Sex in self-driving cars: Passengers are reportedly hooking up in San Francisco's driverless taxis

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A Cruise self-driving car in San Francisco.
Passengers in San Francisco's driverless taxis have been using the rides to hook up, The San Francisco Standard reported.

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The first self-driving car fatality case put to rest who was responsible for killing a pedestrian. In this case, it was not the robot.

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Rafaela Vasquez, the backup Uber driver in the autonomous vehicle, avoided a negligent homicide charge related to the 2018 crash that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg.
Rafaela Vasquez, the backup Uber driver in the autonomous vehicle, avoided a negligent homicide charge related to the 2018 crash that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg.

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Elon Musk touched on Nvidia, Cybertruck, Warren Buffett, and the dangers of debt on Tesla's latest earnings call. Here's his 12 best quotes.

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Elon Musk is CEO of Tesla.

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Lyft CEO says company is doing 'everything we can' to be ready for self-driving cars that will be here 'faster than you think'

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Lyft CEO David Risher standing in front of a gray wall with a white Lyft logo behind him.
Lyft CEO David Risher, who recently said the company is preparing for the changes to the industry that self-driving cars will bring.

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Elon Musk's past statements about self-driving safety could feasibly be deepfakes, Tesla lawyers told court

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented the first batch of made-in-China cars to ordinary buyers on January 7, 2020 in Shanghai.
Elon Musk.

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I rode in a Waymo self-driving taxi with no driver and it was a smooth and safe ride, despite my initial fears

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The Waymo car in the parking lot of the salon.
The Waymo car parked outside the salon.

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Video shows passengers in driverless car reacting to police officer gesturing to pull over: 'We're sorry, this car won't let us move!'

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A screenshot of a viral TikTok showing passengers in a driverless car reacting to a police officer's guidance to pull over.
A screenshot of the viral video on TikTok showing driverless car passengers reacting to the police officer's guidance.

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San Jose just authorized plans to build a network of autonomous cars hailed via an app to ferry people from its airport to its railway station

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Mark Seeger. Founder & CEO at Glydways
Mark Seeger. Founder & CEO at Glydways at a testing facility in Concord, California.

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The wild traffic hack that could pave the way for self-driving cars

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Autonomous vehicles are stupid — so an engineer has figured out a way to make streets smarter.

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Tesla reportedly saw an uptick in crashes and mistakes after Elon Musk removed radar from its cars

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Elon Musk speaks at the opening of a new Tesla factory.
Tesla saw an uptick in crashes and mistakes after Elon Musk removed radar from the cars, according to a recent report from The Washington Post.

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