Elon Musk just unveiled his vision for Tesla’s robotaxi — Should Uber be worried?
In 2016, Tesla (TSLA 4.41%) CEO Elon Musk first revealed plans to develop a fully autonomous self-driving robotaxi. While it’s still...
Read MoreUber weighs its self-driving future
As Uber races to build up its fleet of autonomous vehicles, the company wants to make sure they’re actually up to every task. The...
Read MoreMy week navigating the awkward teenage years of self-driving cars
When I lived in the Outer Sunset, San Francisco’s foggy beachside neighborhood, I grew accustomed to seeing camera and sensor-fitted...
Read MoreDiDi Autonomous Driving to create joint venture with GAC AION to mass produce electric Robotaxi
On May 10, DiDi Autonomous Driving, which is the self-driving technology division of DiDi Global, announced a strengthened partnership...
Read MoreCruise expands supervised self-driving ride-hailing to Houston and Dallas
Cruise is rolling out its self-driving cars to more cities — specifically, to Houston and Dallas as it expands its Texas-based presence....
Read MoreWaymo adds safety alerts to its robotaxis to protect exit door collisions with cyclists, other cars
Robotaxi developer Waymo is taking passenger and bystander safety to another level using the same technology that already allows its fleet...
Read MoreTesla changes course with Full Self-Driving to introduce end-to-end AI in v12, says Musk
Tesla is planning to update its Full Self-Driving package with end-to-end AI in its FSD Beta v12, says Elon Musk. FSD Beta already makes...
Read MoreAV fever has cooled off, but driverless cars aren’t going away
After years of multibillion-dollar investments, “just around the corner” promises of robotaxis, and predictions that today’s children...
Read MoreWaymo barreling ahead with bigger robotaxi coverage in San Francisco and Phoenix
Waymo is dramatically expanding its robotaxi service areas in Phoenix and San Francisco as it seeks to gain new customers, generate more...
Read MoreDriverless cars collide with first responders and police on San Francisco’s streets on a daily basis
San Francisco is one of the only places on earth where autonomous vehicles roam the streets alongside regular vehicles. But as the cars...
Read MoreWhat should happen when a robocar meets an emergency vehicle, to avoid a paradox of safety?
As robotaxis have deployed in pilot projects in various US and Chinese cities, there have been many interactions between them and...
Read MoreMay Mobility launches on-demand autonomous public transit in Arizona
May Mobility announced the launch of the first on-demand public transit service using AVs in Arizona with its launch in the retirement...
Read MoreElectric Lotus Eletre may achieve Level 4 autonomy thanks to LiDARs
The all-electric Lotus Eletre may be able to achieve Level 4 autonomous driving thanks to the host of advanced sensors it has been...
Read MoreElon Musk’s past statements about self-driving safety could feasibly be deepfakes, Tesla lawyers told court
Tesla’s lawyers say that Elon Musk’s past statements about the safety of its self-driving feature can’t be trusted...
Read MoreI rode in a Waymo self-driving taxi with no driver and it was a smooth and safe ride, despite my initial fears
Autonomous driving company Waymo — formerly known as the Google self-driving car project — has launched a fleet of vehicles in Phoenix and...
Read MoreA reporter’s trip in a driverless car named Peaches was a delight until it got confused and stopped in the middle of the street
I won’t forget the first time I took a ride in a car without anyone sitting in the driver’s seat. It happened one night last September...
Read MorePony.ai gets permit for driverless robotaxi services in China’s Guangzhou
April 26 (Reuters) – Robotaxi startup Pony.ai said on Wednesday that it had received a permit to operate fully driverless...
Read MoreThe do’s and don’ts for sharing the roads with driverless cars
The rest of us can learn from San Francisco residents about what it’s like to share the roads with driverless test cars. General Motors’...
Read MoreCruise robotaxis now run all day in San Francisco, with public access after 10 p.m.
Kyle Vogt, CEO and founder of GM-owned autonomous vehicle company Cruise, announced Tuesday that the company’s robotaxis are now running...
Read MoreCruise says its autonomous vehicles can save thousands of lives. But Americans still don’t trust driverless cars
Every year, roughly 40,000 people die from car accidents in the U.S., making them a “leading” cause of death in the country, according to...
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