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Gas Station Night Club, Carolina Squat Trucks And A TikToker’s Dilemma In This Week’s News Roundup

Auto loan debt is at an all time high. While some of the blame for that can be put on things like stubbornly high interest rates and ever increasing car prices, some folks just never learned the kind of financial skills required to make a smart car-buying decision. Take TikToker Blaisey Arnold, who recently revealed… [...]read moreGas Station Night Club, Carolina Squat Trucks And A TikToker’s Dilemma In This Week’s News Roundup

Seven Waymo robotaxis block traffic to San Francisco freeway on-ramp

April 18, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology block, Francisco, Freeway, onramp, robotaxis, San, Traffic, Waymo

Seven Waymo robotaxis blocked traffic moving onto the Potrero Avenue 101 on-ramp in San Francisco on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m., according to video of the incident posted to Reddit and confirmation from Waymo. While routing back to Waymo’s city depot that evening, the first robotaxi in the lineup came across a road closure with traffic [...]read moreSeven Waymo robotaxis block traffic to San Francisco freeway on-ramp

Waymo begins robotaxi testing in Atlanta

April 17, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Atlanta, Begins, robotaxi, Testing, Waymo

Waymo, the self-driving company under Alphabet, began testing its robotaxis in Atlanta on Tuesday, adding another city to its ever-expanding testing and deployment domain. Over the next few months, Waymo will deploy a handful of cars driven manually by humans to gather mapping data and get familiar with Atlanta’s environment, Sandy Karp, a Waymo spokesperson, [...]read moreWaymo begins robotaxi testing in Atlanta

Tow Truck Attempts To Pick Up Occupied Car In The Middle Of Busy Traffic

We all know how scummy tow companies can be. From forging a drivers signature to targeting low income people, anytime we think they can’t go any lower they do. Now we have more proof of how terrible many tow companies are by way of Reddit. Portal Axle Kit Turns Your Ford Bronco Into a Monster [...]read moreTow Truck Attempts To Pick Up Occupied Car In The Middle Of Busy Traffic

California gives Waymo the green light to expand robotaxi operations

March 2, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology California, expand, Green, light, operations, robotaxi, Waymo

Waymo is now allowed to operate its self-driving robotaxis on highways in parts of Los Angeles and in the Bay Area following a California regulator’s approval of its expansion (PDF) plans on Friday. This means the company’s cars will now be allowed to drive at up to 65mph on local roads and highways in approved [...]read moreCalifornia gives Waymo the green light to expand robotaxi operations

Waymo can now charge for robotaxi rides in LA and on San Francisco freeways

March 2, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology charge, Francisco, freeways, Rides, robotaxi, San, Waymo

Waymo received approval Friday afternoon from the California Public Utilities Commission to operate a commercial robotaxi service in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Peninsula and on San Francisco freeways. The approval removes the last barrier for the Alphabet company to charge for rides in these expanded areas. Importantly, it opens up new territory for Waymo [...]read moreWaymo can now charge for robotaxi rides in LA and on San Francisco freeways

Stellantis CEO dishes on Waymo Rivian cuts staff and the great EV softening continues

February 26, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology CEO, continues, cuts, Dishes, Great, Rivian, softening, staff, Stellantis, Waymo

TechCrunch Mobility is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares and I covered [...]read moreStellantis CEO dishes on Waymo Rivian cuts staff and the great EV softening continues

Stellantis CEO says there’s still life in Waymo deal for self-driving delivery vans

February 24, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology CEO, deal, delivery, Life, selfdriving, Stellantis, vans, Waymo

Stellantis, the automaker that owns 14 brands including Chrysler, Jeep and Ram, and autonomous vehicle technology company Waymo are not only still working together, the companies are deepening the partnership, CEO Carlos Tavares told TechCrunch in a recent interview. This “deepened” partnership will focus on commercial self-driving Ram delivery vans, a target that was first [...]read moreStellantis CEO says there’s still life in Waymo deal for self-driving delivery vans

Ford preps for its next big fight, Waymo recalls its self-driving car software and layoffs come for another AV startup

February 19, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology big, car, fight, Ford, Layoffs, preps, recalls, selfdriving, Software, Startup, Waymo

TechCrunch Mobility is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. This week’s news includes a BMW security [...]read moreFord preps for its next big fight, Waymo recalls its self-driving car software and layoffs come for another AV startup