More Perfect Union – We Investigated Tesla’s Autopilot. It’s Scarier Than You Think
More Perfect Union presents a short but very compelling video on what a scam Tesla "Autopilot" and "Full-Self Driving" have always been. Well worth the watch.
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Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
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The news media has expended considerable effort researching and publishing information about the robotaxi business. This channel highlights some of the important articles.
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SF Chronicle – Waymo approved to operate robotaxis at its first major California airport. It’s not SFO
SF Chronicle reports that Waymo robotaxis will be serving San Jose airport
SFist – Tesla Opens Up Robotoaxi App to All In SF, But Can They Even Do That?
SFist reports on how Tesla has opened up their robotaxi app for parts of the Bay Area but questions whether it is legal at all. They should also have mentioned that you can't actually take the vaporware service.
Business Insider – The Tesla robotaxi app just dropped, and the waitlist is open to everyone
Business Insider reports that Tesla is resorting to more hype and has announced their robotaxi app for for the Bay Area. Note that there are no actual reports of the service existing and being used.
48hills – Muni riders, bus drivers, bikers, people who walk beg SFMTA Commission to do its job
Tim Redmond of 48hills reports on how the SFMTA Board has completely handed its authority over to the mayor, illegally.
48hills – Lurie is damaging transit, the environment—and democracy—on Market Street
Susan Vaughan reports in 48hills that SF Mayor Lurie is both gutting transit and subverting the political process in trying to bring Waymos, Ubers, and Lyfts to car-free Market Street.
ABC7 News – VIDEO: Waymos stalled, confused in San Francisco as people climb, flip off from robotaxis
ABC7 News reports that once again Waymos are a target for people, especially drunk bros in the Marina District. Nothing new there. But the odd thing is that ABC7 News included short interview with Selika Josiah Talbott who unfortunately doesn't understand AI nor how AVs are trained.
Sophia Tung – I tried the Zoox toaster car with REAL robotaxi engineers!
Sophia Tung gathers a couple of robotaxi engineers to test ride a Zoox. It doesn't go very well.
SF Standard – I tried ordering Waymo, Uber, and Lyft on Market Street. It was not smooth hailing
SF Standard reports that while the San Francisco mayor has (falsely) decreed that ride hailing cars can go back onto Market Street, fortunately the ride-hailing companies are still avoiding it.
SF Examiner – Waymo says its SF fleet has tripled in size since last public disclosure
SF Examiner reports that Waymo has quietly tripled the number of vehicles in the San Francisco area, without disclosing the increases until now. No wonder traffic is getting worse and worse.
Gothamist – No Way-mo: Opposition to NYC’s robot car pilot grows
Gothamist reports that the opposition to NYC's Waymo pilot is quickly growing, especially amongst actual humans who drive taxis.
KRON 4 – Waymo begins picking up passengers on SF’s Market Street
KRON 4 reports that Waymo is allegedly now picking up passengers on Market Street. Interestingly, they have zero examples of that actually happening.
Reuters – Tesla rejected $60 million settlement before losing $243 million Autopilot verdict
Reuters reports that Tesla could have settled their previous lawsuit for $60 million but insisted on fighting it which resulted in a much larger settlement of $243 million. Whoops!
SF Chronicle – S.F. DA charges man allegedly linked to string of Waymo vandalism incidents
SF Chronicle reports that the DA is charging multiple counts of vandalism for allegedly damaging multiple Waymo vehicles. It appears that one of the charges is for a "coning" that caused no damage.
Fox Business – GM restarts driverless car program more than a year after Cruise robotaxi incident
Fox Business reports that GM is supposedly getting back into the autonomous vehicle business, but not for robotaxis this time.
