San Francisco’s chaotic streets are giving the company tons of driving data. For autonomous vehicle developers, every mile driven serves as proof that their technology works and as an opportunity to gather data for further improvement. Which is why Cruise, which has just announced that it has completed 1 million fully driverless miles, calls the… Continue reading Cruise’s robotaxis have driven 1 million miles with nobody behind the wheel
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Autonomous Cars Global Market Report 2023
NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Major players in the autonomous cars market are BMW Group, Tesla Inc, Ford Motor Company, General Motor Company, Nissan Motor Corporation, Daimler AG, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen AG, Volvo Group, and Waymo LLC. Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p06277714/?utm_source=PRN Continue Reading Source: ReportLinker The global autonomous cars market will… Continue reading Autonomous Cars Global Market Report 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) self-driving vehicle unit, Zoox, said on Monday it has successfully tested a robotaxi with employees as passengers on a public road in a move to bring it closer to commercial service for the general public. The Feb. 11 test, conducted between two Zoox buildings a mile… Continue reading Untitled
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta smear campaign is getting turned into a Super Bowl ad
A Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta smear campaign is reaching a whole new level as it is going to have a Super Bowl ad, according to the people behind the campaign. Last year, we reported on Dan O’Dowd, a self-described billionaire and founder of Green Hills Software, a privately-owned company that makes operating systems and programming tools. O’Dowd had… Continue reading Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta smear campaign is getting turned into a Super Bowl ad
Why I Ride with Waymo: Erik
Editor’s note: As a single dad in San Francisco, Erik needs a safe and reliable transportation method to get his kids around the city. Enter Waymo One. Since becoming a Trusted Tester over a year ago, Erik has taken over 450 rides with the Waymo Driver and has seen a marked improvement from then to… Continue reading Why I Ride with Waymo: Erik
Self-Driving Car Plowed Into Active Fire Scene, Forcing Firefighters to Smash Its Window
Are autonomous cars changing the world, or filling the roads with new types of chaos? Inappropriate Visit A driverless GM Cruise car plowed into an active firefighting scene in San Francisco last month, and didn’t come to a halt until firefighters smashed its front window, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. It’s yet another hair-raising incident… Continue reading Self-Driving Car Plowed Into Active Fire Scene, Forcing Firefighters to Smash Its Window
Autonomous driving in the crisis
How long will it be before autonomous cars hit the streets? A current outlook. When I founded this site, it was very often – not only from Elon Musk and Tesla – the speech of one decade. Until today, people wanted to have autonomous driving practically in their pockets. Maybe not level 5, i.e. full… Continue reading Autonomous driving in the crisis
German Manager Magazine: Christian Malorny: Why German car brands have to become more Chinese002289
Ten years ago, Ferdinand Piëch, father of the Volkswagen empire, wanted to know how Great Wall and other Chinese brands could put snazzy $15,000 SUVs on the road. We dismantled the vehicles and were amazed at the high perceived value in terms of workmanship and design; and at a cost that is 50 percent lower… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Christian Malorny: Why German car brands have to become more Chinese002289
Despite mounting opposition, the Bay Area’s robotaxis keep racking up the miles
/ Waymo and Cruise reported a record number of trips in the last quarter, even as San Francisco’s transportation officials seek to slow down their progress. It’s a sign that the robotaxi experiment will continue to roll along, no matter who finds it annoying. Image: Getty Images City officials are sick of them. Residents are… Continue reading Despite mounting opposition, the Bay Area’s robotaxis keep racking up the miles
Mercedes Claims to Have Achieved Level 3 Automation, Beating Tesla
German automaker Mercedes-Benz claims to have achieved Level 3 autonomy — “conditionally automated” vehicles that can monitor their driving environment and make informed decisions on behalf of the driver, but still require humans to occasionally take over — in the United States, an incremental but noteworthy step towards a future void of steering wheels and… Continue reading Mercedes Claims to Have Achieved Level 3 Automation, Beating Tesla