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Waymo Will Bring Autonomous Taxis to Los Angeles—Its Biggest Challenge Yet
Paid autonomous vehicle service is coming to Los Angeles, thanks to a decision by California regulators today to allow Alphabet…
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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…
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Uber and Lyft Drivers Have Some Advice for Autonomous Vehicles Set to Swarm the Streets
Take a walk around San Francisco this summer and you’ll see something curious: Jaguar SUVs and Chevrolet hatchbacks driving around…
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Cruise and Waymo Robotaxis Can Now Work the Streets of San Francisco 24/7
California today cleared all-day paid robotaxi service in San Francisco—with unlimited fleets of self-driving cars. Soon, anyone in the city…
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Self-Driving Cars Are Being Put on a Data Diet
Self-driving-car developers initially held a similar philosophy of data maximization. They generate video from arrays of cameras inside and outside…
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Dashcam Footage Shows Driverless Cars Clogging San Francisco
The bus was stuck. San Francisco’s eastbound 54 Felton line was heading up a narrow residential street when a white…
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Robot Cars Are Causing 911 False Alarms in San Francisco
For some residents of San Francisco, the robotic future of driving is just a tap away. Ride-hailing services from GM subsidiary Cruise…
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Trucks Move Past Cars on the Road to Autonomy
But these days, trucks look like a more appealing bet. The American Trucking Association says shippers paid $791 billion to…
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Waymo Rescues Autonomous Taxi Stumped by Traffic Cones
Photo: Glenn Chapman (Getty Images) The taxi hurt itself in confusion! A comedy of errors unfolded after one of Waymo’s…
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