But the Waymo vehicle soon became stuck farther down the road, which was lined with construction cones.\nThe Waymo worker caught up to the vehicle, took over, and drove the paying passenger to his final destination.\nFirst, the Waymo vehicle paused at a stop sign rather than turning onto a street lined with cones.\nHuman motorists had to cross a double yellow line to go around the Waymo vehicle.\nThen, as the human driver approached, the Waymo car drove away again, but only a short distance.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"California regulator reviews Tesla's self-driving claims By Reuters","slug":"california-regulator-reviews-tesla-s-self-driving-claims-by-reuters","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2021-05-18 14:31:03.704758","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"FILE PHOTO: The Tesla logo is seen on a car in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2020.\nREUTERS/Lucy NicholsonBERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) - A California regulator said on Monday it is reviewing whether Tesla (NASDAQ: ) Inc violated regulations by falsely promoting its advanced driver-assistance systems as being \"full self-driving.\"\nTesla's driver assistant features, which it describes as \"Autopilot\" or \"full self-driving\" are under growing scrutiny following a series of accidents and online videos of Tesla cars driving with no one in the driver's seat.\nTesla charges $10,000 for its semi-automated features such as lane changing and parking assistance under its full self-driving (FSD) software.\nA Tesla car driver killed in a recent accident in California had praised the automaker's \"full self-driving\" features and posted videos of himself apparently driving with his hands off the wheel.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"California regulator reviews Tesla's self-driving claims","slug":"california-regulator-reviews-tesla-s-self-driving-claims","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2021-05-18 14:31:02.226268","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- The world has a choice -- stop developing new oil, gas and coal fields today or face a dangerous rise in global temperatures.That’s the bold assessment from the International Energy Agency, the organization that has spent four decades working to secure oil supplies for industrialized nations.\nInstallations of photovoltaic panels would have to rival the size of the world’s biggest solar park -- every single day until 2030.\nIt is “perhaps the greatest challenge humankind has ever faced.”To achieve this objective, spending on new oil and gas projects needs to end immediately, although investment in existing reservoirs could continue, the IEA said in the report, which was prepared for the COP26 climate talks scheduled for November.\nThat’s seen as the critical threshold if the world is to avoid disastrous climate change.But it’s a path that few are following.\nOnly an “unprecedented transformation” of the world’s energy system can achieve the 1.5 degrees Celsius target.The IEA’s road map appears to be at odds with climate plans laid out by Europe’s top three oil companies -- BP Plc, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Total SA.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Traffic cones confused a Waymo self-driving car. Then things got worse.","slug":"traffic-cones-confused-a-waymo-self-driving-car-then-things-got-worse","publishDate":"2021-05-17 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2021-05-18 14:31:00.524014","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"But the Waymo vehicle soon became stuck farther down the road, which was lined with construction cones.\nThe Waymo worker caught up to the vehicle, took over, and drove the paying passenger to his final destination.\nAutonomous vehicle experts who reviewed the video footage of the 41-minute trip posted on YouTube by the Waymo passenger say it shows a series of gaffes by the Waymo self-driving technology.\nFirst, the Waymo vehicle paused at a stop sign rather than turning onto a street lined with cones.\nWaymo told CNN Business that guidance provided from one of its employees to revise the car's trajectory was \"improper,\" and declined to elaborate.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Tesla 'under review' by California DMV over whether it misleads consumers with 'full self-driving' claims","slug":"tesla-under-review-by-california-dmv-over-whether-it-misleads-consumers-with-full-self-driving-claims","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2021-05-18 14:30:59.461402","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"© Maja Hitij/Getty Images Maja Hitij/Getty ImagesCalifornia's DMV is probing whether Tesla's \"self-driving\" claims broke state law, the LA Times first reported.\nTesla calls its $10,000 driver-assistance software \"full self-driving\" - it is not.\nAmid a number of Tesla crashes, the technology is coming under increasing scrutiny.\nThe California Department of Motor Vehicles is looking into whether Tesla illegally misleads consumers with its claims about its \"full-self driving\" technology, the LA Times reported Monday and Insider confirmed.\nIt does not make the car fully autonomous, however, according to widely accepted engineering standards, and Tesla's own website.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Labor Leader Urges U.S. to Require Human Drivers in Automated Vehicles","slug":"labor-leader-urges-u-s-to-require-human-drivers-in-automated-vehicles","publishDate":"2021-05-18 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2021-05-18 14:30:57.684394","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"A senior American labor union leader will tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that the government should require human operators in all self-driving passenger services to take over in the event of an emergency.\nRegan’s testimony comes after Reuters reported last week that Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo and rival Cruise have applied for permits to start charging for rides and delivery using autonomous vehicles in San Francisco.\nCruise, backed by General Motors Co., Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and SoftBank Group Corp., has focused on San Francisco since its beginning.\nCruise declined to comment on the testimony, while Waymo said in a statement that U.S. regulators “should have a leading role in ensuring the safe deployment of AVs.\n(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Dan Grebler and Peter Cooney)Topics USA Personal Auto Leadership
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Driverless shuttle coming to Dunedin","slug":"driverless-shuttle-coming-to-dunedin","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2021-05-18 14:30:57.182325","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"An autonomous shuttle takes to the streets of Dunedin Wednesday under a pilot program with the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority.\nPSTA brings its self-driving shuttle AVA, or autonomous vehicle advantage, farther north from St. Pete to see who would ride in a self-driving vehicle to explore their city.\n\"You can park even in downtown Dunedin or go get a bite to eat after the game.\"\nCity officials said three to six people fit inside the shuttle, and it does not drive faster than 15 miles an hour.\nAdvertisementThe shuttle starts Wednesday and will run Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. PSTA said it is funding the program with TBARTA, and PSTA plans to move the shuttle to Clearwater Beach after the Dunedin pilot wraps up in August.
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