Self-Driving cars

Renault-Nissan Wants to Make ‘Robo-Taxis’

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by Darryl Hood

Carmaker Renault-Nissan wants to make a “robo-taxi,” driverless public transport vehicles and autonomous cars aimed at the mass market. It’s all part of the alliance’s strategic plan released Friday, which focuses on spreading electric and autonomous vehicles into affordable price ranges. The alliance announced that through 2022 it will expand development of vehicles with different levels of autonomous technology, starting…

San Francisco Mayor To Uber: Quit The Self-Driving Car Rides

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The mayor of San Francisco is demanding that Uber stop picking up passengers in self-driving cars as part of the ride-hailing company’s newly launched service in his city. Mayor Ed Lee says through spokeswoman Ellen Canale that his concern is public safety and he wants Uber to suspend the service until it gets permission from state regulators. Lee joins California…