Cruise Robotaxi Crash

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Regulators have ordered Cruise, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of GM, to immediately reduce its robotaxi fleet by 50% following a crash with a fire truck in San Francisco. One passenger was injured in the incident.

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Robo-Taxis Are Legal Now

The New Yorker - 274 days ago - Anna Wiener writes about the California Public Utilities Commission’s decision to allow the expanded use of autonomous vehicles in San Francisco.

Robotaxis in San Francisco: The future or a stark warning?

innovationoriginscom - 274 days ago - As San Francisco continues to test and refine its robotaxis and autonomous buses, the lessons learned will be invaluable in steering the future of autonomous vehicles in cities around the world.

Cruise Agrees to Reduce Driverless Car Fleet in San Francisco After Crash

NY Times - 274 days ago - A driverless Cruise taxi with a passenger collided with a fire truck Thursday night, just one week after state officials allowed the service to expand.

California regulator probes crashes involving GM’s Cruise robotaxis

The Globe and Mail - 274 days ago - California asks GM’s Cruise to reduce active fleet by 50 per cent while investigating robotaxi crashes

Cruise told by regulators to ‘immediately’ reduce robotaxi fleet 50% following crash

TechCrunch - 274 days ago - Cruise, the self-driving car subsidiary of GM, has been asked to reduce its robotaxi fleet by 50% in San Francisco following a crash Thursday night with a fire truck. The California Department of Motor Vehicles, the agency that regulates the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles in the state, requested the reduction in operations. The […]

GM's Cruise robotaxi collides with fire truck in San Francisco

marketscreenercom - 274 days ago - A Cruise robotaxi was involved in a crash with an emergency vehicle in San Francisco late on Thursday, the General Motors unit said, a week after a California agency voted to allow expanded operations...

Driverless buses begin cruising the streets of San Francisco’s Treasure Island

Market Watch - 274 days ago - Free shuttle to operate on a fixed route on the island, site of a former Navy base in San Francisco Bay, making seven stops, connecting residential neighborhoods with stores and community centers. About 2,000 people live on the island.

Cruise robotaxi hits San Francisco firetruck just days after self-driving cars were approved to operate across more of the city

Fortune - 274 days ago - A passenger in the self-driving car had to go to the hospital.

San Francisco Tests Driverless Buses

NewsMax - 274 days ago - First came the robotaxis. Then the driverless buses arrived. San Francisco has launched an autonomous shuttle service - less than a week after California regulators approved the expansion of robotaxis despite traffic and safety concerns.

San Francisco launches driverless bus service - The Garden Island

thegardenisland - 274 days ago - SAN FRANCISCO — First came the robotaxis. Then the driverless buses arrived.

Cruise robotaxi involved in a crash with fire truck, one passenger injured

TechCrunch - 274 days ago - A Cruise robotaxi and an emergency vehicle crashed late Thursday night and left a passenger injured. The crash is the latest in a string of incidents that occurred this week after winning approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to expand commercial operations in San Francisco. Cruise posted a few details about the crash on […]

Cruise Robotaxi Collides With San Francisco Fire Truck, One Injured

insideevscom - 274 days ago - Cruise said the robotaxi entered the intersection on a green light and was struck by the emergency vehicle that "appeared to be en route to an emergency scene."

Self-driving Cruise vehicle crashes with San Francisco fire truck

The Verge - 275 days ago - A crash between Cruise robotaxi and a San Francisco Fire Department truck occurred last night in Tenderloin. The incident happed a week after the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved 24/7 autonomous taxi ride services.

‘This Technology Is Not Yet Ready:’ San Francisco Robotaxi Drives Get Stuck in Wet Concrete

Breitbart News Network - 275 days ago - A driverless Cruise robotaxi drove into wet concrete on a construction site in San Francisco and got stuck, highlighting the problems with self-driving vehicles. One attorney for the city said, “We have seen that this technology is not yet ready, and poor AV performance has interfered with the life-saving operations of first responders.”

San Francisco asks state regulators to pause robotaxi rollout, reassess approval

Market Watch - 275 days ago - Less than a week after California regulators opened the floodgates to driverless robotaxis in San Francisco, the city has asked for that rollout to be...

Cruise Robotaxi Drives Into Wet Concrete; Waymo Shows Off Same Route

Forbes - 275 days ago - Waymo shows off how well they handled a construction zone that Cruise botched. How should these vehicles perform here?

Cruise’s self-driving taxis are causing chaos in San Francisco

popscicom - 275 days ago - This is just one week after the city approved driverless robotaxis to operate 24/7.

Cruise and Waymo see a surge in robotaxi app downloads

TechCrunch - 275 days ago - Consumer interest in Cruise and Waymo’s competing robotaxi services surged following a vote last week by the California Public Utilities Commission that allowed the two companies to expand and charge for their driverless car operations in San Francisco. Estimates from app intelligence provider data.ai showed 15,400 downloads of the Waymo One app in the five days […]