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.
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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.
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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.
NBC News – Driverless cars immune from traffic tickets in California under current laws
Article from NBC News by Bigad Shaban and Michael Bott. Covers how robotaxis do indeed sometimes violate traffic laws, but how in California they cannot be ticketed. Also covers safety in general.
TechCrunch – Facing roadblocks, China’s robotaxi darlings apply the brakes
Article from TechCrunch by Rita Liao. Losses push China's self-driving upstarts to seek new revenue streams.
