A driverless car in San Francisco drove right into wet concrete and got stuck after seemingly mistaking it for a regular road: 'It ain't got a brain'

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A Cruise self-driving car in San Francisco.
A Cruise self-driving car in San Francisco.

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Robotaxis get the green light to roam the streets of San Francisco at any hour of the day

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The white Waymo self-driving car.
The Waymo car.

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Video shows police yelling at a driverless Waymo taxi to stop before it runs over a fire hose

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A Waymo taxi wouldn't stop inching toward an active fire hose in February.

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Tesla's not even in the top 10 of self-driving firms, according to experts who ranked all of the leading companies working on automation

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Tesla recently came in last of 16 automated-driving tech companies ranked by Guidehouse Insights.

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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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Ford CEO channels Elon Musk, saying the automaker's next electric truck will drive itself while you sleep

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Jim Farley is upping Ford's ante as it races to catch up with Elon Musk's Tesla.

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Ford wants to allow your car to lock you out — and even drive itself to an impound lot or scrapyard — if you miss payments

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Ford filed for a patent for a system that would allow a car to cause "discomfort" to a driver late on payments, even by going as far as to lock the owner out and repossess itself.

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Elon Musk has promised self-driving Teslas for years. Experts say it's not even close.

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Firefighters smashed the window of a driverless Cruise taxi to stop it running over their hoses

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A Cruise car ran over a fire hose in June 2022.

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