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…
Cruise Abruptly Pulls Its Robotaxis After California Says They’re ‘Not Safe’
GM-owned Cruise suspended its driverless taxis, the company said in a post on X, formerly called Twitter. This comes after the California DMV’s temporary ban on Cruise robotaxis earlier this…
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…
California DMV Suspends Cruise Robotaxis Over Safety Concerns
Photo: Phil Pasquini (Shutterstock) The California DMV suspended GM-owned Cruise driverless taxis from roadways on Tuesday. This comes weeks after a hit-and-run incident in San Francisco. Cruise’s robotaxi suspension is…
U.S. Investigating GM’s Cruise Over Reported Pedestrian Injuries
General Motors’ autonomous vehicle company Cruise can’t shake the safety scrutiny over its driverless robotaxis. Now the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is digging into whether or not these…
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…
A Robotaxi Was Blamed for a San Francisco Man’s Death But He Was Actually Hit By a City Bus
A couple of weeks ago, as San Francisco emergency responders attempted to pull away from a scene where a man had been seriously injured, a pair of Cruise robotaxis allegedly…
AI This Week: Elon Musk’s AI-Dominated Future
Headlines This Week The Pentagon wants to beef up its automated drone hordes with some AI. File that under Things That Will Keep You Up At Night. OpenAI has admitted…
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…