autonomous vehicles
Cruise Exec Omitted Pedestrian Dragging In Summary of Self-Driving Car Incident to California DMV, Email Shows
An email obtained by Motherboard supports the CA DMV’s contention that Cruise misled the agency about what really happened during the October 2 crash.
Cruise Self-Driving License Revoked After It Withheld Pedestrian Injury Footage, DMV Says
The DMV said the vehicles “are not safe for the public’s operation.”
People Think Their Cars Are Self-Driving Even Though They’re Not, Study Finds
Yet more confusion over what is or isn’t self-driving.
Waymo Vehicle Mobbed by Skateboarders During Annual San Francisco Hill Bomb Event
The car drove down the street after the annual Dolores Hill Bomb.
San Francisco Police Are Using Driverless Cars as Mobile Surveillance Cameras
“Autonomous vehicles are recording their surroundings continuously and have the potential to help with investigative leads,” an internal training document states.
Cop Pulls Over Driverless Car, Chaos Does Not Ensue
San Francisco police pulled over a Cruise driverless vehicle. It pulled over. Wild stuff.
Autonomous Delivery Robot Adds External Airbags for When It Inevitably Crashes Into People
From the dream of zero crashes to wrapping cars in giant pillows.
Elon Musk's 'Tesla Bot' Is a Shitpost
Musk warned the robot "probably wouldn't work," but judging by his previous promises and predictions, it might not exist at all.
Futuristic Self-Driving Car Hits Person the Old Fashioned Way
A Waymo car struck a person on a scooter in San Francisco, but the company says it was being driven by a human at the time.
Waymo Self-Driving Car Gets Stuck by Cones, Drives Away From Assistance
This is what responsible self-driving car development looks like.
‘No One Was Driving’ Tesla in Crash That Killed Two People, Police Say
Local police believe no one was in the driver’s seat.
Uber Sells Off Sci-Fi Pipe Dreams. Exploiting Human Labor Is Its Only Plan
Uber sold its driverless car and flying taxi divisions, putting it back at square one with unprofitable core products that rely on exploiting drivers.