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Teens discover their robot taxi is a narc

A Waymo in San Mateo reportedly ratted out two teenagers for drinking and shooting Orbeez from the back seat, proving the ...
The Washington Post

Robot taxi riders in San Francisco targeted with a new form of harassment

SAN FRANCISCO — Stephanie, a tech worker in San Francisco, was drawn to the robot taxis that Alphabet’s Waymo operates in the city because she felt more secure without a human driver. The vehicles ...
The New York Times

Waymo Halts Service in Downtown Los Angeles After Its Taxis Are Set on Fire

Protesters smashed the windows of multiple Waymo robot taxis and then set them on fire. The police warned of toxic fumes released by burning lithium-ion batteries. By Jenny Gross Waymo, the robot taxi ...
Dayton Daily News

Robot Taxis Stop in Traffic in Chinese City, Stranding Travelers

FILE -- A Baidu driverless robot taxi travels in Wuhan, China, on May 15, 2024. One of the world's largest experiments in driverless cars suffered an embarrassing setback as a number of robot taxis ...
Seattle Times

Self-driving taxis are catching on. Are you ready?

SAN FRANCISCO — When self-driving cars started picking up commercial passengers in San Francisco two years ago, they were not eagerly welcomed. Protesters took to the streets demanding that the ...
The Business Journals

Waymo wants to bring robot taxis to Boston. Are we ready?

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Last week, Waymo announced it ...