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GM’s Cruise to resume testing its robotaxi service in Phoenix – ET Auto

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s Cruise autonomous driving business is preparing to resume testing its robotaxis with safety drivers in Phoenix, marking an important step in its attempts to resume service after grounding its fleet last year. When the October incident occurred, Cruise was charging fares in San Francisco, Austin and Phoenix. General Motors Co.’s

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Cruise to reintroduce human-driven vehicle fleet in Phoenix – ET Auto

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operations last October after a pedestrian in San Francisco hit by another car was dragged by one of its robotaxis. operations last October after a pedestrian in San Francisco hit by another car was dragged by one of its robotaxis. The company had suspended its U.S. The company had suspended its U.S.

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US regulator opens safety probe into Waymo robotaxis – ET Auto

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Waymo vehicles are available to customers in San Francisco and Phoenix, with Los Angeles and Austin expected to come online next. The top US auto safety regulator on Tuesday said it had opened an investigation into Google-owned Waymo after reports of 22 incidents with its self-driving technology.

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Waymo robotaxi to begin driverless services for employees in Austin – ET Auto

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Waymo said it will open its ride-hailing program, Waymo One, to the public in Austin at a later date, adding that this will make Austin the fourth ride-hailing city after San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles.

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

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Amazon’s self-driving car unit, Zoox, is seeking to stay abreast of rival Waymo by expanding its vehicles’ testing in California and Nevada to include a wider area, higher speeds and nighttime driving. It also expanded the Las Vegas area in which the cars can travel to five miles from one mile, it said in a statement.

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

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Waymo, which already operates in San Francisco and Phoenix, applied on Jan. That followed an incident in which another Waymo car struck a bicyclist at a city intersection. 19 to expand its driverless services, saying it would work with policymakers, first responders and community organizations.

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Waymo seeks to expand driverless service to Los Angeles – ET Auto

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Waymo said this month it would begin testing its fully autonomous passenger cars without a human driver on freeways in Phoenix, Arizona, where it now offers rides in the metropolitan area. General Motors’ Cruise driverless car unit paused all supervised and manual car trips in the U.S.