AI This Week: Cruise’s Robotaxi Meltdown
Headlines This Week Academic researchers at the University of Chicago are helping artists fight back against AI algorithms that would ingest and monetize their works. Researchers have developed a program…
You Can Now Order a Waymo Robotaxi on the Uber App in Phoenix
Uber’s partnership with Waymo, a driverless taxi service, began Wednesday to provide autonomous ride options for customers in Phoenix. Riders who book an UberX, Uber Green, Uber Comfort, or Uber…
Check out the NASA EV that will drive Artemis crew (partway) to the moon
NASA and electric vehicle startup Canoo Technologies have shown off the EV that will transport the next lunar astronauts to the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center as part of…
Toyota joins ‘the Tesla plug’ club
Toyota has become the latest major automaker to ink a deal with Tesla to adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) — also known as “the Tesla plug” — on…
Tesla’s Cybertruck finally gets a delivery date
Tesla CEO Elon Musk behind the wheel of a Cybertruck in August. Tesla Tesla has finally revealed the delivery date for the Cybertruck: November 30. The automaker led by Elon…
Gavin Newsom Under Fire From Teamsters Over Veto of Driverless Truck Bill
Big tech companies want to put big, driverless trucks on the road, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom is ready to help them reach that goal. Now the Democratic mainstay is…
AI This Week: Cruise Veers Off Course
Headlines This Week In a big win for human artists, a Washington D.C. judge has ruled that AI-generated art lacks copyright protections. Meta has released SeamlessM4T, an automated speech and…
Driverless Cars Are Worse at Spotting Kids and Dark-Skinned People, Study Says
Driverless car systems have a bias problem, according to a new study from Kings College London. The study examined eight AI-powered pedestrian detection systems used for autonomous driving research. Researchers…
San Francisco Begs California to Pause Waymo & Cruise Robotaxi Infestation
A Waymo robotaxi on the streets of San Francisco. Image: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) The future is nigh, but San Francisco wants to push it off just a little farther.…
Self-Driving Car in San Francisco Gets Stuck in Wet Concrete
A Cruise self-driving car in action on the streets of San Francisco. Image: Michael Vi (Shutterstock) Self-driving cars are one of the funniest broken promises of the modern age. Far…