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Thought robotaxis were just for getting you around? Turns out some have a strong sense of civic duty. A couple of teens just learned that the hard way.
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Thought robotaxis were just for getting you around? Turns out some have a strong sense of civic duty. A couple of teens just learned that the hard way.

Self-driving taxis aren't sci-fi anymore, but they're not the flawless future we were promised either. Waymo, Tesla, and Baidu are already on city streets, though with real problems nobody talks about loudly.

Electric cars are the future, but there's a small hitch: where do you actually charge them? Terawatt, the company that powers Waymo's charging needs, just secured $300 million to build out its network of charging stations across the US and internationally.
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