Gavin Newsom is mesmerized by the growth of driverless cars. Other California Democrats, not so much
SHANGHAI — California Gov. Gavin Newsom walked out of the Tesla gigafactory in China last month feeling jazzed about the future. A future where people do a lot less driving, instead…
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Driverless Taxis Blocked Ambulance and Patient Later Died, San Francisco Fire Dept. Says
Two Cruise driverless taxis blocked an ambulance carrying a critically injured patient who later died at a hospital, a San Francisco Fire Department report said, in another incident involving self-driving…
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It’s a long road ahead for driverless cars, says Fastcase executive
Image from Shutterstock. Four years ago, Damien Riehl, like many others, was quite bullish about the future of autonomous vehicles. The potential of the technology was obvious: No more worrying…
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What Driverless Waymo Taxi Rides Are Like in San Francisco
“Hello, Tripp,” a disembodied woman’s voice said through the speakers of a driverless taxi that was about to pick up a fare near the colorful Victorian houses known as the…
Read More »San Francisco launches driverless shuttle service
San Francisco has launched an autonomous shuttle service a week after regulators approved the expansion of robotaxis despite safety concerns. San Francisco is one of a growing number of cities…
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Driverless Car Gets Stuck in Wet Concrete in San Francisco
Driverless vehicles promise a future with less congestion and pollution, fewer accidents resulting from human error and better mobility for people with disabilities, supporters say. But every now and then,…
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San Francisco Officials Hesitant to Expand Driverless Car Services
Over the past year or so, a jarring sight has become common in San Francisco: driverless cars buzzing around the city’s streets with no one at the wheel and an…
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