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The Very Slow Restart of G.M.’s Cruise Driverless Car Business

By: Yiwen Lu
30 May 2024 at 05:02
An incident that seriously injured a pedestrian in San Francisco led Cruise to take all of its cars off the road. The question now is when they will return.

Β© Jason Henry for The New York Times

A Cruise driverless car in San Francisco in 2022. Cruise paused operations late last year after it was criticized for neglecting safety.

San Francisco’s Hot Tourist Attraction: Driverless Cars

22 May 2024 at 10:22
Cable cars are still trundling up the city’s hills, but robotaxis from Waymo are shaping up as the city’s latest must-do for visitors.

Β© Jim Wilson/The New York Times

Self-driving cars from Waymo have been operating commercially in San Francisco since last August.

Widening Racial Disparities Underlie Rise in Child Deaths in the U.S.

4 May 2024 at 15:30
New research finds that the death rate among Black youths soared by 37 percent, and among Native American youths by 22 percent, between 2014 and 2020, compared with less than 5 percent for white youths.

Β© Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press

Flowers for Karon Blake, 13, who was shot and killed in Washington, D.C., in January 2023. Gun-related deaths were two to four times higher among Black and Native American youth than among white youth.

β€˜Smartphones on Wheels’ Draw Attention From Regulators

30 April 2024 at 10:03
Modern cars are internet-connected and have hundreds of sensors. Lawmakers and regulators have concerns about what’s happening with all that data.

Β© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

Government attention to the car industry is intensifying, experts say, because of the increased technological sophistication of modern cars.

U.S. Investigating Tesla Recall of Autopilot

26 April 2024 at 16:03
The National Highway Safety Administration also released an analysis of crashes involving the system that showed at least 29 fatal accidents over five and a half years.

Β© Hannah Yoon for The New York Times

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating Tesla’s recall of its Autopilot system.
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