Ben Jordan – Why Your Car Will Never Drive You Places đź«
A truly informative and fun video on the complexities and problems of personal autonomous vehicles, with an emphasis on Tesla FSD.
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 MoreBen Jordan – Why Your Car Will Never Drive You Places đź«
Bloomberg – Tesla Recalls 1.6 Million Cars in China Due to Autopilot Crash Risk
Article in Bloomberg on Tesla’s large recall in China due to problems with “AutoPilot”.
Reuters – GM robotaxi unit Cruise offers $75,000 to resolve crash probe
Article in Reuters by David Shepardson. Covers how Cruise is offering to settle for lying to the CPUC for $75k, when they are actually liable for $1.5m.
SF Standard – State Lawmaker Wants To Start Ticketing San Francisco Robotaxis
Article in SF Standard by Joshua Bote. Covers how robotaxis currently immune to traffic tickets, like red light running, but how state legislator Phil Ting is looking at fixing that loophole.
Forbes – Buttigieg Seeks Robocar Safety. Here’s How He Should Do It
See full original article by Brad Templeton at Forbes. In the wake of the recent tumultuous period for General Motors’ Cruise robotaxi unit, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigeieg recently declared, “We’re going to do everything we can with the authorities we do have, which are not trivial,” to ensure self-driving vehicles…
NPR – Driverless car startup Cruise’s no good, terrible year
Article from NPR.org by Dara Kerr on what a horrible, and self inflicted year, 2023 was for Cruise. Also covers how the problems of Cruise might also effect Waymo.
