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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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Lyft inks deal with Nielsen to measure in-app ads – ET Auto

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The San Francisco, California-based company launched video ads in the last quarter of 2023, partnering with Warner Bros Discovery to promote ‘Wonka’ movie using its in-app video. Apart from serving ads on the app, Lyft also leverages taxi top advertising displays, in-car advertisements, and its bikeshare stations.

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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxis to drive faster, farther, at night in Las Vegas – ET Auto

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Zoox also operates retrofitted self-driving Toyota Highlanders in Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Foster City, California. Zoox has not given a timeline for when it thinks its fully autonomous vehicles will be ubiquitous. m)after she was hit by a human-driven car.

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Baidu and Pony.ai land elusive license for driverless Robotaxi ops in Beijing

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Waymo started operating a Robotaxi service in San Francisco last year, along with GM’s Cruise. Baidu is one of the largest tech firms in China and is looking to establish its Apollo autonomous taxi service in Beijing after receiving a license to operate just last week. What do you think of the article?

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China is testing more driverless cars than any other country – ET Auto

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A fleet of 500 taxis navigated by computers, often with no safety drivers in them for backup, buzz around. The company that operates them, tech giant Baidu, said last month that it would add another 1,000 of the so-called robot taxis in Wuhan. Baidu also has a joint venture with Zhejiang Geely, called Jiyue, to make robot taxis.

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Cruise robotaxi caught in area of downed power lines, company responds

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A pair of Cruise robotaxi vehicles have been caught in an area with downed trees and powerlines during a storm that rattled San Francisco. What do you think of the article? If you have news tips, email us at tips@teslarati.com ! Still, no details have been revealed on the results of that investigation as of today.

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Driverless cars covered 5x more test miles in California in 2023 – ET Auto

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Taxis with empty driver’s seats have become common in the San Francisco area. San Francisco residents, city agencies and some labor unions complain that robotaxis disrupt traffic and put people at risk with their erratic driving and abrupt stops in the middle of busy roads. million miles from 5.1