Chinese tech startups quietly stop testing driverless cars on Californian roads

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A Didi robotaxi picks up a passenger in Shanghai in 2020.

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Driverless taxi torched by mob in San Francisco

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As Google's Waymo starts rolling out more self-driving cars, a crowd of people set one ablaze in San Francisco. The motive for the attack is unknown, but many residents are skeptical about robo-cars.

People think self-driving cars should be 'better' than human drivers, executive says

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A Cruise self-driving car in San Francisco.

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Waymo says data shows its robotaxis are much safer than cars driven by humans

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A Chrysler Pacifica outfitted with Waymo's self-driving technology.

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Cruise begins layoffs after suspending its self-driving robotaxis following a collision that dragged pedestrian beneath car

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Cruise is laying off employees following its suspension of robotaxi operations.

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GM to update Cruise software so self-driving cars stop if a pedestrian is pinned underneath

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GM's Cruise unit is recalling 950 cars to update their software following an accident in San Francisco in which a pedestrian was dragged about 20 feet.

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California revokes Cruise's robo-taxi permit, calling them 'an unreasonable risk to public safety'

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A woman leaving a driverless Cruise taxi.

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We are decades off having self-driving cars that have the freedom to go anywhere, autonomous vehicle boss says

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Oxa CEO Gavin Jackson has said that self-driving cars are "a long way" from being able to "drive everywhere."

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Elon Musk’s worst nightmare

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Missy Cummings flew fighter jets for the Navy. Now, as a leading expert on automation and AI, she's taking aim at self-driving cars.

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Cruise says one of its driverless taxis ran over a woman in San Francisco after a hit-and-run driver 'launched' her into the car's path

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A Cruise self-driving car in the middle of traffic in San Francisco.
A Cruise self-driving car in the middle of traffic in San Francisco.

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