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Cruise AVs Get Auto-Close Doors, Don't Worry About Not Slamming Them
Cruise AVs Get Auto-Close Doors, Don't Worry About Not Slamming Them

5 May 2023, 00:27 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Don't worry about leaving the robotaxi's door ajar if you ride with Cruise. They'll close by themselves! Here's how it's going to work

 
Cruise Robotaxi Appears to "Hunt" Pedestrians in a Weird Video, Cruise Says It's OK
Cruise Robotaxi Appears to "Hunt" Pedestrians in a Weird Video, Cruise Says It's OK

1 May 2023, 08:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A strange TikTok video shows a Cruise robotaxi that appears to hunt pedestrians crossing the street, and Cruise offers a possible explanation

 
GM's Cruise Depletes Cash Reserves As It Expands Operating Hours in San Francisco
GM's Cruise Depletes Cash Reserves As It Expands Operating Hours in San Francisco

26 Apr 2023, 14:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cruise has announced expanding operating hours in San Francisco, but the company will deplete its cash reserves by next year, questioning the sustainability

 
Cruise Recalls 300 Robotaxis After One of Them Crashed Into the Back of a Bus
Cruise Recalls 300 Robotaxis After One of Them Crashed Into the Back of a Bus

10 Apr 2023, 14:11 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM's Cruise has recalled 300 robotaxis to address an issue that caused one to crash into the back of a bus at the end of March, in what became a viral story

 
Waymo Retires Chrysler Pacifica PHEV Fleet, Goes All Electric With Jaguar I-Pace and ZEEKR
Waymo Retires Chrysler Pacifica PHEV Fleet, Goes All Electric With Jaguar I-Pace and ZEEKR

31 Mar 2023, 13:04 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Waymo is retiring its fleet of Chrysler Pacific PHEVs and will deploy the all-electric Jaguar I-Pace as the base vehicle for its fifth-generation Waymo Driver

 
Bill Gates "Test Rides" a Wayve Robotaxi, but With a Human in the Driver's Seat
Bill Gates "Test Rides" a Wayve Robotaxi, but With a Human in the Driver's Seat

29 Mar 2023, 20:50 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Known for investing in all sorts of cool things, the American business magnate is now also focusing on driving automation. But not in America

 
Another Cruise Robotaxi Was Involved in a Crash in San Francisco
Another Cruise Robotaxi Was Involved in a Crash in San Francisco

26 Mar 2023, 11:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Autonomous driving doesn't seem to make much progress, as another Cruise robotaxi was involved in a crash in San Francisco

 
Why Park Assist With Tesla Vision Is Doomed to Fail
Why Park Assist With Tesla Vision Is Doomed to Fail

25 Mar 2023, 22:29 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / For a man people praise as a genius, Elon Musk’s reasoning for removing sensors from Tesla cars is either a gross miscalculation or a very elaborate one.

 
Cruise Robotaxis Failed To Detect Yellow Tape, Causing a Blockage in San Francisco, Again
Cruise Robotaxis Failed To Detect Yellow Tape, Causing a Blockage in San Francisco, Again

23 Mar 2023, 10:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cruise robotaxis in San Francisco failed to detect yellow tape installed to isolate a street affected by the storm and got entangled in downed electricity wires

 
Waymo AV Shows Why AI Isn't Ready To Take Over, It's Like ChatGPT's Driving
Waymo AV Shows Why AI Isn't Ready To Take Over, It's Like ChatGPT's Driving

7 Feb 2023, 21:54 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Autonomous vehicles (AVs) might soon take over, right? That’s what some people fear. However, there might still be a long way to go before that

 
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robotaxi Service Launching in Las Vegas in Late 2023, L.A. Is Next
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robotaxi Service Launching in Las Vegas in Late 2023, L.A. Is Next

3 Jan 2023, 18:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Motional, as in the joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, will launch its robotaxi service in the Las Vegas area by the end of the year

 
NHTSA Opens Probe Into GM's Cruise AD System After It Found Vehicles Braking for No Reason
NHTSA Opens Probe Into GM's Cruise AD System After It Found Vehicles Braking for No Reason

16 Dec 2022, 15:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The NHTSA has opened a probe into GM’s Cruise autonomous driving system after receiving notices of vehicles abruptly braking and becoming “roadway obstacles”

 
Cruise's Robotaxis To Pop Up in New Markets Next Year
Cruise's Robotaxis To Pop Up in New Markets Next Year

1 Dec 2022, 19:59 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Cabs, Uber, Lyft, and other ride-hailing or ride-sharing operators might have to go through retraining for a new profession soon. Cruise is onto them

 
GM's Cruise Expands Robotaxi Service in San Francisco to Daytime Hours
GM's Cruise Expands Robotaxi Service in San Francisco to Daytime Hours

18 Nov 2022, 16:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt announced that Cruise driverless service is now operating during daytime hours, too, albeit in a limited area of the city

 
ZEEKR Details SEA-M Architecture for Future Mobility, Underpinning the Waymo One Robotaxi
ZEEKR Details SEA-M Architecture for Future Mobility, Underpinning the Waymo One Robotaxi

17 Nov 2022, 09:11 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / ZEEKR offered more details about the SEA-M architecture that underpins future robotaxis, minivans, and logistics vehicles developed for the driverless future

 
Waymo's Zeekr Electric Robotaxi Needs a Driver for Now, Will Pick You Up Someday
Waymo's Zeekr Electric Robotaxi Needs a Driver for Now, Will Pick You Up Someday

17 Nov 2022, 01:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Waymo is working on its next-gen robotaxis, which will be called Zeekr. We have a fresh set of spy shots of the latest prototype of the electric minivan

 
Watch How a Tesla With FSD Beta Fares Against a Driverless Cruise Taxi in San Francisco
Watch How a Tesla With FSD Beta Fares Against a Driverless Cruise Taxi in San Francisco

14 Nov 2022, 14:40 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Self-driving is touted as the next big thing for automakers, even though most car owners love being in charge. But let’s see who has the better software

 
Nissan Gets Into the Robotaxi Craze, Chooses China Instead of the U.S.
Nissan Gets Into the Robotaxi Craze, Chooses China Instead of the U.S.

7 Nov 2022, 12:41 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The Japanese automaker plans on spending more money in the Asian country for the development of autonomous driving solutions. Here’s its plan

 
SAIC Teams Up With Pony.ai to Build a Fleet of Electric Robotaxis Based on the Marvel R
SAIC Teams Up With Pony.ai to Build a Fleet of Electric Robotaxis Based on the Marvel R

27 Sep 2022, 10:30 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Chinese automotive giant SAIC and autonomous driving technology company Pony.ai plan to build together a fleet of electric robotaxis

 
Cruise Autonomous Cab Stops in San Francisco Once Again
Cruise Autonomous Cab Stops in San Francisco Once Again

26 Sep 2022, 13:34 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Running without a driver forced a bus to reroute while the Cruise AV waited for rescue. It took 20 minutes for a technician to remove it