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A new video shows a driverless Waymo robotaxi struggling to decipher the hand signals of a construction worker.
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Waymo Self-Driving Taxi Flummoxed by Construction Worker’s Hand Signals

By Victor Tangermann

A man had the misfortune of becoming trapped inside a driverless Waymo taxi, which drove in circles instead of to the airport.
Advanced Transport

Man Trying to Catch Flight Alarmed as His Driverless Waymo Gets Stuck Driving in Loop Around Parking Lot

By Victor Tangermann

As Bloomberg reports, a fleet of Baidu robotaxis is triggering traffic jams in the city of Wuhan, frustrating residents.
Advanced Transport

China Flooded With Robotaxis Causing Traffic Jams

By Victor Tangermann

The city of San Francisco has filed a lawsuit to get those pesky autonomous vehicles off of its streets, appealing a recent decision.
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San Francisco Sues to Get Nuisance Self-Driving Cars Off Its Streets

By Victor Tangermann

A review of eight different AI pedestrian detectors revealed the programs to be worse at detecting darker-skinned pedestrians and kids.
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Driverless Cars are Biased Against Dark-Skinned People and Kids, Scientists Say

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Self-driving cars caused a major traffic jam on Friday in San Francisco when ten of its self-driving taxis simply shut down.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Ten Self-Driving Cars Cause Huge Traffic Jam After Losing Wireless Signal

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A driverless Cruise car plowed into an active firefighting scene in San Francisco last month and didn't stop until firefighters smashed its front window.
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Self-Driving Car Plowed Into Active Fire Scene, Forcing Firefighters to Smash Its Window

By Victor Tangermann

The federal government is looking into a self-driving taxi company after its second reported collision with another vehicle.
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Feds Reportedly Investigating Driverless Taxis After They Wreak Havoc in San Francisco

By Noor Al-Sibai

A group of Cruise robotaxis shut down simultaneously on a San Francisco street on Tuesday night — a mere week after Cruise officially launched the service.
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Group of Robotaxis All Shut Down at Same Moment, Stopping Traffic for Hours

By Victor Tangermann

US regulators have devised a set of new rules specifically targeting automated driving system (ADS) vehicles that do not feature human controls.
Self-Driving Vehicles

US Regulators No Longer Require Fully Autonomous Vehicles to Have Human Controls

By Victor Tangermann

Waymo received approval from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to build a Level 4 autonomous vehicle factory in the state.
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Waymo Gets Approval to Open Driverless Car Factory in Michigan

By Victor Tangermann

According to Bloomberg, Waymo is about to announce the world's first commercial driverless car service in Phoenix, Arizona, putting them ahead of the curve.
Advanced Transport

Yep, It’s Real: Your Next Rideshare Could Be Driverless in as Soon as a Month

By Victor Tangermann

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People Are Reportedly Attacking Driverless Cars in California

By Dom Galeon

Toyota Is Launching a $2.8 Billion Self-Driving Car Company
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Toyota Is Launching a $2.8 Billion Self-Driving Car Company

By Chelsea Gohd

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Soon California’s Autonomous Cars Will Drive All on Their Own

By Dom Galeon

Scientists Are Closer to Making Artificial Brains That Operate Like Ours Do
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Scientists Are Closer to Making Artificial Brains That Operate Like Ours Do

By Lou Del Bello