Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
The news media has expended considerable effort researching and publishing information about the robotaxi business. This channel highlights some of the important articles.
See full original article and more at DawnProject.com New safety tests conducted by The Dawn Project reveal the dangers Tesla Full Self-Driving poses to child pedestrians, and finds that Elon Musk’s Full Self-Driving software repeatedly runs down child-sized mannequins in its path. The safety tests were conducted in Goleta, California…
Ford shut down Argo, their autonomous vehicle division. They took a $2.7B impairment on their Argo stake, resulting in a quarterly loss.
Bloomberg reports on the dangers of Tesla Auto Pilot. Includes information on crashes where there were fatalities, and the resulting federal investigations.
Article from SF Standard by Michaela Necille. Announces the commercial for Cruise that former Mayor Willie Brown, the consummate political insider, was paid for.
Philip Koopman, associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University, is an important leader in the safety of autonomous vehicles. His extensive writings at Safe Autonomy are a must read. This article is on the many myths that AV companies have been using to promote their vehicles.
A great film from the 1956 GM Motorama Exhibit that shows how we will have driverless cars, and lots of other Futurama, in 1976! And with some great music that you can sing along to.
