GM Bails On Cruise To Focus On Super Cruise After Burning Billions On Robotaxi Development General Motors’ Cruise robotaxi mapping unit returned to the Bay Area in September, about a year after one of its cars hit a pedestrian. That didn’t last long, though, as GM announced today that it “plans to realign its autonomous driving strategy and prioritize development of advanced driver assistance systems on a… Read more…

GM halts funding of robotaxi development by Cruise

NEVER use AIG Travel Guard Insurance for a cruise! So I just got off the phone with a manager after the claim adjuster denied our claim. We were supposed to leave for a cruise on 10/10/24 from Miami but it was delayed because of hurricane milton and ended up leaving the next day on 10/11. Now the coverage we had included trip delay insurance but they say that’s only a ‘post departure benefit’. B…

A recent revisit to the cruise industry: will TP soon be an add-on too? Young adult offspring asked for help planning a 3-4 day trip in January & mentioned cruise Black Friday sales. I am not a cruiser and haven’t looked into them since 20 years ago during my one and done trip and holy crap the monetization of every profitable arm was a sight to witness. 20 years ago, we brought our own booze and water legally, only…

Mediterranean cruise advice What is the best affordable cruises that hit the most countries in the Mediterranean? submitted by /u/HuskerHooligan1

Blues cruise past Rangers in Montgomery’s debut Jim Montgomery, fired by the Boston Bruins just last week, won in his debut as St. Louis’ new coach on Monday night, when the Blues skated to a 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden that featured three third-period goals.

First trip to Alaska – cruise or roadtrip? If I had 2 weeks to explore Alaska, wanting to hit all the main points (from a photography perspective), what would you recommend my mode of travel be? The most common ones I’ve seen are cruise or driving yourself. As this is my first trip, I’m more interested in seeing all the main attractions first then deciding where I want to focus more time…

Passengers Hang Onto Walls, Tables As Freak Storm Tips Cruise Ship 45 Degrees A cruise ship traveling to Florida was caught in a freak storm last week that brought winds so powerful they tilted the ship over to one side. The Royal Caribbean cruise liner tilted to 45 degrees during the storm, which left passengers fearing that “they would die.” Read more…

Jets cruise to 14-1 for best start in NHL history The Jets beat the Stars 4-1 to set an NHL record with their 14th win in the first 15 games of the season.

Tom Cruise Is Finally Working On A ‘Days Of Thunder’ Sequel With Paramount In one of the most incredible Friday afternoon news dumps of all time, it sounds like Tom Cruise is finally starting to work on a “Days of Thunder” sequel. The story was broken by The Hollywood Reporter, which said Cruise is currently in talks with Paramount surrounding production of a sequel to the 1990 NASCAR film.… Read more…

Maybe Don’t Get In The Cruise Ship Hot Tub If You Don’t Want Legionnaires’ Disease Cruise ships are cesspools of disease and misery, yet for some reason people keep shelling out to sit on a boat for months if not years on end. It shouldn’t be any surprise that folks get sick on cruises, but two ships made the news by giving their guests an unexpected illness: Legionnaires’ disease. Read more…

Irish cruise, continue to ‘utilize’ loss to NIU Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman, who saw his Fighting Irish win their sixth straight game on Saturday vs. Navy, told reporters he occasionally shows clips of the team’s Sept. 7 loss to Northern Illinois — a motivational tactic that appears to be working.

Cruise lost $435 million this quarter, even with its robotaxis on hiatus Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty ImagesEven with most of its autonomous vehicle fleet on ice, Cruise is still bleeding cash. The robotaxi company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors lost $435 million in the third quarter of 2024, GM reported this morning. That’s an improvement from the $791 million lost in the third quart…

8 day land cruise in Galapagos, or 8 days at “beaches and dreams” with tours in Belize? My wife, two kids (12&14), and I are planning an eco adventure type vacation. Initially we had looked at Costa Rica, but got distracted by the idea of going to the Galapagos islands on a land based tour with G Adventures. The price started getting somewhat scary, so we then considered an 8 day getaway to Belize instead. We would stay at Beaches …

GM ditches Cruise’s custom-designed driverless car The Cruise Origin in 2020. | Image: Vjeran Pavic / The VergeGeneral Motors told reporters on Tuesday that it has indefinitely suspended production of its self-driving Cruise Origin robotaxi, reports The New York Times. The company will refocus on using the Chevy Bolt EV, which Cruise has already been using. A modified version will go into produc…

Key lime pie on Royal Caribbean cruise submitted by /u/EmperorOfNada

Should you do Egypt yourself or with a company? Nile cruise or land tours and for how long? My Egypt trip report and how it was like: If you don’t want to go through the whole report here is the summery: -Plan Egypt pretty in advance not last min. -Navigating the county by yourself is not easy (at least for us and whoever wants to enjoy a stress free holiday). -Long day tours are not the best in the summer (which we avoided), cash is king (you can use cards at hotels and big r…

Cruise insurance I have a cruise booked. It’s in 40 days. Sadly my dad’s been fighting cancer. He was doing well but has recently took a turn for the worse. I’m so afraid that he might pass or will be too sick for me to go on my cruise. I did not buy the insurance. Is there a way that I can still get insurance? submitted by /u/DifferentCoyote8136 …

Spontaneous Tsunamis Could Take Out Cruise Ships Landslide-generated tsunamis don’t come with any warning signs and they’re impossible to predict. Tsunami scientists are meeting with vessel operators in Alaska this month to put together some practical guidelines for captains to use in the case they encounter one of these snap tsunamis. These recommendations will be… Read more…

Cruise ship internet / data Earned an all inclusive 7 day Mediterranean cruise. Flying out from Canada to Greece. Will be departing Greece and stopping at Crete, Montenegro, Croatia and finally Italy. I’ll be doing an extra step and flying from Italy to UK for a few days to catch up with my mum. I wanted to know if there is such a thing as a SIM card or data plan I can p…