car accidents
11/03/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Driverless Cruise robotaxi DRAGGED a woman pinned under it for 20 feet
Early in October, a woman found herself pinned under a Cruise robotaxi after getting hit by a hit-and-run driver in downtown San Francisco. She was subsequently dragged approximately 20 feet by the driverless car before getting rescued and rushed to a hospital with serious injuries. On October 24, state authorities suspended Cruise’s operating permit, banning it from deploying driverless […]
11/01/2023
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By Zoey Sky
California DMV SUSPENDS Cruise’s driverless car permits for misrepresenting information on safety
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) suspended the autonomous driving permit of self-driving car startup Cruise on Oct. 24, halting the company’s robotaxi services in San Francisco. According to the California DMV, the company’s vehicles aren’t safe for public operation and Cruise has “misrepresented information related to the safety of the technology of the vehicles.” […]
08/15/2023
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By Laura Harris
Young protesters use traffic cones to paralyze self-driving cars in San Francisco
A group of young protesters called “Safe Street Rebel” has been targeting robotaxis operated by tech giants like Waymo and Cruise as a protest against the expansion of self-driving cars in San Francisco. The group roams around the city at night on their bicycles, wearing masks to protect their identity and deploy orange traffic cones to stop […]
06/13/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
Over 90% of reported crashes involving self-driving cars were caused by Tesla vehicles – some led to DEATHS
Teslas in autopilot mode has caused no less than 736 crashes since 2019 – including at least 17 fatal incidents, 11 of them since May 2022, and five serious injuries. This represents over 90 percent of automation-related car crashes. A recent analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data found that the number of crashes attributed to Tesla vehicles using […]
11/26/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Don’t text and drive: Police introduce unique device that digitally spots offenders who use their phones while driving
The UK police have recently begun deploying a machine that keeps a lookout for any driver who uses his phone while driving. If it spots any instance, it flashes a warning at the distracted driver to stop doing such a careless thing. Intended to decrease the chances of avoidable deaths caused by vehicular accidents, the device […]
04/17/2019
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By Robert Jonathan
Smartphones are killing Americans in shocking numbers… does anyone care?
Traffic fatalities are unfortunately on the rise, and regulators apparently haven’t pinpointed the reason for the spike in car crash-related deaths. It may be that U.S. government statistics under-report the role of distracted driving especially since smartphones have become all-purpose devices rather than just relied upon for casual yakking. According to Bloomberg, it is getting far more dangerous […]
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