OAKLAND, Calif.—General Motors Co’s Cruise on Thursday became the first company to secure a permit to charge for self-driving car rides in San Francisco, after it overcame objections by city officials. Self-driving test cars with human safety drivers have become a constant sight in San Francisco, and completely driverless ones are increasingly common too. Turning…
GM’s Cruise Wins First California Permit to Carry Paying Riders in Driverless Cars
June 3, 2022
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GM to Spend $2 Billion on Self-Driving Startup Cruise This Year, Just a Permit Away From Charging Customers
General Motors Co. CFO Paul Jacobson said on Tuesday the company will spend about $2 billion on its self-driving taxi fleet Cruise this year. What Happened The legacy automaker said it is just a permit away from being able to begin charging for rides. “Inclusive of the incremental stock compensation expenses, we expect full-year 2022 expenses at Cruise to…
Cruise Ships Return in Australia After 2-Year Ban
Australian authorities are lifting a ban on cruise liners that’s been in place since March 2020. NSW, Victoria, and Queensland have outlined testing and vaccination requirements for passengers and crew in preparation for the ships to return. However, Tasmania is still reviewing whether such a move is safe for the island state. Peak body Cruise…
Float, Sail or Cruise Through History
Using a paddle to guide my canoe through the rapids of the Allagash River in northern Maine, I thought of those who had passed through that area of unspoiled nature before me. The indigenous Penobscot tribe gave the 65-mile waterway its name, which means “bark stream.” In the 1840s dams were built to facilitate shipping…
CDC Drops COVID-19 Health Warning for Cruise Ships
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dropped its COVID-19 health warning for cruise ship travelers. The federal health agency said it will leave it up to travelers to determine whether they feel safe getting on a cruise ship, although it still issued a warning about going on a cruise. “While cruising will…
US CDC Eliminates Warnings Against Cruise Travel
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday dropped its warnings against cruise travel. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday removed its COVID-19 notice against cruise travel, around two years after introducing a warning scale showing the level of coronavirus transmission risk on cruise ships. The move…
‘100 Percent’ Vaccinated Cruise Ship Hit With COVID-19 Outbreak
March 29, 2022
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Princess Cruises confirmed that one of its cruise liners, the Ruby Princess, reported a COVID-19 outbreak before docking in San Francisco. The cruise operator requires passengers and crew members to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, which is caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Princess Cruises also mandates passengers to show a negative COVID-19 test…
Australians Will Need to Get A Third Shot of a COVID-19 Vaccine to be Up-to Date with Vaccination Status
February 11, 2022
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The ATAGI has updated its guidelines around COVID-19 vaccinations saying that Australians will need three COVID-19 vaccine doses to be considered fully vaccinated on Feb. 10. For Australians to be “up-to-date” on their COVID-19 vaccinations, it is now recommended that they have a booster shot within three months to 6 months from the primary course for…
Cruise Ship With Hundreds of People on Board Diverts to Bahamas After US Issues Arrest Warrant
A Miami judge issued a warrant that gives officials the ability to seize the Crystal Symphony ship if it enters U.S. waters. Passengers and crew on board told news outlets that the cruise ship diverted to the Bahamas instead of returning to South Florida. Xivi Medina, a vendor aboard the Crystal Symphony, told NBC Miami…
Cruise Spending Takes a Big Hit From Omicron, Analyst Says January Numbers Will Be Key for Industry
Cruise stocks Carnival Corp., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. are off to a hot start in 2022, but the latest data from Bank of America highlights just how much the omicron variant of COVID-19 has derailed the cruise industry’s recovery in December. What Happened? Bank of America analyst Andrew Didora…
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