What It's Like Inside One of San Francisco’s Self-Driving Taxis?

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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More autonomous taxis are about to hit the roads of San Francisco. But will residents of the country’s tech capital be quick to hitch a ride in a driverless car? WSJ reporter Miles Kruppa rode around two autonomous vehicles and joins host Zoe Thomas to tell us about his experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	At Salesforce, we're all about asking more of AI.
0:03.7	Questions like, where is the data going?
0:06.0	Is it private?
0:07.0	Is it secure?
0:08.0	Are you sure?
0:09.0	Are you sure you're sure?
0:11.0	Is anyone really sure?
0:13.0	For sure?
0:14.0	Get answers you can trust from Salesforce at AskMoreOfAi.com.
0:25.0	Welcome to Tech News Briefing.
0:26.0	It's Friday, August 18.
0:28.0	I'm Zoe Thomas.
0:29.0	For the Wall Street Journal.
0:31.0	More autonomous taxis are about to hit the roads of San Francisco.
0:35.0	But while residents of America's tech capital were quick to adopt the internet, computers, and cell phones,
0:42.0	they're more hesitant about driverless vehicles.
0:46.0	And that's a challenge for the companies hoping to turn a profit on these robot taxis.
0:51.0	Our reporter, Miles Krupa, is going to join us to explain how a recent regulatory win could help those businesses.
0:59.0	And what it's like to be a passenger without a driver.
1:07.0	But first, some exclusive WSJ reporting.
1:10.0	We've got a rare look at the finances of Elon Musk's Rocket Company SpaceX.
1:16.0	It generated $55 million in profit on one and a half billion dollars in revenue during the first quarter of this year.
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