The Verge – Elon Musk’s robotaxi fantasy is starting to unravel
The Verge reports that the whole Elon Musk Cybercab fiasco is starting to completely fall apart, as expected
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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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FOX7 Austin – Waymo driverless cars in Austin slammed with complaints
FOX7 Austin reports on how Waymo vehicles are causing all sorts of problems in Austin. Hey, I thought Waymo was supposed to be the "good" company.
San Francisco Chronicle – S.F. has a smart plan to improve Market Street. Waymos aren’t part of it
SF Chronicle op-ed on how Waymos will not improve Market St, but instead make it worse.
Houston Chron – Passengers say they were trapped inside driverless vehicle in Austin
Houston Chron reports on how a group of passengers were trapped when their Waymo had a nervous fit and stopped on a high speed road and wouldn't let them out. Finally, when they explained that they were streaming on Tik-tok the remote human supervisor let them out.
SF Standard – Uber threatens to sue San Francisco over Waymo access to Market Street
SF Standard reports that Mayor Lurie has opened up a can of worms with his proposal to allow Waymos on the transit only portion of Market Street.
404 Media – LAPD Publishes Crime Footage It Got From a Waymo Driverless Car
404 Media reports on how LAPD is using footage it received from Waymo robotaxis. This of course is possibly related to protesters sometimes lighting Waymo vehicles on fire.
SF Standard – Lurie gives Waymo the keys to Market Street. People are furious
SF Standard reports that San Francisco Mayor Lurie giving Waymo access to transit-only portion of Market Street is uniting many groups in opposition. It is especially galling that this is occurring at the same time Lurie is causing major cuts to public transit on Market Street.
SF Examiner – Why Market Street isn’t Waymo’s final frontier in SF
SF Examiner reports that Waymo might look to expand onto additional streets of San Francisco that are currently for transit only.
electrek – Tesla (TSLA) has to replace computer in ~4 million cars or compensate their owners
electrek reports that contrary to Elon Musk's claims, the Tesla hardware is simply not capable of handling true autonomous driving.
TechCrunch – Autonomous trucking startup Kodiak Robotics to go public via SPAC
TechCrunch reports that another autonomous trucking company, Kodiak Robotics, is taking the financially dubious track of obtaining funding via a SPAC. This means that the company will completely fall apart within 2 years.
Mission Local – How did Waymo get onto Market Street?
Mission Local reports on what an incredibly bad idea it would be for Mayor Lurie to allow Waymo robotaxis onto the downtown Transit Only portion of Market St.
Streetsblog – Advocates Denounce Mayor Lurie’s Decision to Allow Waymo on Market Street
The organizations Kid Safe, SFBC, Transit Riders, and Walk SF denounce San Francisco Mayor Lurie's plans to allow Waymo robotaxis on Market Street while simultaneously cutting transit.
SF Chronicle – Mayor Lurie to allow Waymo on S.F.’s car-free Market Street
SF Chronicle reports that King Lurie has decreed that public transit on Market Street shall be replaced by Waymo robotaxis.
SF Gate – Confused Waymo shuts down Calif. restaurant’s drive-thru
SF Gate reports that Waymos still are bad drivers and sometimes get stuck. This time they blocked customers from getting their Chick-fil-A.
Reuters – Tesla’s software engineering head to step down, Bloomberg News reports
Reuters reports that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Now the last of the long-time execs has joined the exodus.
