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San Francisco: Person stirbt nachdem Krankenwagen von Robotaxi blockiert wurde

Nachdem ein Krankenwagen auch wegen zweier bewegungsloser Robotaxis nicht schnell genug ins Krankenhaus konnte, kommt neue Kritik von Rettungsdiensten.

https://www.heise.de/news/San-Francisco-Robotaxi-von-Cruise-blockiert-Krankenwagen-Patient-stirbt-9293566.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege

#Cruise #Rettungsdienste #Robotaxi #Robotaxis #SanFrancisco #autonomesFahren

Cruise CEO accuses detractors of "anti-robot bias." #robots #robotaxis #discrimination https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/07/robotaxis-san-francisco-cruise-ceo/

Waymo and Cruise were granted permission from California officials to expand their operations in San Francisco, but some of the residents are taking a stand and temporarily disabling the robotaxis. BBC journalist James Clayton seeks to understand why the city is so divided on self-driving vehicles.

https://flip.it/vtd.za

#SelfDrivingCars #Robotaxis #SanFrancisco

#BBCNews - How #robotaxis are dividing San Francisco
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66611513
#driverless #SF

01 Net: San Francisco approuve les robotaxis. L’un d’eux fonce dans un camion de pompiers https://www.01net.com/actualites/san-francisco-approuve-les-robotaxis-lun-deux-fonce-dans-un-camion-de-pompiers.html #francais #01net #Technologie #Tech #voitureautonome #Autoconnectée #SanFrancisco #Robotaxis #Cruise #waymo

one for @jwz :

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/08/19/0158238/after-firetruck-crash-california-tells-cruise-to-reduce-robotaxi-fleet-by-50-in-san-francisco

now murderbots are killing each other:

«The company said another driverless car, which had no passengers, entered the intersection on a green light when another car ran a red light at high speed. The driverless car detected the other car and braked, according to Cruise, but the two cars still collided»

I wonder what company owned that other MB...

#robotaxis #cruise #murderbots

If #ElmoMush ‘s #robotaxis are limited to driving passengers in the #Hyperloop there won’t be any pedestrians run down or collisions with firetrucks 🚒 and ambulances 🚑. ✅

https://abc7news.com/amp/cruise-driverless-car-sffd-fire-truck-accident/13666936/

"Die Betreiber der #Robotaxis werben mit sicherer und nachhaltiger Mobilität auf Knopfdruck. Doch der Start des 24-Stunden-Betriebs der Flotte aus 500 selbstfahrenden Fahrzeugen in San Francisco wurde zum Desaster."
https://rp-online.de/panorama/ausland/san-francisco-robotaxi-start-wird-zum-desaster-pannen-sorgen-fuer-lacher_aid-95872601

Due to anxiety and other reasons, I don't drive and dread being hit by a car. I don't wear headphones when I walk outside, and when I cross a busy street, I dig my nails into my fingers to keep myself alert.

I crossed the street in front of at least two of these #RoboTaxis today, and feared for my life. I had a grand mal seizure once. Are these things trained to recognize the shape of a human body lying in the middle of the street? Asking seriously.

https://sfist.com/2023/08/13/cruises-robo-traffic-jam-autonomous-cars-trigger-gridlock-following-san-francisco-expansion-clearance/

#SanFrancisco

People Are Having Sex in Robotaxis. Nobody Is Talking About It

#SanFrancisco #RoboTaxis

https://sfstandard.com/2023/08/11/san-francisco-robotaxi-cruise-debauchery/

Now that CA has allowed #robotaxis to run rampant in SF, a trick I’ve learned in the 3+ years they’ve been testing in my neighborhood is that if you can get in front of them and make them stop, take both hands and push down hard, once, on the hood or front bumper, that disables them for a bit. No cone required! FYI @SafeStreetRebel

California gives Waymo and Cruise the go-ahead to charge passengers - Enlarge (credit: Cruise)

The robotaxi companies Waymo and Crui... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960379 #californiapublicutilitiescommission #autonomousdriving #autonomouscars #robotaxis #cruise #waymo #cars

Ars Technica: California gives Waymo and Cruise the go-ahead to charge passengers https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960379 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission #AutonomousDriving #autonomouscars #robotaxis #Cruise #waymo #Cars

#SamCast for 8/11/23

1. #Maui wildfires kill at least 55

https://apnews.com/article/c0f3cc5c7718bd41dd54d38479fb29b2

2. #Trump Judge to hear arguments over protective order

https://apnews.com/article/7129afbb11d968b42c9500559109f522

3. #Ecuador arrests 6 in killing of presidential candidate

https://apnews.com/article/4ffb2030f439a6f1e6039326e1ee64b6

4. #Robotaxis win approval in San Francisco

https://apnews.com/article/98f0dab03984bd71685b92c2ac7aad0c

#News

San Francisco gives the green light to driverless taxis despite rising fears about their safety (AP) #robotaxis #SanFrancisco

https://apnews.com/article/98f0dab03984bd71685b92c2ac7aad0c

Very worthwhile thread from @davidzipper about the impact of #robotaxis, with sources cited.

#CarBrain #SelfDrivingCars #AutonomousVehicles

https://mastodon.social/@davidzipper/110860569343655393

Lyft is actually slightly better off than Uber overall. It spent less money on expensive props for its long con - #FlyingCars, #robotaxis, scooters, overseas clones - and abandoned them before Uber did. Lyft also fired 24% of its staff at the end of 2022, which should have improved its margins by cutting its costs.

Uber pays its drivers less.

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#SelfDrivingCars #RoboTaxis #AVs #AI: "Years after the industry first promised self-driving cars were supposed to arrive, some boosters point to the trials happening in San Francisco as proof we’re finally on the cusp of the driverless revolution. But there’s plenty of reason to believe companies are once again overpromising on what they can deliver. The robotaxis are constantly blocking transit and emergency vehicles, and have become a new form of ubiquitous surveillance to aid the police department.

In the viral video, Safe Street Rebel advises opponents of the autonomous vehicles (AVs) to start placing the city’s many orange traffic cones on their hoods to disable them. It’s a protest, but it’s also a way to draw attention to an important decision by the state regulator on whether to significantly expand robotaxi services that was due to be made on July 13, but has now been delayed until August 10. The activist group says the delay is “a sign that our campaign is working.”

To understand more about what’s happening in San Francisco, I spoke with an anonymous activist from Safe Street Rebel. The original video has been removed from TikTok, but you can watch it on Instagram or Twitter."

https://www.disconnect.blog/p/stopping-robotaxis-with-traffic-cones

In San Francisco, self-driving taxis have been taking over the market for a year now https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/06/23/1074270/obotaxis-decision-time/ #selfdriving #robotaxis #robocabs

What we can learn from Los Angeles Times #robotaxis in #SanFrancisco

1. Health risk: You don't have to be in a robotaxi or even near it to be harmed.

You might be waiting for the firetruck to rescue you. Alas! A robotaxi blocks the firetruck for minutes.

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-06-22/san-francisco-robotaxis-interfere-with-firetrucks-los-angeles-is-next

This is in addition to the risks to passengers and people on the road when cars with "autopilot" are on roads.