Cruise and Waymo’s driverless robotaxis divide San Francisco

The California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) decision to allow Cruise and Waymo’s driverless robotaxis to operate a paid service in San Francisco 24 hours a day could be considered as a step towards the mainstream adoption of self-driving cars. Residents of the city, however, appear to be divided about the self-driving vehicles.  The signs have […]

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Waymo and Cruise gain approval to operate 24/7 robotaxi services in San Francisco

Waymo and Cruise received victories in San Francisco, with the two robotaxi providers receiving approval to operate their driverless cars 24/7 in the city. The approval came after a six-hour public meeting which saw both supporters and critics of robotaxis expressing their thoughts on the matter.  As noted in a report from The Verge, residents who […]

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Uber and Waymo partner up for autonomous vehicle push in Phoenix

Uber and Waymo have partnered up in a new push to expand autonomous ride-sharing and deliveries in Phoenix, Arizona, later this year. Waymo and Uber entered a new multi-year strategic partnership, announced today, that will make Waymo Driver available to more people using Uber’s platform. Uber users can utilize the Uber and Uber Eats apps […]

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Waymo driverless robotaxi gets pulled over by police

Driverless cars are pretty much inevitable at this point, but in the process of their technologies becoming mainstream, incidents involving law enforcement are bound to occur. One such incident was captured on video, where it generated nearly 14 million views on popular social media platform TikTok. The short clip, posted by TikTok user Johnny Romano […]

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Waymo fleet baffles San Francisco residents with traffic disruption during foggy morning

A group of five Waymo self-driving vehicles baffled some residents in San Francisco’s Balboa Terrace neighborhood after the autonomous fleet stopped in the middle of the residential street early Tuesday morning. Waymo later explained the rather unusual event.  The incident occurred shortly before 6 a.m. on San Aleso Avenue. At the time, there were some […]

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