A year of progress for driverless cars

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Self driving cars and robotaxis became a reality for many this past year. With Alphabet’s Waymo expanding service to more an more cities around the country there are thousands of people taking rides every day without human drivers behind the wheel. Amazon’s Zoox has begun testing in Las Vegas and parts of San Francisco. And Tesla launched its robotaxi service in the Bay Area and Austin…initially with safety drivers. And for everyday Tesla owners the progress made with FSD supervised technology was remarkable. While it doesn’t allow you to operate without a person behind the wheel, used properly, FSD can make Teslas much safer, with the camera systems and increasingly robust software able to see and react often more quickly than we humans. More, in my next report.You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.