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Elon Musk just unveiled his vision for Tesla’s robotaxi — Should Uber be worried?

Posted on May 17, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

In 2016, Tesla (TSLA 4.41%) CEO Elon Musk first revealed plans to develop a fully autonomous self-driving robotaxi. While it’s still...

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Uber weighs its self-driving future

Posted on May 15, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

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...

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My week navigating the awkward teenage years of self-driving cars

Posted on May 13, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

When I lived in the Outer Sunset, San Francisco’s foggy beachside neighborhood, I grew accustomed to seeing camera and sensor-fitted...

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DiDi Autonomous Driving to create joint venture with GAC AION to mass produce electric Robotaxi

Posted on May 11, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

On May 10, DiDi Autonomous Driving, which is the self-driving technology division of DiDi Global, announced a strengthened partnership...

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Cruise expands supervised self-driving ride-hailing to Houston and Dallas

Posted on May 10, 2023 in Cars, News

Cruise is rolling out its self-driving cars to more cities — specifically, to Houston and Dallas as it expands its Texas-based presence....

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Waymo adds safety alerts to its robotaxis to protect exit door collisions with cyclists, other cars

Posted on May 9, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

Robotaxi developer Waymo is taking passenger and bystander safety to another level using the same technology that already allows its fleet...

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Tesla changes course with Full Self-Driving to introduce end-to-end AI in v12, says Musk

Posted on May 8, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

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...

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AV fever has cooled off, but driverless cars aren’t going away

Posted on May 5, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

After years of multibillion-dollar investments, “just around the corner” promises of robotaxis, and predictions that today’s children...

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Waymo barreling ahead with bigger robotaxi coverage in San Francisco and Phoenix

Posted on May 4, 2023 in Cars, News

Waymo is dramatically expanding its robotaxi service areas in Phoenix and San Francisco as it seeks to gain new customers, generate more...

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Driverless cars collide with first responders and police on San Francisco’s streets on a daily basis

Posted on May 4, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

San Francisco is one of the only places on earth where autonomous vehicles roam the streets alongside regular vehicles. But as the cars...

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What should happen when a robocar meets an emergency vehicle, to avoid a paradox of safety?

Posted on May 2, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

As robotaxis have deployed in pilot projects in various US and Chinese cities, there have been many interactions between them and...

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May Mobility launches on-demand autonomous public transit in Arizona

Posted on Apr 27, 2023 in Cars, News

May Mobility announced the launch of the first on-demand public transit service using AVs in Arizona with its launch in the retirement...

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Electric Lotus Eletre may achieve Level 4 autonomy thanks to LiDARs

Posted on Apr 27, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

The all-electric Lotus Eletre may be able to achieve Level 4 autonomous driving thanks to the host of advanced sensors it has been...

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Elon Musk’s past statements about self-driving safety could feasibly be deepfakes, Tesla lawyers told court

Posted on Apr 27, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla’s lawyers say that Elon Musk’s past statements about the safety of its self-driving feature can’t be trusted...

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I rode in a Waymo self-driving taxi with no driver and it was a smooth and safe ride, despite my initial fears

Posted on Apr 27, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Autonomous driving company Waymo — formerly known as the Google self-driving car project — has launched a fleet of vehicles in Phoenix and...

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A reporter’s trip in a driverless car named Peaches was a delight until it got confused and stopped in the middle of the street

Posted on Apr 26, 2023 in Cars, Perspective

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...

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Pony.ai gets permit for driverless robotaxi services in China’s Guangzhou

Posted on Apr 26, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

April 26 (Reuters) – Robotaxi startup Pony.ai said on Wednesday that it had received a permit to operate fully driverless...

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The do’s and don’ts for sharing the roads with driverless cars

Posted on Apr 25, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

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’...

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Cruise robotaxis now run all day in San Francisco, with public access after 10 p.m.

Posted on Apr 25, 2023 in Cars, News

Kyle Vogt, CEO and founder of GM-owned autonomous vehicle company Cruise, announced Tuesday that the company’s robotaxis are now running...

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Cruise says its autonomous vehicles can save thousands of lives. But Americans still don’t trust driverless cars

Posted on Apr 21, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

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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