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Here's Why Consumers Are Scared of Self-Driving Cars

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In our newest episode, I speak with Greg Brannon from AAA about consumer fears that surround autonomous vehicles -- and how the industry can address them. As always, you can find our podcast at the following places:& Spotify ,& Apple ,& Google ,& Amazon , and& iHeart Radio. As well as here. Thanks for listening!

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Polestar taps Google’s latest in-car tech

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Polestar vehicles will utilize Google’s latest in-car tech, and the new additions will be showcased by the tech company at CES 2023 this week in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, owners of the Polestar 2 can remotely control their car by using a Google Assistant-enabled device. ” [link]. ” [link].

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GM's Cruise Laying Off Hundreds to Slash Costs

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After high-profile crashes and being forced to temporarily shutter operations in California, the autonomous vehicle unit announced yesterday that it would lay off a quarter of its workforce in a move that sees around 900 people losing their jobs. The hits keep on coming for GM’s Cruise.

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Google’s Waymo robo-taxi service nears full autonomy approval

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Waymo, an autonomous taxi service subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Google), is nearing full autonomy approval in San Francisco. Waymo started in San Francisco earlier this year , but during this time, the company was only allowed to sell rides to passengers if the car still had a human behind the wheel to ensure safety.

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Apple ramps up its ‘secret’ self-driving car testing: Report – ET Auto

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Apple has a permit to test autonomous vehicle tech on California’s public roads only if the company has a safety driver behind the wheel. Apple has ramped up its self-driving car testing and has logged over 450,000 miles of autonomous driving in the US from December 2022 to November 2023. The company drove more than 1.6

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‘Cybertruck could be as mainstream as the Tesla Model Y’: analyst predicts

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Long-time TSLA bull ARK Invest predicted that the “Cybertruck could be as mainstream as the Tesla Model Y,” based on Google Trends data. million existing Cybertruck reservations, early Google Trends data suggest that the Cybertruck could be as mainstream as the Tesla Model Y,” wrote ARK Invest analyst Sam Korus. “On In addition to 1.5

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Waymo expanding autonomous driving tests to include freeways

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Waymo, the self-driving unit from Google parent company Alphabet, is set to expand its autonomous vehicle testing to include select freeways in Arizona. The autonomous ride-hailing company also says it plans to work closely with public safety officials on best practices, along with teaching them about Waymo’s technology.

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