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Melanie Hicken

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  • Senior Investigative Writer, CNN
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As seen in: CNN, CNN Business, CNN en Español, CNN International, MSN, MSN Canada, Business Insider, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News, Yahoo News Australia, Yahoo News Malaysia and
@CNN senior investigative writer. Mom. NYU adjunct prof. SU/NYU grad. Loves investigative reporting & good wine. Melanie.Hicken@cnn.com.
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"Conducen como adolescentes": los robotaxis de Waymo pasaron semáforos en rojo y casi atropellan peatones, según constató CNN

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By Blake Ellis , Melanie Hicken , Yahya Abou-Ghazala 
| CNN en Español
CNN — Tras obtener estadísticas impresionantes que demuestran que sus vehículos autónomos son mucho más seguros que los conductores humanos, Waymo ha desplegado miles de robotaxis computarizados por todo el país que no pueden conducir ebrios, distraerse con el teléfono ni protagonizar incidentes de ira al volante.
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‘Driving like teenagers’: Waymo robotaxis have run red lights and nearly hit pedestrians, CNN finds

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By Blake Ellis , Melanie Hicken , Yahya Abou-Ghazala 
| CNN
A Waymo vehicle in San Francisco, in November 2023. Jason Henry/AFP/Getty Images See all topics Email Link Copied! Waymo robotaxis have run red lights, driven into flooded streets and obstructed emergency responders, according to a CNN investigation. Some city officials say the driverless vehicles have drained resources and created safety risks as the company looks to expand beyond 11 cities.
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‘Please do something’: Concerns raised about LaGuardia safety before fatal runway collision

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By Blake Ellis , Melanie Hicken 
| WQOW-TV (Eau Claire, WI)
(CNN) — Pilots have raised concerns about miscommunication, air traffic control missteps and other hazards at LaGuardia Airport, according to a CNN review of government records for the past two years. “Please do something,” a pilot wrote last summer in one of at least a dozen reports about LaGuardia to NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System – citing a close call when air traffic controllers failed to provide appropriate guidance about multiple nearby aircraft.
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