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I’ve Seen a Future Without Cars, and It’s Amazing
~16 min read · Paywall possible · 282 saves · Jul 9th · Farhad Manjoo · Why do American cities waste so much space on cars?
Amazon Shakes Up the Race for Self-Driving—and Ride-Hailing
3 min read · Paywall possible · 25 saves · Jun 26th · Aarian Marshall · The ecommerce giant is buying Zoox, which is designing autonomous robotaxis. Beware Uber and Lyft.
Networks of self-driving trucks are becoming a reality in the US
6 min read · 23 saves · Jul 1st · Rebecca Heilweil · The self-driving truck company TuSimple is laying the groundwork for a futuristic autonomous freight industry.
How Race Shapes the American City
2 min read · 21 saves · Jun 27th · From public spaces to mass transit, housing to architecture, American cities have rarely been reflective of the people who live there.
Self-Driving Tech Is Becoming a Game of Partnerships
2 min read · Paywall possible · 21 saves · Jul 7th · Aarian Marshall · Making an autonomous vehicle is proving harder and costlier than many startups predicted. So they're teaming up with giants like Hyundai, Jaguar, and Ford.
Amazon buys self-driving technology company Zoox
2 min read · 21 saves · Jun 26th · Ari Levy · Amazon is jumping deeper into the market for autonomous driving with the purchase of Zoox, which was valued at over $3 billion in 2018.
These driverless cars in Shanghai form the world's first 'robotaxi' fleet
4 min read · 20 saves · Jul 13th · As technology develops, the cost of operating robotaxis could fall below that of conventional taxis by 2027 — and if this happens, it will…
Opinion | How Planes, Trains and Automobiles Worsened America’s Racial Divide
4 min read · Paywall possible · 19 saves · Jun 26th · For decades we’ve built racial inequities into our roads, subways and sidewalks. Better transportation policies now could play a big role in dismantling structural…
The Intersection Between Self-Driving Cars and Electric Cars
2 min read · Paywall possible · 16 saves · Jul 13th · Aarian Marshall · New research suggests that the tradeoffs for electric autonomous vehicles aren’t as painful as once thought, though early AVs might be gas hybrids.
How May Mobility’s autonomous shuttle ambitions backfired
9 min read · 14 saves · Jul 6th · Kyle Wiggers · May Mobility, an apparent success story in the self-driving industry, suffered from overambition and technological limitations that cratered its business.