Cruise &Waymo EVs get CA permits to give auton rides +

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https://news.yahoo.com/california-issues-permits-cruise-waymo-162653687.html
California issues permits to Cruise, Waymo for autonomous vehicle service
March 4, 2022 ... California has issued permits to Cruise and Waymo  that allow passenger service in autonomous vehicles  
A human safety operator must be present  The permits authorize Cruise and Waymo to collect fares from riders  Prior to the announcement the companies could provide passenger service  only on a testing basis with no fare collection permitted  Cruise is a self-driving unit of General Motors  Waymo is a subsidiary of Alphabet [(google)] ... flash video



Scrappy auton food delivery e-bot lost-pluck to freight train

https://www.autoblog.com/2022/03/04/train-hits-autonomous-robot-crossing/
Autonomous food delivery pod meets fiery end under train
Mar 4th 2022 ... This baby bot died for your dinner ... an autonomous food delivery robot putting up a noble defense against a freight locomotive after apparently becoming stranded in a railroad crossing. Sure, the tiny scrapper ultimately loses, but it was certainly a plucky little thing ...
https://s.aolcdn.com/os/ab/_cms/2022/03/04140951/trainvspod.jpg
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https://twitter.com/WeeklyRobotics/status/1499289460680404994
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pluck
 ... courageous readiness to fight or continue against odds : dogged resolution ...




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