Tag: Waymo/Google

Tesla’s Robotaxi Unveiling: Is it the Biggest Bait-and-Switch?

Tesla is set to unveil a vehicle specifically designed to be a robotaxi, all while it is still selling its long-standing promise that its consumer vehicles would transform into self-driving taxis through software updates. Some wonder if this is a bait-and-switch. Tesla’s Original Promise Back in 2016, CEO Elon Musk promised that all Tesla vehicles… Continue reading Tesla’s Robotaxi Unveiling: Is it the Biggest Bait-and-Switch?

Tesla set to report Q3 deliveries ahead of robotaxi event

Tesla Chief Executive, Elon Musk enters the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, U.S., January 6, 2017.  Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Tesla is set to report third-quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers on Wednesday.  Analysts are expecting Elon Musk‘s automaker to report about 463,310 deliveries, according to estimates compiled by FactSet StreetAccount. That… Continue reading Tesla set to report Q3 deliveries ahead of robotaxi event

Independent Testers Disturbed by Results When They Drive Tesla FSD for 1,000 Miles

Not this. Benign Intervention A team of researchers at the independent firm AMCI Testing drove a Tesla in Full-Self Driving mode for over 1,000 miles, finding its capabilities to be “suspect” at best — because of dangerous and unpredictable infractions like running a red light. They walked away unconvinced that the system, although impressive in some… Continue reading Independent Testers Disturbed by Results When They Drive Tesla FSD for 1,000 Miles

Tesla sends out invites to Robotaxi unveiling: ‘we, robot’

Tesla has started sending out invites to its Robotaxi unveiling event next month with the tagline: “we, robot.” For a while, Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussed building a dedicated self-driving vehicle, which he has been referring to as the Tesla Robotaxi. It was supposed to be unveiled at an event in August, but it was… Continue reading Tesla sends out invites to Robotaxi unveiling: ‘we, robot’

Multiple Waymo Self-Driving Taxis Targeted by Vandals, Including While Passenger Was Inside

A tense scene. A viral video shows several people cornering a stopped Waymo robotaxi on the street and tagging it with graffiti, while a front seat passenger clutches a small beige poodle — a scene that’s both comical and dystopian in its strangeness. And it’s one of three incidents that occurred in the early evening… Continue reading Multiple Waymo Self-Driving Taxis Targeted by Vandals, Including While Passenger Was Inside

From frustration to excitement: The long, winding road of Alphabet’s self-driving Waymo unit

Alphabet ‘s self-driving car unit Waymo is finally shifting into high gear. After years of heavy investment and losses, Waymo ridership is picking up momentum in its existing West Coast markets, and the company just inked an expanded partnership with Uber to bring its robotaxi service to the ride-hailing giant’s app in Atlanta and Austin,… Continue reading From frustration to excitement: The long, winding road of Alphabet’s self-driving Waymo unit

How Elon Musk hopes his new supercomputers will boost his businesses

Elon Musk is on a mission to build new supercomputers. As the CEO of Tesla and his new artificial intelligence startup xAI, the tech titan has big plans for how artificial intelligence can help to supercharge his businesses. In January, he wrote on X that Tesla should be viewed as an AI/robotics company rather than… Continue reading How Elon Musk hopes his new supercomputers will boost his businesses

Clean Technica: I Think This Is What’s Gone On Behind The Scenes At Tesla In Past Year003613

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Some of this article is stuff that’s been widely discussed for months, but I think it goes a little deeper into how I think we got here. Maybe I’m wrong, but after covering Tesla and Elon Musk very closely… Continue reading Clean Technica: I Think This Is What’s Gone On Behind The Scenes At Tesla In Past Year003613

Clean Technica: A New Era in Transportation — Part 1003611

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I believe we are at the dawn of a new era in transportation due to recent advances in self-driving vehicles from several manufacturers, including Waymo and Tesla. The implications of this technology on the transportation sector, and on our… Continue reading Clean Technica: A New Era in Transportation — Part 1003611