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David Zipper

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Surge pricing, the scourge of ridehailing, is evolving for the robotaxi era

Waymo and other robotaxi operators argue they need to charge higher fares to control demand. Are they risking public backlash?

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Uber failed to help cities go green — will robotaxis, too?

Uber and Lyft were supposed to reduce carbon emissions, but they turned out to be polluters. Robotaxis look to repeat some of the same mistakes.

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Why automating trucking is harder than you think

An interview with Karen Levy, an associate professor of information science at Cornell, about her new book, Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance

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Don’t expect your car’s safety technology to save you

Automakers tout advanced driver-assistance systems like adaptive cruise control and emergency braking as a solution to the epidemic of traffic fatalities. But what if they’re just convenience features?

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There’s no driving test for self-driving cars in the US — but there should be

Would a European-style regulatory system improve safety?

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