The Verge – Waymo is offering transit discounts again, this time with Visa
The Verge reports on how Waymo is doing yet another fake public transportation campaign in order to get free publicity.
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Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
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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.
Read MoreThe Verge – Waymo is offering transit discounts again, this time with Visa
NY Times – Self-Driving Cars Are Getting Better. The Risks Are Getting Bigger.
The NY Times reports that as autonomous vehicles become more advanced the risks become even greater.
StreetsBlog Empire State – Waymo-Backed Group Wrangles Big Names to Sell Albany on Self-Driving Cars
StreetsBlog Empire State notes how Waymo has not just heavily invested in technology but in politicians as well.
SF Chronicle – 2 juveniles arrested after San Francisco police find loaded gun in robotaxi
SF Chronicle reports on the latest robotaxi use: juveniles riding around brandishing a loaded ghost assault rifle. Remarkably, Waymo is not allowed to transport unaccompanied juveniles. They are fully responsible for this incident.
Streetsblog USA – Waymo’s Nevada Rollout Violates Accessibility Law, Disability Activist Claims
Streetsblog USA reports that Waymo has not complied with disability laws. They have not provided accessible options in Nevada even though clearly required by the law.
MarketWatch – Tesla’s stock falls as Cybercab launch lands with a thud
MarketWatch reports that Tesla investors are quite appalled by the lackluster Cybercab "rollout". People are finally realizing that the whole Cybercab thing is just more Elon smoke and mirrors.
NY Times – Tesla’s Cybercab Is Being Investigated by Federal Regulators
NY Times reports that the NHTSA still has not yet examined the Tesla robotaxi to see if it meets federal regulations.
SF Gazetteer – Waymo has been slapped with more than 8,300 parking tickets since January 2025
SF Gazetteer reports that Waymo receives a phenomenal number of parking tickets in San Francisco. Clearly this means that the vehicles have been programmed to not follow traffic laws.
Bay Area Current – Cleaning Up Poop: The Human Labor Behind Waymo
Bay Area Current reports on how autonomous vehicles really aren't that autonomous at all. All sorts of work is done by marginally employed humans who have to deal with the nastiest proclivities of Waymo riders.
SF Chronicle – A toddler fell in an S.F. crosswalk. Then her dad saw a Waymo coming
SF Chronicle reports on a what a parent saw as a near miss when their child tripped in a crosswalk. The main question is why are Waymos behaving aggressively, even on Slow Streets, even when small children are present. If the vehicle detected that a small child was crossing the street shouldn't it have then behaved more cautiously?
CBS News – Denver drivers question Waymo behavior after chain-reaction crash
CBS News reports that yet another Waymo was part of crash due to it stopping in the middle of a street (though other driver considered legally at fault). And like many other Waymo incidences, the Waymo vehicle was empty at the time, driving around being a hazard without actually providing passenger service at the time.
NY Times – Waymo Is Growing Faster Than Ever. So Are Its Glitches.
NY Times reports that those "edge cases" just keep on coming and Waymo is not able to handle them.
NY Times – An Expert in Traffic Jams Has a Scary Idea: What if the Cars Turn on Us?
NY Times reports on a new novel by "gridlock Sam" on how autonomous vehicles could go really, really wrong.
MSN – SUV hits and kills pedestrian in Dallas, impact throws victim into a Waymo, according to officials
MSN reports that Waymo for the third time was an involved party to a traffic fatality.
The Frisc – Waymo Behavior Now Harder to Decipher, Even After July 4th Fiasco
The Frisc does important reporting on how information on Waymos has become less available as their problems have increased greatly. Politicians pretend to be trying to address the issue but really are just passing the buck.
