Posted on Dec 30, 2023
Driverless car startup Cruise's no good, terrible year
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A year ago, the future seemed bright for the driverless car startup Cruise. As 2022 wrapped up, CEO Kyle Vogt took to Twitter to post about the company's autonomous vehicles rolling onto the streets of San Francisco, Austin and Phoenix.
"Folks," he wrote, "we are entering the golden years of AV expansion."
Robotaxis, which give rides to any paying customer with no driver at the wheel, were one of the latest tech products to be fully unleashed to the public this year. Dozens of companies, including Alphabet's Waymo and Amazon's Zoox, have been competing to be king. Cruise, which is owned by General Motors, was one of the fastest growing of those startups.
A year ago, the future seemed bright for the driverless car startup Cruise. As 2022 wrapped up, CEO Kyle Vogt took to Twitter to post about the company's autonomous vehicles rolling onto the streets of San Francisco, Austin and Phoenix.
"Folks," he wrote, "we are entering the golden years of AV expansion."
Robotaxis, which give rides to any paying customer with no driver at the wheel, were one of the latest tech products to be fully unleashed to the public this year. Dozens of companies, including Alphabet's Waymo and Amazon's Zoox, have been competing to be king. Cruise, which is owned by General Motors, was one of the fastest growing of those startups.
Driverless car startup Cruise's no good, terrible year
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"Tension was building Even before the October incident, tension over self-driving cars was simmering in San Francisco. ...
A pedestrian incident and an alleged cover-up After the fire truck collision, the California Department of Motor Vehicles told Cruise to reduce its fleet in half, to 150 cars, while it investigated the incident. ...
Ripple effect across the industry ..."...
"Tension was building Even before the October incident, tension over self-driving cars was simmering in San Francisco. ...
A pedestrian incident and an alleged cover-up After the fire truck collision, the California Department of Motor Vehicles told Cruise to reduce its fleet in half, to 150 cars, while it investigated the incident. ...
Ripple effect across the industry ..."...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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