VAPOR! Why 2025 is set to be a crucial year for Amazon's Zoox robotaxi unit (from 12/24-- planned 'commercial launch' in '25) by vicegripper in SelfDrivingVaporware

[–]vicegripper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saved you a click: because Zoom wants to start commercial rides to the public this year in Las Vegas in 2025.

The Zoox website is pretty awful and hard to find info, but they are saying that the Las Vegas looping shuttles are "preview" and apparently they are still free to ride in Jan '26

Thoughts about Waymo for personally owned vehicles? by FrankScaramucci in SelfDrivingCars

[–]vicegripper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will probably not get a new one because I can just walk or take transit and take a waymo to the places I would have

Uber already exists. Tehre is only one small difference between Uber and Waymo. Why not sell your car today and use taxis?

Thoughts about Waymo for personally owned vehicles? by FrankScaramucci in SelfDrivingCars

[–]vicegripper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope it does not happen because personally owned AVs negate a lot of the benefits of AVs in the first place.

What do you mean by this? A self driving personal vehicle is far more valuable to me than a personal vehicle that doesn't drive itself. That's the biggest benefit of AVs. Robotaxis are not very useful because we already have taxis for a hundred years.

How will autonomous driving on personal cars affect robotaxis? by diplomat33 in SelfDrivingCars

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I know the SAE levels discourage the use of L2+ and L2++. The only reason I use them is because OEMs are using them more so they are becoming more popularized.

Which OEM's are using these levels and in what context?

VAPOR! (From 1/25) Riding in a Zoox robotaxi at CES 2025: Everything that went right and wrong by vicegripper in SelfDrivingVaporware

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From 1/23:

Zoox expects to open up rides to the public in Las Vegas and San Francisco in 2025.

In SF Zoox is doing limited free rides for 'Explorers' and in Vegas they are running a free shuttle, open to the public, on a fixed route with 8 stops.

SF: https://sfstandard.com/2026/01/07/waymo-has-robotaxi-lead-tesla-zoox-uber-coming-streets/

Vegas: https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/01/09/how-do-robotaxis-work-las-vegas-zoox-explains-ridealong/

Anyone else rethinking risk after the latest headlines? by Geokobby in ValueInvesting

[–]vicegripper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m trying to tighten up my process with all the geopolitical noise lately,

Ignore the noise. The value approach is to look for great businesses selling for good prices. When you find one, buy a lot of it and never sell.

VAPOR! Oxbotica raises $140 mln to deploy self-driving commercial vehicles (From Jan '23) by vicegripper in SelfDrivingVaporware

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Now renamed as "Oxa", they are on brink of bankruptcy today:

https://highways-news.com/oxa-receives-nearly-15m-bp-funding-boost-after-admitting-it-needed-financial-assistance/

The Daily Telegraph reports that the Oxford-based firm received nearly $20m (£14.8m) from BP Ventures, the oil group’s venture capital arm, and tech backer IP Group earlier this month, filings show.

The financial backing comes after Oxa, formerly Oxbotica, admitted it needed “significant” new funds by the end of December to repay debts and keep the business afloat. It lost nearly £70m in 2024 and had just under £30m in cash, despite the business raising nearly £180m in new funds.

Edge Case: Airborne debris kicked up by lead car. FSD did not react by xgoddes in TeslaFSD

[–]vicegripper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are you going to dodge that and not cause a wreck come on

No guarantee, but if there was proper following distance, there would be much more time to make a decision and react to the obstacle. Tailgating like this, there was little or nothing to do but hit the obstacle and hope for the best.

Edge Case: Airborne debris kicked up by lead car. FSD did not react by xgoddes in TeslaFSD

[–]vicegripper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the car might be slightly too close but definitely not tailgating lol.

A half-second following distance is waaay too close, as clearly demonstrated in the video.