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Austin officials complain of self-driving cars BLOCKING emergency vehicles

October 06, 2023 -

According to InfoWars, the complaints come from both the Austin Police Department (APD) and Austin Fire Department (AFD). Officials from the two agencies are calling attention to the fact that autonomous cars are hindering first responders' abilities to assist the people of Austin, Axios reported. The AFD obtained internal emails and complaints regarding this issue through a Texas Public Information Act request.

The city's Transportation and Public Works Department (TPW) ...

Young protesters use traffic cones to paralyze self-driving cars in San Francisco

August 15, 2023 -

The group roams around the city at night on their bicycles, wearing masks to protect their identity and deploy orange traffic cones to stop autonomous vehicles on the road. "It's simple. We just drive around in their main travel routes and we wait for them," said John, the unofficial spokesperson of the group. It's not clear how the group found out that a traffic cone could paralyze a self-driving car.

Safe Street Rebel also uploaded a TikTok video urging San Francisco ...

Experts warn: Criminals could hack into self-driving cars to steal them, launch terror attacks or commit fraud

October 10, 2023 -

"You could have the safest vehicle, the highest cybersecurity and the tightest control of privacy data and still be wide open for bad actors to load the vehicle up with explosives, punch in coordinates, shut the door and send the vehicle to its destination," said James Niles, president of Orbit City Lab.

Autonomous vehicles could potentially allow criminals or terrorists to use them as lethal weapons without putting their own lives at stake.

A hostile nation can ...

Over 90% of reported crashes involving self-driving cars were caused by Tesla vehicles – some led to DEATHS

June 13, 2023 -

A recent analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data found that the number of crashes attributed to Tesla vehicles using its driver-assistance technology has surged over the past four years, reflecting the hazards associated with its increasingly widespread use as well as the growing presence of these types of vehicles in American roads. (Related: Over 1.1 million Tesla electric cars in China RECALLED over dangerous braking defect.)

Former NHTSA ...

Award-winning study: Self-driving cars more likely to cause traffic incidents and pose hazards due to their limited understanding of human behavior

June 12, 2023 -

According to an award-winning study conducted by a team from the University of Copenhagen, autonomous vehicles are having difficulty in interpreting the subtle social cues that influence driving choices. Led by Barry Brown, a professor from Copenhagen's Department of Computer Science, the study delves into the limitations of self-driving cars. The inability of these vehicles to interpret social interactions, including body language and other signals, has significant implications ...

Tesla recalls more than 2 million cars to fix a defective driving system following DEADLY CRASHES

December 20, 2023 -

According to documents posted by safety regulators, Tesla will send out a software update to fix the problems.

The recall follows a two-year investigation conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) into a series of crashes that happened while the Autopilot partially automated driving system was in use. Some of the investigated crashes were fatal.

The NHTSA reported that Autopilot's method of ensuring that drivers are paying attention ...

Widow of the first known “Full Self-Driving” fatality: We were sold a false sense of security

February 18, 2024 -

In 2022, Hans von Ohain was on his way to play golf with his friend Erik Rossiter when the electric car swerved off Upper Bear Creek Road just to the west of Denver. According to Rossiter, the self-driving mode was struggling to navigate the mountain curves that forced von Ohain to repeatedly yank it back on course. On their way home, the car "just ran straight off the road," Rossiter told emergency responders based on the 911 dispatch recording.

The two were found ...

WATCH: Residents of San Francisco’s Chinatown set self-driving Waymo car ABLAZE in act of defiance against AI

February 14, 2024 -

Part of a phenomenon that one person described late last year as "the AI crusades," the incident involved between 10 and 15 individuals who reportedly encountered the self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle (EV) from Waymo traveling down Jackson Street, between Stockton and Grant. Upon spotting the electric vehicle (EV), the individuals decided to attack and vandalize it – watch below:

BREAKING: An autonomous Waymo vehicle is intentionally set on fire in Chinatown, according ...

FALSE START: Cruise self-driving vehicles cause traffic jam in San Francisco streets just a day after city expanded robotaxi services

August 22, 2023 -

According to eyewitnesses, the automated vehicles sat motionless for a full 15 minutes with their parking lights blinking as they seemingly struggled to navigate the situation. The automated vehicles left human drivers perplexed as they struggled to maneuver around the immobile robotaxis, but eventually, the vehicles "woke up."

The cause of the incident remains publicly unknown, but Cruise, the company overseeing the robotaxi project, pointed fingers at cellphone carriers ...

WAYMO PROBLEMS: Reported accidents involving Waymo driverless cars in San Francisco MULTIPLIED SIXFOLD this year

June 13, 2023 -

This is according to a recent report by the San Francisco Standard, which reveals that incidents involving autonomous vehicles owned by both Waymo and rival company Cruise have more than tripled from 24 to 87 incidents between January and April 2023.

Waymo and Cruise are on the verge of receiving approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to operate their driverless taxis or "robotaxis" around the clock in San Francisco. City officials are attempting to resist ...

47 Nations combine forces to require automated tax authority monitoring of crypto trading data

November 15, 2023 -

In a press release, the British government said this new coalition of nations and other jurisdictions is partnering up with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to create what is known as the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), whose main goal is combating tax evasion and ensuring that those who trade in cryptocurrency comply with national and international taxation regulations.

"To keep pace with the rapid development and growth of ...

Three factors driving gold bulls into 2024

January 11, 2024 -

(Article by Mike Maharrey republished from MoneyMetals.com)

Gold just wrapped up its best year since 2020 with a 13 percent gain, and the yellow metal has new records in its crosshairs as we move into 2024.

Gold faced significant headwinds throughout most of 2023 with dollar strength and a higher interest rate environment. But as the markets began to anticipate an end to the Federal Reserve’s inflation fight, gold rallied during the fourth quarter.

Gold ...

Amazon shuts down man’s “smart” home after automated doorbell allegedly committed an act of “racism”

June 16, 2023 -

The Amazon Ring doorbell device locked Jackson out of his own home after the Amazon device, and possibly several others, caught him saying something that the company found to be "offensive" and "politically incorrect." Jackson wrote the following in a piece for Medium:

"On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, I finally regained access to my Amazon account after an unexpected and unwarranted lockout that lasted nearly a week, from Thursday, May 25. This wasn't just a simple inconvenience, ...

Adderall shortage in America driving ADHD patients to use METH

November 01, 2023 -

Widely prescribed for ADHD, Adderall is a legal form of mixed amphetamine salts often referred to as "legalized meth." The drug contains compounds such as amphetamine and dextroamphetamine that stimulate the central nervous system and address dopamine imbalance. Individuals with ADHD who take Adderall can focus and function effectively but are at risk of becoming dependent on the drug.

That's why the ongoing Adderall shortage has driven ADHD patients to seek alternatives ...

Airbnb listing revenue COLLAPSES, driving fears of housing market crash

July 04, 2023 -

While in years past both Airbnb and VRBO would be seeing many additional stays across the United States this time of year, the opposite is happening now. Homeowners who rent out rooms and spaces are seeing dwindling interest, which is driving down prices for stays.

In popular destination cities like Phoenix, Ariz., and Austin, Tex., revenues per listing have dropped by nearly 50 percent, according to the most recent data from AllTheRooms, which compared Airbnb revenues ...

Driverless car gets stuck in wet concrete in San Francisco a few days after CPUC approves robotaxi expansion services

August 21, 2023 -

The Chevrolet Bolt EV-based autonomous vehicle (AV), equipped with roof-mounted sensors, was spotted by Paul Harvey, a 74-year-old retired contractor residing in the Western Addition neighborhood. The car appeared tilted forward, its front wheels ensnared in the setting concrete.

"I thought it was funny," Harvey said during an interview with San Francisco Gate. "I was kind of pleased because it illustrated how creepy and weird the whole thing is to me."

Cruise, a ...

Scientists discover evidence of SELF-HEALING METALS

July 21, 2023 -

The study, published in the journal Nature, found that pieces of pure platinum and copper spontaneously healed cracks caused by metal fatigue during nanoscale experiments. The experiments were designed specifically to study how such cracks form and spread in certain metals placed under a lot of stress.

"This was absolutely stunning to watch firsthand," said Brad Boyce, a materials scientist with the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque. "What we have confirmed is ...

Automakers are recording your driving habits and feeding that data to insurance companies

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Many American drivers are beginning to notice that their car insurance rates are surging – including Kenn Dahl, 65, of Seattle, Washington. (Related: Car insurance rates hit highest levels in 30 years due to more accidents, higher repair costs, bigger medical bills and increased litigation.)

Dahl says he has always been a careful driver. The owner of a software company near Seattle, he drives a leased Chevrolet Bolt. He’s never been responsible for an accident.

So ...

This is not freedom, America: The profit incentives driving the American police state

December 04, 2023 - (Article by John & Nisha Whitehead republished from Rutherford.org)

Pay no heed to the circus politics coming out of Washington DC. It’s just more of the same grandstanding by tone-deaf politicians oblivious to the plight of the citizenry.

Don’t allow yourselves to be distracted by the competing news headlines cataloging the antics of the ruling classes. While they are full of sound and fury, they are utterly lacking in substance.

Tune out the blaring noise of ...

Electric cars lose value TWICE as fast as gas vehicles, study finds

May 08, 2023 -

Put another way, EVs depreciate in value at twice the rate of gas-powered cars, this according to a new study based on data from ChooseMyCar.com. Researchers found that EVs depreciate at double the rate of gas-powered cars, making them an expensive and really bad investment over the longer term.

On average, EVs lost 51 percent of their purchase value in the three-year period of time between 2020 and 2023. Comparatively, gas-powered cars during that same time period lost ...