On January 11, 2024, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) made the details of the licenses issued for driverless … More
Category: Autonomous Driving
Cruise Statistics of Taxi Rides with Passengers in 2023
An interesting analysis shows the monthly number of passengers in paid and unpaid robotaxi rides that Cruise carried out driverless … More
Waymo Begins Driverless Highway Tests
After millions of driverless kilometers in urban areas, Waymo is now tackling the next challenge: driverless driving on highways at … More
The Wrong Problem With Pickup and Drop-Off Points for Robotaxis
A hotly contested part of a city are the spaces at the curb of the sidewalk. Where cars are usually … More
Mercedes: Turquoise Lights for Autonomous Driving Mode – But Why?
Mercedes-Benz has received approval in California and Nevada to use turquoise lights on the exterior to indicate that the vehicle … More
Comparing Crash Rates of Waymo and those of Human Drivers
If you scroll through the news in recent months, you get the impression that autonomous cars pose a huge safety … More
Cruise Robotaxi With Additional Sensor Arrangement Spotted
This Cruise robotaxi (with a safety driver) was spotted on southbound HWY 101 in San Francisco on November 16th, 2023 … More
Nuro Test Mule With Tablet
These Nuro test mules with an access tablet were spotted on November 9th, 2023 around noon in Mountain View at … More
Car Chase Ends With Speeder Crashing Into Waymo
A police chase after a fleeing silver-colored vehicle resulted in an accident on the Bay Bridge in San Francisco at … More
Robotaxis at the Junkyard
Are robot cabs going to heaven? I can’t say for sure for all of them, but one ended up in … More