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Waymo Leads the Way Again with 1st First Responder Program

December 17, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:53:45 +0000

How robotaxis interact with first responders and how first responders are expected to handle robotaxis that have been in an accident are important matters, and Waymo has taken these matters seriously. As evidence of that, Waymo has partnered with TÜV SÜD for an independent, third-party evaluation of Waymo’s practices. The … [continued]

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GM Pulls The Plug On Cruise Robotaxi Business

December 14, 2024 admin Cruise, Electric vehicles, general motors, gm, green economy, mary barra, robotaxis, super cruise

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:31:59 +0000

Cruise, the robotaxi arm of General Motors, will be shut down and its operations folded into self driving technology for cars and trucks.

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WeRide Deploys Autonomous Streetsweepers

December 10, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, France, robotaxis, Singapore, weride

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 04:57:31 +0000

After writing about WeRide’s robotaxi deployment in Abu Dhabi, I went looking at recent WeRide announcements, and I noticed one especially interesting ones I had missed. Just a couple weeks ago, autonomous robotaxis from WeRide, the Robosweeper S6 and Robosweeper S1, were commercially deployed in Singapore, at Marina Coastal Drive … [continued]

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Uber & WeRide Launch Robotaxis in Abu Dhabi

December 10, 2024 admin Abu Dhabi, AI, autonomous vehicles, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, UAE, Uber, weride

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 04:24:36 +0000

Having gone to Abu Dhabi several times for cleantech conferences, I could see that UAE leaders were very keen on futuristic tech and very keen on superlatives — the biggest, the first, the tallest, the fastest, etc. So, I knew it would be quick to deploy robotaxis. Today, the capital … [continued]

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Self Driving Cars And Solar Panel Installing Robots — Our Relationship To Machines Is Complicated

December 9, 2024 admin AI, Artificial Intelligence, autonomous vehicles, clean power, clean transport, consumer technology, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, self-driving vehicles, smartphone apps, Solar energy, solar panels, waymo

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:01:59 +0000

AI enabled robots are everywhere, from self driving cars from Waymo to machines that install solar panels quickly and cheaply.

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Waymo Supporting Single Mothers & Vulnerable Road Users

November 15, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, California, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 03:57:08 +0000

Waymo is growing its ridership by leaps and bounds, and opening up to more and more riders almost every week it seems. It’s also working on its PR, looking to score brownie points for helping different disadvantaged groups. Or maybe it’s just trying to do good in the world — … [continued]

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Waymo Opens to Anyone in Los Angeles!

November 15, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, California, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Los Angeles, robotaxis, waymo, waymo one

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:35:13 +0000

Waymo continues to trot forward. After increasing its weekly passenger count by 50% in just two months earlier this year, it’s sure to do so again soon. The company has now opened up Waymo One robotaxi rides to anyone in Los Angeles. That’s across “Santa Monica, Hollywood Boulevard, USC, and … [continued]

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