Waymo kicked off two “road trips” to Philadelphia and New York City on Monday, signaling the Alphabet-owned company’s interest in expanding into Northeastern cities. Waymo’s branded “road trips” don’t necessarily signal a commercial launch anytime soon. Waymo has announced several other road trips this year, including to Houston, Orlando, Las Vegas, San Diego, and San… Continue reading Waymo robotaxis are heading to Philadelphia and NYC
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Waymo to begin testing in Philadelphia with safety drivers behind the wheel
A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle sits parked at an EVgo charging station in Los Angeles, California, on May 15, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Waymo said it will begin testing in Philadelphia, with a limited fleet of vehicles and human safety drivers behind the wheel. “This city is a… Continue reading Waymo to begin testing in Philadelphia with safety drivers behind the wheel
Tesla Stock Disemboweled After Elon Musk’s Latest Bizarre Stunt
Billionaire Elon Musk is seemingly making good on his threat of creating his own “America Party” political party — and Tesla investors couldn’t be more unhappy. After Congress passed president Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” last week — a piece of legislation Musk has called a “disgusting abomination” and “utterly insane” — Musk announced… Continue reading Tesla Stock Disemboweled After Elon Musk’s Latest Bizarre Stunt
GM’s Cruise Cars Are Back on the Road in Three US States—But Not for Ride-Hailing
Cruise robotaxis are back on the road… well, kind of. Though General Motors pulled the plug on its self-driving taxi business last year, the automaker has been quietly repurposing a few of the vehicles as it seeks to develop new driver-assistance technologies. This week, WIRED spotted a GM Bolt electric hatchback on the San Francisco-Oakland… Continue reading GM’s Cruise Cars Are Back on the Road in Three US States—But Not for Ride-Hailing
Tesla Q2 Deliveries Weak But Shares Rise: What’s Next for Investors?
Electric vehicle (EV) and tech giant Tesla TSLA released its second-quarter 2025 production and delivery numbers yesterday. It produced 410,244 vehicles, down on a yearly basis. Deliveries totaled 384,122 units (373,728 Model 3/Y and 10,394 Other Models), down 13.4% year over year. The deliveries also fell short of Wall Street’s consensus mark of 390,000 units.… Continue reading Tesla Q2 Deliveries Weak But Shares Rise: What’s Next for Investors?
Clean Technica: Tesla FSD Drives Down Train Track, Waymo Gets Stuck In Intersection004081
Robotaxis may be the future, and they are already here now in some places, but there are still issues to resolve. I’ve seen two quite notable problems pop up in recent days with the two most prominent self-driving brands in the US. Tesla Drives Down A Train Track First of all, we have the story… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla FSD Drives Down Train Track, Waymo Gets Stuck In Intersection004081
Tesla’s Robotaxi Program Is Failing Because Elon Musk Made a Foolish Decision Years Ago
A shortsighted design decision that Elon Musk made more than a decade ago is once again coming back to haunt Tesla. As The Guardian reports, the company’s Robotaxi rollout has been a massive bust — due, in at least in part, to Musk’s long-ago bet against the light detection and ranging sensors known as lidar, which… Continue reading Tesla’s Robotaxi Program Is Failing Because Elon Musk Made a Foolish Decision Years Ago
First Tesla Drives Autonomously From Dealer to Buyer’s House, Ends in Embarrassing Flub
On Saturday, Tesla announced that it had made the world’s first fully driverless delivery of a car, achieving a key promise Elon Musk had made ahead of the rocky launch of his robotaxi service. In a promotional video shared by the automaker, a Model Y rolls out of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. With no… Continue reading First Tesla Drives Autonomously From Dealer to Buyer’s House, Ends in Embarrassing Flub
Tesla sends driverless Model Y from factory to customer to promote its robotaxi tech
Just a few days after launching a limited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, Tesla pulled off an additional stunt meant to show off the progress of its self-driving car software. The company let a Model Y SUV drive roughly 15 miles from Tesla’s factory to the apartment complex where the car’s new owner lives, completing… Continue reading Tesla sends driverless Model Y from factory to customer to promote its robotaxi tech
Here Is Everyone Mark Zuckerberg Has Hired So Far for Meta’s ‘Superintelligence’ Team
Mark Zuckerberg notified Meta staff today to introduce them to the new superintelligence team. The memo, which WIRED obtained, lists names and bios for the recently hired employees, many of whom came from rival AI firms like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Over the past few months, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been on a recruiting… Continue reading Here Is Everyone Mark Zuckerberg Has Hired So Far for Meta’s ‘Superintelligence’ Team