AI really isn't all there yet, you think?
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WSJ – Tesla’s Car Business Isn’t Really in the Driver’s Seat
WSJ reports on how Tesla stock capitalization has been completely disassociated from the business of selling cars. Instead, it is predicated on the myth that they are an AI, robotaxi, and robotics company given that their car sales are actually in decline. Ironically, after this article was published Tesla stock rose over 6%.
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SF Chronicle – Why some Bay Area blind people say Waymos are changing their lives
SF Chronicle does Waymo's bidding by publishing a fluff piece promoted by Waymo marketing. it is very inappropriate for Waymo to co-opt people with disabilities to try to get good publicity.
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NY Times – Tesla Annual Sales Slip for First Time as Competition Grows
NY Times reports that Tesla sales for the year actually dipped for the first time. And the results for the quarter were worse than analysts expected. The lack of sales is precisely why Elon Musk has promoted a fake pivot to AI, autonomous vehicles, and robots - to keep the stock price high!
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