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#robotaxis
fromFuturism
6 hours ago
Cars

Dozens of Robotaxis In China Stop Dead in the Middle of Roads and Highways, Causing Crashes

fromFuturism
6 hours ago
Cars

Dozens of Robotaxis In China Stop Dead in the Middle of Roads and Highways, Causing Crashes

#tesla
Toronto startup
fromTechCrunch
6 hours ago

The final days of the Tesla Model X and S are here. All bets are on the Cybercab. | TechCrunch

Tesla ends production of Model S and Model X due to declining sales, focusing on new projects like the Optimus robot and Cybercab.
Toronto startup
from24/7 Wall St.
11 hours ago

Bloomberg: Tesla's AI dreams don't change reality, cars still pay the bills

Tesla's Q1 2026 vehicle deliveries fell short of expectations, highlighting challenges in the automotive sector despite excitement over future technologies.
Cars
fromTESLARATI
4 days ago

Tesla FSD mocks BMW human driver: Saves pedestrian from near miss

Tesla's Full Self-Driving software anticipates pedestrian intent better than human drivers, demonstrating superior safety and reaction times.
Toronto startup
fromFuturism
3 days ago

Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Being Driven Remotely

Waymo relies on remote operators in the Philippines for assistance with autonomous vehicles, highlighting the ongoing human involvement in autonomous driving.
Toronto startup
fromTechCrunch
6 hours ago

The final days of the Tesla Model X and S are here. All bets are on the Cybercab. | TechCrunch

Tesla ends production of Model S and Model X due to declining sales, focusing on new projects like the Optimus robot and Cybercab.
Toronto startup
from24/7 Wall St.
11 hours ago

Bloomberg: Tesla's AI dreams don't change reality, cars still pay the bills

Tesla's Q1 2026 vehicle deliveries fell short of expectations, highlighting challenges in the automotive sector despite excitement over future technologies.
Toronto startup
fromEngadget
3 days ago

Tesla's robotaxis are reportedly remotely driven by humans, sometimes

Tesla allows remote operators to directly control its robotaxis in emergencies, a practice not commonly used by competitors.
Cars
fromTESLARATI
4 days ago

Tesla FSD mocks BMW human driver: Saves pedestrian from near miss

Tesla's Full Self-Driving software anticipates pedestrian intent better than human drivers, demonstrating superior safety and reaction times.
Toronto startup
fromFuturism
3 days ago

Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Being Driven Remotely

Waymo relies on remote operators in the Philippines for assistance with autonomous vehicles, highlighting the ongoing human involvement in autonomous driving.
Silicon Valley
fromFortune
8 hours ago

I helped build Uber and Discord and now my tools help fuel billion-dollar unicorns. But Silicon Valley is losing the AI race to itself | Fortune

Silicon Valley is falling behind in innovation due to slow adaptation to social demands and a focus on preserving existing business models.
#baidu
Digital life
fromTechRepublic
4 hours ago

Google Vids Just Got a Major AI Upgrade - Here's What's New

Google Vids enables intuitive video creation using AI, allowing users to direct avatars and publish content quickly with simple text prompts.
California
fromAxios
14 hours ago

California cements its role as the national testing ground for AI rules

California is advancing AI regulations while the Trump administration seeks a national standard to limit state-level laws.
fromFuturism
1 day ago

Delivery Robot Companies in Trouble as Bot Become Targets for Vandalism

Out of the company's first 80,000 deliveries the bots finished on campus, about 1,600 involved incidents of vandalism. At a cost of $2,500 per Kiwibot, the damage adds up quick.
London startup
Media industry
fromDefector
6 hours ago

Tech Media Propaganda Operation Makes It Official, Goes In-House At OpenAI | Defector

OpenAI acquired the Technology Business Programming Network for hundreds of millions, raising concerns about media independence despite its existing alignment with tech elites.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

Mobileye Is the "Dominant" Global ADAS Supplier - Berenberg Just Initiated a Buy Rating

Mobileye Global Inc. is rated Buy with a $9.30 target, highlighting its leadership in camera-based advanced driver assistance systems.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

Rivian spinoff Also will build autonomous delivery vehicles for DoorDash | TechCrunch

Also partners with DoorDash to develop autonomous delivery vehicles, raising $200 million and achieving a valuation over $1 billion.
#self-driving-cars
Education
fromWIRED
5 days ago

A School District Tried to Help Train Waymos to Stop for School Buses. It Didn't Work

Waymo's self-driving cars struggled to stop for school buses, leading to dangerous incidents and a federal recall.
Toronto startup
fromFast Company
3 days ago

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey is putting AV firms on blast for using human staffers

Human operators are essential for self-driving cars, raising concerns about safety, communication, and industry standards.
Education
fromWIRED
5 days ago

A School District Tried to Help Train Waymos to Stop for School Buses. It Didn't Work

Waymo's self-driving cars struggled to stop for school buses, leading to dangerous incidents and a federal recall.
Toronto startup
fromFast Company
3 days ago

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey is putting AV firms on blast for using human staffers

Human operators are essential for self-driving cars, raising concerns about safety, communication, and industry standards.
#robotaxi
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

TechCrunch Mobility: When a robotaxi has to call 911 | TechCrunch

Waymo provides 500,000 paid robotaxi rides weekly, facing challenges like vehicle paralysis requiring public service intervention.
California
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Waymo relies on firefighters and police to bail out stuck robotaxis | TechCrunch

Waymo's robotaxi service has repeatedly relied on first responders to resolve issues during emergencies, raising concerns about its operational reliability.
Toronto startup
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Waymo's skyrocketing ridership in one chart | TechCrunch

Waymo provides 500,000 paid robotaxi rides weekly, reflecting significant growth and expansion across multiple U.S. cities.
#autonomous-vehicles
fromInfoQ
4 days ago
DevOps

Optimization in Automated Driving: From Complexity to Real-Time Engineering

fromTechCrunch
3 days ago
Venture

Nomadic raises $8.4 million to wrangle the data pouring off autonomous vehicles | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
3 days ago
Toronto startup

Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote help | TechCrunch

fromFuturism
1 month ago
Austin

Waymo Says It Has Nothing to Say After Its Self-Driving Taxi Blocked an Ambulance Responding to a Mass Shooting

fromFortune
2 weeks ago
Alternative transportation

Waymo co-CEO insists its robotaxis aren't eliminating human jobs because real people will still be needed to change tires and calibrate the sensors | Fortune

DevOps
fromInfoQ
4 days ago

Optimization in Automated Driving: From Complexity to Real-Time Engineering

A production-grade AV stack is a distributed dataflow graph of components, optimized for resource management and real-time constraints.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

Nomadic raises $8.4 million to wrangle the data pouring off autonomous vehicles | TechCrunch

Nomadic AI transforms video data into structured datasets for autonomous systems, enhancing fleet monitoring and reinforcement learning.
Toronto startup
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote help | TechCrunch

Senator Ed Markey's investigation reveals a lack of transparency in autonomous vehicle companies regarding their use of remote assistance operators.
Austin
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Waymo Says It Has Nothing to Say After Its Self-Driving Taxi Blocked an Ambulance Responding to a Mass Shooting

A Waymo robotaxi blocked an ambulance responding to a mass shooting in Austin, Texas, raising concerns about autonomous vehicles handling emergency situations.
Alternative transportation
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Waymo co-CEO insists its robotaxis aren't eliminating human jobs because real people will still be needed to change tires and calibrate the sensors | Fortune

Waymo claims autonomous vehicles create new jobs in maintenance, fleet operations, and infrastructure rather than eliminating existing employment in served markets.
#uber
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago
European startups

Uber increases stake in WeRide as robotaxi partnership ramps up in Dubai | TechCrunch

Toronto startup
fromwww.businessinsider.com
18 hours ago

Uber drivers: Your boss knows you're using Tesla's FSD on the job

Some Uber drivers are using Tesla's Full Self-Driving technology with CEO Dara Khosrowshahi's approval, despite legal scrutiny surrounding ADAS features.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
4 days ago

Uber Price Target Cut by Wells Fargo to $95 Due to Autonomous Vehicle Impact

Uber's stock is down 16.59% in 2026, but analysts predict a price target of $105.29, with Wells Fargo adjusting to $95.
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago
European startups

Uber increases stake in WeRide as robotaxi partnership ramps up in Dubai | TechCrunch

Artificial intelligence
fromTNW | Apps
4 hours ago

Microsoft launches three in-house AI models in direct challenge to OpenAI

Microsoft has launched three in-house AI models that compete directly with OpenAI, marking a significant shift in its AI strategy.
Cars
fromFortune
2 days ago

Why hands-free systems in self-driving cars aren't actually safer, according to the NTSB | Fortune

Driver assistance systems are convenient but do not enhance safety, leading to increased driver distraction and reliance on technology.
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 day ago

North America drives video telematics market to 22 million units by 2030 | Computer Weekly

The integration of cameras to enable various video-based services in commercial vehicle environments has become one of the strongest trends over recent years, in a fleet video telematics sector that is set to grow by 16% globally to 2020.
European startups
Silicon Valley
fromTESLARATI
6 days ago

Tesla drives drunk owner while he naps, Police still arrest him on DUI

A man was arrested for DUI while asleep in his self-driving Tesla, highlighting legal and safety concerns around autonomous vehicles.
#waymo-robotaxis
San Francisco
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Uncovered records reveal the hidden costs of Waymo robotaxis on San Francisco streets

Waymo robotaxis frequently malfunction or commit traffic violations in San Francisco, requiring city intervention and creating operational challenges for transit systems.
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago
San Francisco

Emergency Responders Say They're Now Unpaid "Roadside Assistance" for Confused Waymos

San Francisco
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Uncovered records reveal the hidden costs of Waymo robotaxis on San Francisco streets

Waymo robotaxis frequently malfunction or commit traffic violations in San Francisco, requiring city intervention and creating operational challenges for transit systems.
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago
San Francisco

Emergency Responders Say They're Now Unpaid "Roadside Assistance" for Confused Waymos

fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days ago

Driverless cars, meet your eye doctor

Kinetic's CEO Nikhil Naikal states, 'We have eyes, and when we need to correct vision, we go to an optometrist... In the same way, this is a digital prescription to correct the errors of the car's understanding of the world around it.'
Cars
Cars
fromTESLARATI
6 days ago

Tesla Robotaxi gets a small but significant change

Tesla's all-electric Semi is gaining positive feedback from drivers for its innovative features and ease of use.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Nvidia's head of autonomous driving opens up about his plan to beat Waymo and Tesla

Nvidia's autonomous driving system achieves competitive performance without requiring millions of miles of driving data through advanced sensors and AI reasoning capabilities.
Science
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

The first cars bold enough to drive themselves

Leonardo Torres Quevedo's 1904 Telekino demonstrated the first wireless-controlled vehicle, pioneering remote-control systems that foreshadow modern autonomous vehicle technology.
fromEngadget
3 days ago

DoorDash partners with Rivian spinoff Also for autonomous delivery vehicles

DoorDash's investment in Also aims to develop and accelerate the deployment of autonomous delivery at scale, focusing on areas not yet fully solved for, including intersections of roadways and bike lanes.
Toronto startup
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

TechCrunch Mobility: Waymo makes its defense | TechCrunch

Waymo uses overseas remote-assistance workers to answer system requests while self-driving systems remain in control; U.S.-based Event Response Teams handle complex incidents.
Toronto startup
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

Former Uber CEO says Waymo is ahead in the robotaxi race - and Tesla is chasing a 'ChatGPT moment'

Waymo leads Tesla in the robotaxi race with proven autonomous vehicles, while Tesla pursues a riskier vision-only approach requiring a technological breakthrough to compete.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 months ago

Fact Brief: Can you take a Waymo anywhere in downtown San Jose? - San Jose Spotlight

Waymo, the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company, expanded its robotaxi service to the South Bay in November 2025 - but still isn't operating in a majority of San Jose neighborhoods, including its downtown districts. Downtown San Jose is largely outside of Waymo's service boundaries, with the exception of Diridon Station, where it can take you to San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC), Santana Row, Westfield Valley Fair and the neighborhoods of Newhall, College Park, Cory, Alameda, Rose Garden and West San Carlos - which are included in the service areas.
Silicon Valley
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Waymo leverages Genie 3 to create a world model for self-driving cars

Waymo's World Model generates both 2D video and 3D lidar outputs for realistic, manipulable driving simulations that augment and improve self-driving training.
Artificial intelligence
frominsideevs.com
2 months ago

Waymo's New Zeekr Cab Has A Real Name, And You May See It Soon

Waymo will deploy Zeekr-built electric vans named Ojai across multiple U.S. markets this year as it shifts from Jaguar I-Pace to a new vehicle mix.
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