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Autonomous vehicles, sidewalk robots and other technologies in the urban landscape are scooping up new caches of data. Cities, in turn, are using this information in novel ways. -
A flood swept away an empty Waymo robotaxi April 20, and the ride-hailing service has been shut down citywide since. The company is reviewing its operations in the city to refine flood monitoring mitigations.
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A coalition of unions representing everyone from bus drivers to construction workers lobbied at the Statehouse against legislation that would pilot driverless vehicles in Chicago and elsewhere in the state.
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Deploying the haulers on the Interstate 35 corridor is intended to evaluate their performance in real-life conditions. The highway from Laredo to Temple is one of the state’s busiest trade corridors.
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The robots have shattered two city bus shelters within the last week, fueling heated discussion amongst Chicago humans who say they shouldn’t have to share the public way with automatons.
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Tesla Inc. and Waymo have reported more crashes in Austin, Texas, over the course of the past month as both companies face increasing pressure to improve their self-driving vehicle technology.
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Texas 130, a toll road linking Austin and San Antonio, will serve as a corridor for testing cab-less freight haulers. The firms involved characterized the highway as a strategic route for the region.
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The public has come to expect autonomous vehicles to be perfect drivers. But if that safety bar is too high, where should it be set, experts considered at a recent national safety forum.
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The proposed legislation would, its sponsor said, create a “clear and predictable framework” for autonomous vehicles. Opponents say it doesn’t do enough to safeguard road safety and jobs.
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The taxis’ first day of operations in the city also yielded their first collision, a minor accident uptown. A human trainer was in the vehicle and the incident was not Waymo’s fault, a spokesperson said.
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Authorities at Newark Liberty International Airport are scrutinizing three small electric shuttles. Testing will commence in earnest next month with an eye for weather conditions but sans actual passengers.
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The self-driving taxi company is deploying about 10 vehicles in Chicago to start mapping the city’s streets — thus “laying the early groundwork” for future operations there — Waymo said Wednesday.
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In testimony before the U.S. Senate, a top Waymo executive revealed that the autonomous vehicle company uses remote workers in the Philippines to assist its self-driving cars.
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House Bill 4085 would allow companies such as Waymo to deploy null in Oregon with no human driver on board, including for delivery services or passenger rides.
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The bill would authorize autonomous vehicle pilot programs in a handful of Illinois counties, including Cook, before opening the door to statewide legalization of self-driving cars in three years.
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A Missouri bill would enable self-driving taxis but it would open roads to autonomous semitrucks, prompting pushback from commercial drivers. Supporters include disability rights advocates.
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The robotaxi maker has been testing its newest vehicle on Texas streets since late December. Now, one of the cars has been spotted on a highway at night, which obscured any view of a driver.
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More than 3,000 of the company’s self-driving taxis have been recalled after reports they passed stopped school buses improperly. A Nov. 17 software update may have led to the inappropriate action.
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“Experiential learning” can let people discover technologies firsthand, a panelist said at the inaugural CoMotion GLOBAL conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Residents must be kept in mind, said another.
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The autonomous taxi purveyor plans to add service in Orlando and other central Florida municipalities next year. Its rise has prompted questions about safety and hopes congestion could decline.
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INRIX’s latest Global Traffic Scorecard finds U.S. traffic at a historic level so far this year. Autonomous vehicles and shared mobility could, however, be a counterbalance against private car use.
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