Findings – Millions of Trips, “Waymo” Empty Miles: California’s First Thousand Days of Commercial Robotaxi Service
Findings provides a report on how half the Waymo miles are void of passengers, simply increasing congestion.
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 MoreFindings – Millions of Trips, “Waymo” Empty Miles: California’s First Thousand Days of Commercial Robotaxi Service
SF Chronicle – An S.F. doctor sued Waymo for allegedly flagging him as a terrorist. Here’s why he dropped the case
SF Chronicle reports on some serious problems with Waymo customer service.
TechCrunch – Tesla reveals two Robotaxi crashes involving teleoperators
TechCrunch reports that Tesla robotaxis go crashy crashy. And this happened while a teleoperator was remotely driving the vehicles!
San Francisco Chronicle – New poll shows what San Francisco residents really think about Waymo cars
SF Chronicle conducted a poll and found that only 42% consider the robotaxis to be a "good thing". Meanwhile, Brad Templeton does a really weird and inappropriate comparison to acceptance of elevators.
Express News – Waymo recalls robotaxis after vehicle swept away in San Antonio flood
The San Antonio Express News reports that Waymo vehicles were programmed to drive onto flooded roads. This poor decision caused one of the Waymo vehicles to wash downstream. Now Waymo is updating the software on all their 3,800 vehicles to avoid this really stupid idea.
TechCrunch – Uber partner Avride is under investigation for self-driving crashes
TechCrunch reports that the NHTSA is investigating Avride, a partner of Uber, after identifying 16 crashes. Looks like Uber doesn't have a robotaxi solution after all.
