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Why It’s Time to Get Optimistic About Self-Driving Cars

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Two autonomous taxis, from Pony.ai So far, around three in every 100 taxis there are robotaxis, developed by Baidu s autonomous car division, Apollo Go. Because a robotaxi doesnt contend with driver fatigue, the number of rides it can run per day can be greater than that of a nonautomated taxi. What about the economics?

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Waymo to launch robotaxis in Tokyo in early 2025

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Waymo announced that it is partnering with Japanese taxi company Nihon Kotsu for the initial phase, where human drivers will operate Waymos cars so that the software can map the city. In early 2025, the company will begin testing its Jaguar I-PACE vehicles in Tokyo, with plans to stay in the region for the foreseeable future.

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Humanoid Robots Are Getting to Work

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Ten years ago, at the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Trial event near Miami, I watched the most advanced humanoid robots ever built struggle their way through a scenario inspired by the Fukushima nuclear disaster. A team of experienced engineers controlled each robot, and overhead safety tethers kept them from falling over.

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