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I learned how to trick self-driving cars at a San Francisco museum

Playing with AI in a museum exhibit by looking inhuman to dodge detection.

Art installation prompts reflection on AI limitations and surveillance in cities. [ more ]

Theregister

Cruise's valuation halved since hit and drag incident

Cruise's valuation halved due to car crash incident

Google faces market value drop over AI model controversy [ more ]

The Art Newspaper - International art news and events

3 months ago

Lawrence Lek on the pitfalls of artists making work about AI

Lawrence Lek's exhibition Nox explores AI and digital worlds through the lens of self-driving cars.

The exhibition features a wayward, self-driving car undergoing post-collision therapy and rebooting its software. [ more ]

ABC7 San Francisco

Video shows Waymo robotaxi breaking bus lane laws in San Francisco

Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco raised safety concerns as it broke traffic rules. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

California

Unhoused man accused of trying to steal a Waymo self-driving car in downtown L.A.

An unhoused man attempted to steal a Waymo self-driving car in downtown LA.

Waymo's Rider Support team contacted the police to arrest the unauthorized pedestrian in the vehicle. [ more ]

Acm

Digital life

Waymo Recalls Software After Two Self-Driving Cars Hit the Same Truck

Waymo issues software recall after self-driving cars hit pickup truck

Both Waymo cars misinterpreted the movement of the truck [ more ]

Mail Online

Waymo issues recall after TWO self-driving cars collide into a truck

Waymo issued a software recall after two of its vehicles collided with a tow truck in December.

Waymo's AV software misjudged the location of the tow truck, causing the collision. [ more ]

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A Crowd Attacked a Self-Driving Car and Set It on Fire. It's Unlikely to Be the Last Time.

A Waymo self-driving car was attacked and set on fire by a crowd in San Francisco.

This incident highlights the growing hostility between residents and tech companies using the city's streets for testing self-driving cars. [ more ]

www.fastcompany.com

San Francisco

A mob vandalized and torched a Waymo self-driving car in San Francisco

A Waymo self-driving car was vandalized and set on fire by a crowd in San Francisco, marking the most destructive attack on driverless vehicles in the US so far

Videos of the incident show people celebrating China's Lunar New Year by setting off fireworks, with individuals jumping on the car's hood and breaking its windshield [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

How Will Self-Driving Cars Handle Jaywalkers?

Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan to allow the testing of self-driving cars in New York City.

Adams emphasized the inevitability of self-driving technology and the need to ensure its correct implementation. [ more ]

New York Post

1 month ago

New York City

Eric Adams green-lights robotaxis in NYC - but they can't be driverless

New York City will soon have self-driving cars with human operators for testing purposes.

The autonomous vehicles will be overseen by the city's Department of Transportation with stringent safety requirements. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

3 months ago

Tech industry

We Tried the Apple Vision Pro + Can Congress Protect Kids Online? + Cruise's Crash

Apple's Vision Pro headset is now available for purchase

Mark Zuckerberg apologizes in a congressional hearing on child safety and social media

The collapse of Cruise raises questions about the future of self-driving cars [ more ]

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san-francisco

SFGATE

1 month ago

'Grey's Anatomy' takes inspiration from San Francisco's driverless car debacles

The TV show 'Grey's Anatomy' incorporates self-driving car chaos for its Season 20 premiere.

The episode humorously depicts the struggles with a driverless car gone rogue in a medical emergency. [ more ]

Theregister

Angry mob trashes and sets fire to Waymo self-driving car

A Waymo self-driving taxi was destroyed by an angry mob in San Francisco.

The motive behind the destruction is unclear, but it may be related to a recent incident where a Waymo vehicle hit a cyclist. [ more ]

SFGATE

SF Giants reportedly remove jersey patch of controversial sponsor

The San Francisco Giants' partnership with Cruise, a self-driving car company, may not continue beyond the upcoming season.

The Giants have not addressed the absence of the Cruise patch on team jerseys or provided an update on the status of the partnership. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

4 months ago

Tech industry

Struggling Cruise Cuts About 25 Percent of Its Workers

Cruise, the self-driving car subsidiary of General Motors, is cutting about 900 jobs, a quarter of its workforce, to reduce costs.

The job cuts are mostly in corporate and commercial roles due to the suspension of driverless operations after a crash in October. [ more ]

Sports Illustrated San Francisco Giants News, Analysis and More

8 months ago

San Francisco Giants

Cruise curse? SF Giants offense stalled since adding jersey patch

The SF Giants partnered with self-driving car company Cruise and put their logo patch on their jerseys.

Cruise has had a series of issues with their self-driving cars, leading to a negative impact on the Giants' performance. [ more ]

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Medium

2 days ago

Self Driving Startup Wayve Gets $1B Investment

SoftBank leads over $1B investment in UK-based self-driving startup Wayve, propelling UK AI advancements. [ more ]

The Art Newspaper - International art news and events

3 months ago

Lawrence Lek on the pitfalls of artists making work about artificial intelligence

Lawrence Lek's exhibition Nox explores artificial intelligence and digital worlds through the subject of self-driving cars.

The exhibition takes place in a disused sporting goods store in Berlin and features a wayward, self-driving car undergoing therapy and rebooting its software. [ more ]

Theregister

1 week ago

Tesla maps out new territory in China with Baidu deal

Tesla's partnership with Baidu in China will introduce HD mapping software despite Musk's previous stance against using maps for self-driving cars. [ more ]

Theregister

1 week ago

Elon Musk and Chinese Premier talk EV tech in Beijing

Elon Musk met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing to discuss Tesla's success in China and the potential for Full Self-Driving approval. [ more ]

Futurism

1 week ago

Self-Driving Formula 1 Car Crashes Into Wall at First Autonomous Race Event

The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League's rough start illustrates the ongoing challenges in developing self-driving cars, showcasing the struggle of getting driverless vehicles to navigate a track reliably. [ more ]

Inverse

Rivian's R3 Is Proof That Full Self-Driving Doesn't Need To Be a Major Selling Point

Rivian introduced more affordable EVs: R2, R3, R3X

Interest in self-driving cars diminishing, Rivian focused on aesthetics, size, functionality of R3. [ more ]

Mail Online

5 months ago

Fascinating footage of traveller's first robo-taxi ride

Self-driving cars are now a reality and available to the public in San Francisco.

The Waymo app allows users to request a robo-taxi, which will arrive within five minutes.

The robo-taxi is an all-electric customised Jaguar I-Pace with no driver. [ more ]

english.elpais.com

2 weeks ago

Data science

Takeo Kanade, engineer: Artificial vision will bring teleportation, but without decomposing your body and shipping it another place'

Robotic vision may surpass human vision in certain areas like facial recognition. Humans have an advantage in understanding complex situations and unexpected environments. [ more ]

Inverse