road safety
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.” […]
10/17/2023
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By Laura Harris
“Kidnapped” by his own car: Man unable to stop Chinese-made electric vehicle that wildly malfunctioned
A 53-year-old man claims to have been “kidnapped” by his own Chinese-made electric vehicle (EV) after a malfunction left him unable to control the car. Brian Morrison of Glasgow, Scotland claimed his 30,000 pound ($36,700) Chinese-made MG ZS suddenly accelerated to 30 miles per hour when he was heading back home from work on the […]
08/22/2023
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By Laura Harris
FALSE START: Cruise self-driving vehicles cause traffic jam in San Francisco streets just a day after city expanded robotaxi services
Just one day after the supposedly successful implementation of expanded self-driving taxi use in San Francisco, 10 of these robotaxis immediately caused a traffic jam in the city, blocking two narrow streets in the center of the lively North Beach bar and restaurant district of San Francisco. According to eyewitnesses, the automated vehicles sat motionless […]
08/21/2023
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By Laura Harris
Driverless car gets stuck in wet concrete in San Francisco a few days after CPUC approves robotaxi expansion services
A few days after the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) agreed to expand driverless taxi services in San Francisco, a Cruise AV self-driving robotaxi was immobilized in the wet concrete of a construction site on Golden Gate Avenue between Fillmore and Steiner Street. The Chevrolet Bolt EV-based autonomous vehicle (AV), equipped with roof-mounted sensors, was spotted […]
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 […]
07/08/2022
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By Mary Villareal
Road “safety” surveillance: UK cars to be fitted with speed limiters
Cars in the United Kingdom are now being fitted with speed limiters as part of their mandatory measures, with the most commonly used variety being the Intelligent Speed Assistant (ISA). The ISA works by using GPS data alone, with cameras for traffic sign recognition fitted to the front of the car – or a combination […]
11/30/2019
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By Arsenio Toledo
Resolving traffic problems with smart tech: Could driverless cars speed up traffic?
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge believe that fleets of driverless cars working together to keep traffic moving can improve traffic flow by at least 35 percent. This comes after a series of experiments involving a small fleet of miniature robot cars driving on a multi-lane track. The researchers observed that when this fleet […]
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 […]
06/05/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Australia to set up high-tech cameras that would capture people using their mobile phones while driving and then fine them without them knowing
The latest example of “Big Brother” surveillance in Australia is disguised as a public safety program. In a News.com.au report, the government is installing surveillance cameras that are sharp enough to spot drivers who are using their mobile phones at the wheel. The drivers will then be fined without their knowledge. Line-of-sight detection by trained officers […]
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