Waymo pauses robotaxis in 5 US cities
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Waymo's autonomous taxis remain strangely drawn to floodwater
Somewhere inside the neural net is apparently a very determined salmon. Waymo has reportedly suspended robotaxi operations in yet another city after one of its autonomous vehicles drove directly into floodwater and got stuck,
Waymo announced it suspended robotaxi services on freeways across the US, as well as its entire Atlanta, Georgia, operation on May 21. The autonomous taxi service provider says it needs to update its vehicles to improve performance around "construction zones and flooded roadways,
(TNS) — A plan that will allow for self-driving taxis in Missouri would also open the state's roads to autonomous semitrucks — and commercial truck drivers are voicing opposition. Despite receiving strong support from some, including disability rights ...
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YFQ-48A Talon Blue Completes Autonomous Taxi Tests
Northrop Grumman announced the completion of the autonomous taxi tests of the YFQ-48A Talon Blue, the company's pitch for the U.S. Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. Northrop Grumman announced in a post on social media on May 18,
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Driverless taxis and buses on UK streets by end of year
Would you trust a self-driving taxi or bus? The UK government is preparing to launch driverless transport trials later this year, despite recent complaints about autonomous cars getting stuck and blaring alarms.
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Board of Directors voted 12-1 on Thursday, Jan. 15, to oppose the expansion of driverless taxis and rideshares in the region until adequate oversight and regulations are in place. The vote comes as ...
A driverless taxi company has apologised after one of its cars repeatedly reversed out of an east London cul-de-sac in the early hours, making a loud noise. Residents of Elder Street in Spitalfields said a Waymo car had been waking everyone up with a "ridiculous mixture of a reversing noise and siren sound" at about 04:00 BST most days last week.
Self driving taxi and bus firms can start to apply for pilot schemes from today
Waymo said that while its cars can drive in heavy rain, it wanted to improve service. It said it expected to resume taxi operations in the six affected cities soon.