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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. According to Reuters, a San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson said that a 911 call was made, but that the cyclist was not taken to the hospital and left the scene on their own. Get started today!

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Driverless Hell: Another Cruise Robotaxi Crashes in San Francisco, This Time Into a Fire Truck

The Truth About Cars

Cruise, General Motors’ autonomous taxi division, can’t seem to keep its vehicles out of trouble, as they keep crashing into things in their home test city of San Francisco. Last night, a taxi crashed into a fire truck , sending one person to the hospital.&

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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.

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Cruise in hot seat amid Fire Department’s claims that robotaxis delayed responders in fatal incident

Teslarati

General Motors’ self-driving unit, Cruise, saw protests outside its San Francisco headquarters earlier this week. The protests come amidst the San Francisco Fire Department’s claims that some of the company’s autonomous robotaxis contributed to the tragic death of a pedestrian.

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Michigan State University introduces electric autonomous bus through collaboration with state, Karsan and ADASTEC

Green Car Congress

Data that MSU plans to collect and analyze from the bus includes V2I (vehicle to infrastructure) communication technologies as well as experiential learning from persons with disabilities to inform future design considerations. The bus represents one of the largest electric autonomous transit vehicles to be deployed on US roadways to date.

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NREL study focuses on growing use and impacts of ride-hailing services at airports

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In a new study, NREL researchers focused on the key observability aspects of new modes and the rate of shifts in mobility patterns across airports in the regions of San Francisco, Portland, Denver, and Kansas City—all US DOT Smart City Challenge finalists. —Josh Sperling, NREL co-author.

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This lamppost EV charger just went commercial in the US

Baua Electric

The New York and San Francisco-based company is developing and deploying EV charging projects in US cities like New York, Chicago, Detroit, and others this spring. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way. Get started here. –ad*