Reuters – US closes probe into Waymo self-driving collisions, unexpected behavior
Reuters reports that NHTSA has dropped their investigation of multiple Waymo incidences including collisions and traffic violations. No action was taken.
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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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Waymo is fortunate to have a better reputation than the rest, but their incident rate is still not acceptable…
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Jalopnik – Boston Flips The Bird To Waymo Robotaxis
Jalopnik reports that Boston folks and their city officials do not want Waymo robotaxis without first understanding their impact on equity and employment.
Boston Globe – ‘Drivers are people’: Boston City councilors want to delay the arrival of self-driving cars
Boston Globe reports that City Councilors are not happy with Waymo providing robotaxi service in Boston due to concerns about congestion, safety, and workers.
ABC 7 News – Waymo detour leaves SF tourist temporarily stuck inside garage with other robotaxis
ABC 7 News reports that a Waymo took a passenger on a "shortcut" and they ended up stuck in the Waymo dungeon parking garage. Whoops!
NBC Bay Area – Congressman wants to know how often driverless cars block police, public transit
NBC Bay Area reports on efforts to create a national law for significantly improving reporting requirements for autonomous vehicles.
electrek – Waymo outlengths Tesla: Elon’s phallic Robotaxi map backfires in Austin’s expansion battle
electrek reports that after Tesla tried to get attention by extending their Austin service area into the shape of a phallus, Waymo simply put them in place by expanding their service area even further.
Futurism – Bank Warns That Robotaxi Companies May Have Overlooked Severe Obstacles to Actually Making Money
Futurism reports on the HSBC analysis on how robotaxi companies will have great difficulty making a profit.
Business Insider – Don’t believe the hype around robotaxis, HSBC analysts say
Business Insider covers a report from HSBC that shows that the potential market for driverless taxis was "widely overestimated". Indeed, it isn't about the robotaxi technology (or the lack of it for Tesla). the problem is that the robotaxi companies are not going to be able to make a profit.
¡Olé! – No Waymos were harmed in this video
Matadors need to get their practice in, and Waymos are plentiful
FOX5 Atlanta – Waymo responds to criticism over vehicles stopped on Atlanta roads
FOX5 Atlanta reports that Waymos are getting stuck in Atlanta, just like they do in other cities.
TechCrunch – Waymo robotaxis are heading to Philadelphia and NYC
TechCrunch reports that Waymo is taking small steps towards expanding to cities in the north east
Daily News Opinion – Go slow on Waymo: Several cautions before self-driving cars come to NYC streets
The NYC Daily News Editorial Board urges the city to put up significant guardrails before allowing Waymo robotaxis.
Tesla’s former head of AI warns against believing that self-driving is solved
electrek reports on how even Andrej Karpathy, the former head of AI at Tesla, doesn't believes that Teslas nor Waymos are truly automated driving. That technology simply doesn't exist yet.
Gizmodo – Tesla and Google’s Robotaxis Still Really Aren’t That Autonomous
Gizmodo reports on how Waymo and Tesla vehicles are not truly autonomous. And they won't solve any problems because they will just cause more traffic.
Business Insider – A study shows Waymo is more expensive than Uber and Lyft, but some people are willing to eat the extra costs
Business Insider reports that Waymo robotaxis are actually more expensive to use than Uber or Lyft. This does not bode well for the future of robotaxis as a profitable business venture, once the novelty wears off.
