Waymo’s robotaxis head for the highway
Waymo After several years of testing its autonomous vehicles on city streets without a human engineer behind the wheel, Waymo is about to send its fully driverless cars onto freeways…
The Week When AI Got High on Its Own Supply
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) Whatever you believe about the future of AI, there’s probably a cult out there for you. Ideological factions have been drawing lines for years and…
Cruise woes continue as key figures quit the robotaxi firm
Cruise co-founder Daniel Kan has quit the beleaguered autonomous-car company, Reuters reported on Monday. His departure as chief product officer comes a day after Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt…
Both Cruise Co-founders Jump Ship After Vehicles Deemed Public Safety Hazard
Both co-founders of Cruise have resigned from the company, following a month of turbulence for General Motors’ self-driving car subsidiary. Chief Product Officer Daniel Kan resigned on Monday, according to…
Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt Resigns After Vehicles Deemed Public Safety Hazard
The co-founder of Cruise, Kyle Vogt, resigned from his duties as CEO, CTO, and President on Sunday night, following a month of turbulence for General Motors’ self-driving car subsidiary. Vogt…
Cruise woes prompt production halt of fully driverless van
Cruise General Motors-owned Cruise has halted production of its fully driverless vehicle — the Origin — just over a week after it suspended robotaxi operations nationwide following a number of…
Cruise AV drives over woman just after she was hit by another car
An autonomous vehicle (AV) operated by Cruise ran over a pedestrian in San Francisco on Monday night just after she’d been hit by another car, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.…
Robotaxi firm Cruise ordered to halve fleet following incidents
Autonomous-car company Cruise has been told by regulators to halve its robotaxi fleet in San Francisco following a crash with a fire truck on Thursday in which the driverless car’s…
Robotaxis have a passenger problem that no one thought of
An issue with self-driving cars has come t0 light that apparently no one previously considered: dozing passengers. Officials in San Francisco, where Alphabet’s Waymo company and GM-backed Cruise are currently…
A weird thing just happened with a fleet of autonomous cars
A fleet of autonomous cars suddenly gathered together on a street in San Francisco earlier this week, blocking it for several hours.