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
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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
Waymo reportedly talking with Hyundai about Ioniq 5 self-driving taxis
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Waymo in discussions with Hyundai Motor for self driving taxis: Report
Waymo is in discussions with Hyundai Motor to outsource self driving vehicles, Reuters reported citing South Korean paper Electronic Times. The report noted that officials from both firms have interacted more than thrice to flesh out a plan to use Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 electric vehicles for Waymo’s sixth-generation self-driving technology. It also entails replacing offerings… Continue reading Waymo in discussions with Hyundai Motor for self driving taxis: Report
“Self-Driving” Cars Have a Dirty Secret
And it’s a big one. Behind the Screen You may be surprised to learn that “self-driving” cars don’t always drive themselves. Because these systems are far from infallible, companies like Amazon’s robotaxi service Zoox often depend on a behind-the-scenes team of human technicians to remotely control their cars when they struggle to pilot themselves. Today this facet… Continue reading “Self-Driving” Cars Have a Dirty Secret