As sales of its electric cars have fallen, Tesla and its chief executive, Elon Musk, have sought to convince Wall Street that the company’s future lies not in the grinding business of making and selling cars but in the far more exciting world of artificial intelligence. In Mr. Musk’s telling, one of Tesla’s main A.I.-based… Continue reading Elon Musk Says Robotaxis Are Tesla’s Future. Experts Have Doubts.
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Self-driving tech company WeRide accelerates global expansion as transportation industry adopts AI
BEIJING, CHINA – JULY 11: People take photos of WeRide Robobus, a fully-driverless shuttle capable of SAE Level 4 autonomous driving, at Beijing High-level Autonomous Driving Demonstration Area on July 11, 2024 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jia Tianyong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images Self-driving… Continue reading Self-driving tech company WeRide accelerates global expansion as transportation industry adopts AI
Google’s Alphabet Inc. doubles down on robotaxis, committing another $5 billion into Waymo
While some self-driving tech companies are dialing back their development or scrapping certain vehicles altogether, Waymo is pushing forward thanks to the financial support of parent company Alphabet Inc. (Google), which just committed to a fresh investment totaling five billion dollars. Self-driving cars, currently operating in today’s automotive landscape at varying levels of genuine autonomy,… Continue reading Google’s Alphabet Inc. doubles down on robotaxis, committing another $5 billion into Waymo
German FAZ: Slowly but surely: How and when autonomous cars will revolutionize the industry007341
New brands, new business areas, shifts in value creation and new types of collaborations will permanently change the automotive industry. Waymo with Uber, Zoox with Amazon, Baidu in China and self-driving vehicles of all kinds. An international look at the developments shows an industry that is increasingly in flux. Go to Source
Waymo Suing People Who Allegedly Trashed Its Robotaxis
It’s Waymo, or the highway. Double Tap Self-driving cars aren’t getting a lot of love these days. Few know this better than the driverless taxi company Waymo, a Silicon Valley startup that’s now trying to fight off people trashing its cars. As Wired reports, Waymo has quietly sued two alleged vandals in a pair of… Continue reading Waymo Suing People Who Allegedly Trashed Its Robotaxis
Tesla postpones robot taxi unveiling: More time for development
Tesla is delaying the unveiling of its long-promised fully autonomous robotaxis until October to give its engineering team more time to build and test prototypes, Bloomberg reports. The event was originally scheduled for August 8th. The delay was communicated internally to Tesla employees but has not yet been publicly announced. CEO Elon Musk has not… Continue reading Tesla postpones robot taxi unveiling: More time for development
Waymo Is Suing People Who Allegedly Smashed and Slashed Its Robotaxis
The people of San Francisco haven’t always been kind to Waymo’s growing fleet of driverless taxis. The autonomous vehicles, which provide tens of thousands of rides each week, have been torched, stomped on, and verbally berated in recent months. Now Waymo is striking back—in the courts. This month, the Silicon Valley company filed a pair… Continue reading Waymo Is Suing People Who Allegedly Smashed and Slashed Its Robotaxis
Clean Technica: Elon Musk Confirming Delayed Tesla Robotaxi Event Confirms Other Things003515
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! When rumors came out that Tesla’s robotaxi reveal event would be delayed, it was not the greatest shock the world has ever seen. Musk has been overly optimistic on robotaxi timelines for about a decade. The date for the… Continue reading Clean Technica: Elon Musk Confirming Delayed Tesla Robotaxi Event Confirms Other Things003515
Woman Arrested for Vandalizing More than a Dozen Self-Driving Waymo Vehicles
And Waymo is under federal investigation. Road Rage A California resident has been arrested for allegedly slashing the tires of Waymo vehicles in 17 separate incidents in San Francisco, showing in high relief that these driverless robotaxis are a sore point with many city residents. Ronaile Joshua Burton, 36, of Castro Valley, is facing charges… Continue reading Woman Arrested for Vandalizing More than a Dozen Self-Driving Waymo Vehicles
Tesla shares close down 8% after report of robotaxi unveiling delay
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, speaks during the Milken Global Conference 2024 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on May 6, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Tesla shares closed down about 8% on Thursday after Bloomberg reported that the electric vehicle maker is delaying the unveiling of its Robotaxi by two… Continue reading Tesla shares close down 8% after report of robotaxi unveiling delay