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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.
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electrek – Tesla hypes ‘unsupervised full self-driving’ launch in June: here’s what it will actually launch
electrek reports on how the purported Tesla launch of ‘unsupervised full self-driving’ in June is simply yet another empty promise. Tesla doesn't have the technology. And they are hiring teleoperation folks to get their cars out of the inevitable problematic situations they will encounter.
SF Examiner – How many Waymos are in SF? Good luck getting a straight answer
SF Examiner reports that Waymo continues to be incredible when it comes to working with cities and revealing even basic data, like the number of vehicles they operate in a city.
electrek – Tesla drops ‘FSD’ from name of its driver-assist tech in China
electrek reports on how Tesla has had to remove "Full Self Driving" and "Autopilot" terms from the products it sells in China, given that they are patently not true. Also noteworthy that Chinese human drivers are receiving tickets for bad driving when the use the Tesla driver assist features.
KXAN – Austin Police Department officers move Waymo vehicles pulled over during severe weather
KXAN reports that the Austin Police Department had to move a bunch of Waymo "autonomous" vehicles that couldn't handle the weather and pulled over where they blocked traffic. Not exactly autonomous, are we Waymo??
The Verge – Lyft’s robotaxis will launch in Atlanta this summer
The Verge reports that now Lyft is also claiming to soon provide a robotaxi system, in Atlanta this summer. They will be purportedly use May Mobility autonomous technology, one that has not yet been proven.
electrek – Tesla Autopilot drives into Wile E Coyote fake road wall in camera vs lidar test
electrek reports on a truly wild YouTube video by Mark Roper showing that without LiDAR that the Tesla's completely miss detecting objects in the middle of the road. And please, a moment of silence for the multiple mannequins that were completely demolished by the Tesla.
electrek – Tesla’s top crash safety architect quits
electrek reports that Petter Winberg, Tesla’s Principal Engineer for CAE crashing safety for the last decade, has joined the exodus of key employees from Tesla. Kind of hard to develop new products when your key people lose faith and leave.
Gizmodo – San Francisco Hit Waymo With Hundreds of Traffic Citations in 2024
Gizmodo reports on how Waymo robotaxis received 589 tickets in 2024 for a total of $65,000. Unfortunately this goes no where near covering the traffic havoc that the vehicles cause.
electrek – Former Waymo CEO on Tesla’s robotaxi launch: ‘there are many ways to fake a robotaxi service’
electrek reports on statements be Waymo ex-CEO John Krafcik on how Tesla isn't even trying to create a viable robotaxi. If they were, the design of the "cybercab" would be very different.
Reuters – Tesla’s stock defied gravity for years. Is Elon Musk’s EV party over?
Reuters reports on how Tesla stock has long defied gravity (also known as investors being fleeced), and points out that it appears the smoke and mirrors might finally come to a crashing close.
USA Today – Would you ride in a self-driving car? Survey says most Americans would not
USA Today reports on a study by AAA showing that most Americans do not want to use a self-driving car. Kind of hard to have a multi-billion business when most people are simply not interested.
The Telegraph – Britain blocks launch of Elon Musk’s self-driving Tesla
The Telegraph reports how Britain is upholding their safety standards and not allowing the use of Tesla FSD for now.
elektrec – Tesla is hit with a fresh class action about its self-driving claims, hardware 3 computer
elektrec reports that Tesla has been hit by another class action lawsuit, this one in Australia. The lawsuit is due to dangerous braking and also Tesla misrepresenting the capabilities so its "self-driving" system.
Washington Post – Elon Musk’s Tesla moves to launch free self-driving taxi service in California
Washington Post misleadingly reports that Tesla has taken a significant step towards providing robotaxi service in California. But actually the permit from the CPUC only allows for passengers to use Teslas as a human-driven taxi service. Tesla hasn't even applied for a permit from the DMV to operate driver-less vehicles in California.
