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Waymo Sues Alleged Vandals for $270,000 in Damages to Robotaxis
Waymo is fighting back against the San Francisco populace lashing out against the still-in-development robotaxis roaming the city’s streets. The autonomous tech company is suing two people for allegedly vandalizing its vehicles in separate incidents early this year. While there have been several notable attacks on…
Self-Driving Taxi Escapes Police and Drives Into Oncoming Traffic
Cops in Arizona had a shock last month when they attempted to pull over a car that was driving the wrong way. When they spotted a car heading the wrong way in traffic, they raced after it to pull the car over and ticket the driver, only to find that there was nobody behind the wheel as it was a self-driving Waymo taxi.
Google AI Powers 7 Electric Cars in 1 Second | Giga Gears
Nobody asked for this AI search bullshit, Google. Not only are the AI generated responses demonstrably worse than normal, they’re infringing on intellectual property rights, killing traditional media, and—thanks to a new Jacobin report we now know—soaking up gobs of electricity in the process. Artificial…
Waymo’s Robotaxi Driving in Oncoming Lane Draws Federal Attention
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary investigation on Monday into Waymo and incidents involving its driverless vehicles. The probe comes after footage of a Waymo robotaxi driving in the oncoming lane to avoid unicyclists on a San Francisco street went viral. The general public has…
Waymo’s Winning Strategy in AV Wars | Giga Gears
Driverless taxis have been in the news plenty recently, and never for good reasons. The name Cruise has been a Morning Shift mainstay, due to all the fallout from a car dragging a woman along the ground. One name, though, hasn’t come up much in recent reports: Waymo.