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USPTO refuses Tesla Robotaxi trademark as “merely descriptive”
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Elon Musk claims Tesla will deploy a fleet of self driving taxis in June. Tesla has said they'll make a ride hailing up and were running with "robotaxi" and "cybercab" branding throughout their talk about this new vehicle and service.
But turns out they got denied the key trademarks.... Which imo is the least of their worries that may delay launch.
TechCrunch · Tesla's 'Robotaxi' and 'Cybercab' trademarks hit roadblocks ahead of June launch | TechCrunchTesla's attempt to trademark the term "Robotaxi" in reference to its vehicles has been refused by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for being too
https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-electric/a64555334/tesla-class-action-lawsuit/
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Elon Musk reportedly shut down an internal analysis from Tesla executives that showed the company’s Robotaxi plans would lose money. Read more at @electrek.co. #ElonMusk #Tesla #Robotaxi #EV #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/Zed9en
Electrek · Elon Musk shut down internal Tesla analysis that showed Robotaxi would lose money
Hackaday Links: April 13, 2025 - It’s been a while since we’ve dunked on an autonomous taxi foul-up, mainly because... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/13/hackaday-links-april-13-2025/ #polyethyleneterephthalate #logicalfallacies #hackadaycolumns #theengineerguy #hackadaylinks #amateurradio #autonomous #sodabottle #robotaxi #startrek #driving #slider #dragon #spacex #fram2 #logic #spock #waymo #x-ray #pet
Hackaday · Hackaday Links: April 13, 2025It’s been a while since we’ve dunked on an autonomous taxi foul-up, mainly because it seemed for a while there that most of the companies field testing driverless ride-sharing services …
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Interesting to note that Waymo apparently uses a modified Jaguar I-Pace which had reliability problems and will be discontinued by Jaguar in 2025.[1, 2]
Also Waymo "says it may use videos of passengers captured by in-vehicle cameras to sell ads and train its AI models"
https://gizmodo.com/waymo-considering-using-in-vehicle-cameras-to-sell-ads-and-train-its-ai-2000586126
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_I-Pace
2. https://www.carscoops.com/2025/02/once-the-sexiest-ev-the-jaguar-i-pace-is-now-resigned-to-the-scrapyard/
#robotaxi #reliability #safety #privacy
Gizmodo · Waymo Considering Using In-Vehicle Cameras to Sell Ads and Train Its AIPrepare to be under surveillance.
Just wondering if autonomous taxis are cleared to operate in #Tokyo [1] whether it leads to the "Total Recall" Johnny Cab [2] or the robotic police car in Ray Bradbury's "The Pedestrian" [3] and whether the Japanese public would be less hesitant to accept them than a human-driven Uber ride [4].
1. https://www.theverge.com/news/645777/waymo-japan-autonomous-test-robotaxi-international
2. https://totalrecall.fandom.com/wiki/Johnny_Cab
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pedestrian
4. https://www.shareable.net/tokyos-taxi-industry-joined-forces-to-resist-uber/
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The Verge · Waymo readies autonomous cars for first international tests in Japan
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Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Washington D.C. in 2026
https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/25/waymo-to-launch-robotaxi-service-in-washington-d-c-in-2026/
TechCrunch · Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Washington D.C. in 2026 | TechCrunchWaymo said Tuesday it will begin offering robotaxi rides via the Waymo One app in Washington D.C. in 2026. Before it can launch commercially, the company
Where in the world is Elon Musk as Hyundai steps all over Tesla's big robotaxi rollout
CleanTechnica · Hyundai Launches IONIQ 5 Robotaxi Blitz At USHyundai is planning to bust the US robotaxi scene wide open with an assist from its popular IONIQ 5 EV, leaving Tesla behind in the dust.
Where in the world is Elon Musk as Hyundai steps all over Tesla's big robotaxi rollout
CleanTechnica · Hyundai Launches IONIQ 5 Robotaxi Blitz At USHyundai is planning to bust the US robotaxi scene wide open with an assist from its popular IONIQ 5 EV, leaving Tesla behind in the dust.
Tesla Got a Permit to Operate a Taxi Service in California—but There’s a Catch
The taxi service will initially operate with #Tesla employee drivers only, use current-model vehicles, and won’t allow for driverless rides.
WIRED · Tesla Got a Permit to Operate a Taxi Service in California—but There’s a Catch
Whoa. The former CEO of Waymo thinks the upcoming #robotaxi service from #Tesla may be "fake." https://electrek.co/2025/03/14/waymo-ceo-tesla-robotaxi-launch-fake/
Electrek · Former Waymo CEO on Tesla’s robotaxi launch: ‘there are many ways to fake a robotaxi service’
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The True Believers will keep it inflated for as long as possible, but global anti-american sentiment, Elon's fashy flag flying, and a dated product line are going to do more damage to Tesla than any good his ham-handed rollout of autonomous taxis would have done. And you just know thats going to be botched. And there will be a LOT of media attention on #robotaxi 's first fatalities. Tesla as it is now is done
#Tesla claims it will launch its #robotaxi service in June, but its "full self-driving" system keeps causing crashes.
https://insideevs.com/news/750773/tesla-cybertruck-crash-fsd-robotaxi-safety-concerns/
No matter how ridiculous the project, it still sucks when people lose their jobs.
Cruise lays off half its staff after GM sunsets robotaxi program
