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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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Musk counts on full self-driving as next Tesla profit driver

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

April 20 (Reuters) – Elon Musk is counting on full-self driving and other new technologies and vehicles at Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) to...

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Tesla reports another fatal US crash involving automated driving

Posted on Apr 17, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla Inc. disclosed to US regulators another fatal crash involving automated driver-assist systems, bringing its total to 17 since June...

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Pony.ai’s new-generation Robotaxi starts road test in Beijing

Posted on Apr 14, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Pony.ai, a Chinese autonomous driving solution provider, recently launched its latest Robotaxi model equipped with its...

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Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi developing own driverless taxis, plans to roll them out in 2025

Posted on Apr 13, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

DiDi Global on Thursday said it is developing its own self-driving taxis alongside Chinese carmakers and it plans to roll them out in 2025...

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The role of artificial intelligence in Google’s self-driving cars

Posted on Apr 12, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Google’s self-driving car project, now known as Waymo, was launched in 2009 with the goal of creating a fully autonomous vehicle that...

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Cruise does not expect its vehicles to run into the back of a city bus again

Posted on Apr 12, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

Kyle Vogt, the CEO of Cruise LLC., has addressed the reasons behind the recall that came in the wake of one of the company’s autonomous...

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Dashcam footage shows driverless cars clogging San Francisco

Posted on Apr 10, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

THE BUS WAS stuck. San Francisco’s eastbound 54 Felton line was heading up a narrow residential street when a white SUV coming the other...

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Cruise recalls 300 robotaxis, issues software update after crashing into city bus

Posted on Apr 7, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

GM’s self-driving unit Cruise filed with federal regulators a voluntary recall to update the software in 300 robotaxis after one struck...

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Dubai tests self-driving taxis

Posted on Apr 5, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Cruise have begun testing and data collection for self-driving cars in the city....

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Robotaxis are going to sound weird

Posted on Apr 3, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

YOU’VE PROBABLY GOT the whole ride-sharing thing figured out. Call a taxi or Uber, climb into the back seat, chat with the driver a bit,...

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Waymo retires its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan

Posted on Mar 30, 2023 in Cars, News, Technology

More than five years ago, a newly minted Waymo took the wraps off of what would become its first commercialized autonomous vehicle: a...

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DiDi’s autonomous driving starts commercial operation in Guangzhou

Posted on Mar 29, 2023 in Cars, News

On March 29th, it was announced that DiDi’s autonomous driving service has become one of the first companies to receive a qualification...

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Apple’s Californian autonomous car program is larger than both Tesla’s and Mercedes’ efforts

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

Rumors about Apple’s entry into the automotive space may have died down since they hit peak fervor in 2021 — back when rumors about an...

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