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Yeaaah, Waymo’s self-driving taxis don’t seem like they’ll be ready for their 2018 launch date

sudshr47 August 29, 2018

It appears that Waymo’s “fully self-driving” taxi service was a bit too aggressive with its 2018 launch date.

A report from The Information Tuesday paints a bleak picture out of Phoenix, Arizona, where Waymo is headquartered and seems to be experiencing glitches with its autonomous vehicles.

Merging into highway traffic, navigating around groups of people, turning left — these are just a few of the hurdles facing Waymo’s fleet of Chrysler Pacifica minivans that the company is hoping to turn into a fully autonomous taxi service.

The minivans often drive in the center of wide roads and stop for a full three seconds at stop signs, habits that aren’t popular among some local residents. At least a dozen people told The Information, “I hate them.” Read more…

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Forget the Vegas drive-thru wedding: Get hitched inside a driverless shuttle

sudshr47 June 8, 2018

Your wedding venue search is over. Who needs a wedding chapel when there’s a perfectly functional driverless shuttle bus roaming the streets of Las Vegas?
That’s the venue the American Automobile Association is offering a lucky couple looking to get …

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In the farms of the future, tractors will no longer require human drivers

sudshr47 March 26, 2018

California-based startup Bear Flag Robotics is developing an automation kit that turns regular tractors into driverless vehicles. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Silicon Valley, Autonomous Vehicles, Driverless, and Kit

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Waymo’s first product will be its own on-demand ride hailing service

sudshr47 November 7, 2017

Waymo is firming up some of its plans around its initial go-to-market strategy for its autonomous driving technology. The company has talked about a number of potential applications of self-driving that it might explore in terms of future product…