article thumbnail

Driverless Waymo car hits cyclist in San Francisco, causes minor scratches – ET Auto

Baua Electric

GM’s Cruise self-driving car unit revealed probes by the U.S. A driverless Waymo car collided with a cyclist in San Francisco on Tuesday but the bicyclist suffered only minor scratches and left the scene on their own, the company said by email. At its turn to proceed, the Waymo car moved forward.

article thumbnail

Driverless Waymo car vandalized and set on fire in San Francisco

Baua Electric

Yesterday evening, an autonomous Waymo car was set on a fire in San Francisco. According to one eyewitness account from Michael Vandi provided to The Autopian, people were setting off fireworks (Lunar New Year was Saturday) on Jackson Street in San Francisco.

article thumbnail

Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

Green Car Congress

Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco. Erhardt et al.

article thumbnail

A Waymo robotaxi hit a cyclist in San Francisco – here’s what happened

Baua Electric

An autonomous Waymo car hit a cyclist in San Francisco yesterday – but luckily the cyclist had only minor injuries. Problem was, the Waymo car went ahead when it perceived it was its turn to enter the intersection, but it didn’t see a cyclist who was behind the truck and crossing into the Waymo car’s path.

article thumbnail

In San Francisco, being a human rather of a robotic will value you

Baua Electric

San Francisco lets in drivers and automobiles, takes fingerprints, drug-tests drivers and problems a written examination, amongst alternative necessities. Not like with taxicabs, the dimensions of a robotaxi fleet can’t be regulated through San Francisco’s issuance of medallions to keep watch over congestion.

article thumbnail

California approves Waymo robotaxi services in LA, SF neighboring cities – ET Auto

Baua Electric

“Waymo may begin fared driverless passenger service operations in the specified areas of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Peninsula, effective today,” the CPUC said on a notice posted to its website on Friday. Waymo, which already operates in San Francisco and Phoenix, applied on Jan.

article thumbnail

Germany’s Vay launches remote-driven car service in Las Vegas – ET Auto

Baua Electric

German remote-driving startup Vay said on Wednesday it had launched its first commercial service in Las Vegas where a “teledriver”, or remote driver, delivers electric short-term rental cars to customers then collects them after the rental. Unlike autonomous vehicles , it relies on a remote human driver.