Self-driving cars might be taking the world by storm, but that doesn’t mean everyone’s happy about it. Some residents unfortunate enough to live next to the Waymo depot in Santa Monica, California discovered a dreadful byproduct of Alphabet’s self-driving cars: their insanely irritating backup noise. “It’s one of the most annoying noises I could think of,” one… Continue reading Waymo’s Self-Driving Taxis Have a Hilarious Problem That’s Driving People Bananas
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Clean Technica: Should We Be Afraid Of Driverless Vehicles On Our Roads?004042
Tesla Model Y SUVs are about to be at the core of a technological shift. On June 12, they’ll be the company’s first driverless vehicles to launch in Texas. Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed on his social media site, X, that for “the past several days, Tesla has been testing self-driving Model Y cars (no… Continue reading Clean Technica: Should We Be Afraid Of Driverless Vehicles On Our Roads?004042
Tesla gains 22% in May as Elon Musk ends time with Trump’s DOGE
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of the Elon Musk-led automaker Tesla have rallied in May despite recent poor car sales numbers for the company in… Continue reading Tesla gains 22% in May as Elon Musk ends time with Trump’s DOGE
Tesla has been testing robotaxi service without drivers for ‘several days’, says Elon Musk
Tesla has started testing its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas without safety drivers over the last few days, according to Elon Musk. The automaker reportedly aims to launch its robotaxi service on June 12. Earlier this month, it was reported that Tesla had yet to start testing its planned robotaxi service in Austin without safety… Continue reading Tesla has been testing robotaxi service without drivers for ‘several days’, says Elon Musk
Elon Musk Just Got Some Horrible New Sales Data About Tesla
Tesla sales continue to crater in Europe, highlighting the sheer damage CEO Elon Musk has inflicted on the brand. According to new figures released by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (AECA), sales across the pond slid by almost 50 percent in April, as CBS News reports. That’s despite the EV market growing substantially over the… Continue reading Elon Musk Just Got Some Horrible New Sales Data About Tesla
Stellantis pivots to Google’s Android as in-car partnership with Amazon ends
Three years ago, Stellantis announced it was pairing up with Amazon to create in-car software that would bring a slew of connected products and services to vehicles by 2024 as part of the automaker’s broader plan to generate $22.5 billion annually from software. That never happened. And now the partnership is “winding down,” Reuters reported.… Continue reading Stellantis pivots to Google’s Android as in-car partnership with Amazon ends
Trucking Company Deploys Self-Driving 18-Wheeler Where Human Employee Can Chill Out and Watch YouTube Videos in the Back as It Bombs Down the Highway
Last month, Aurora Innovation became the first company to operate a fully driverless semi truck service on American highways. And by “fully driverless,” we mean that no one — not a soul — was sitting in the driver’s seat as the autonomous truck performed its first official delivery, barreling down a stretch of Texas’s Interstate… Continue reading Trucking Company Deploys Self-Driving 18-Wheeler Where Human Employee Can Chill Out and Watch YouTube Videos in the Back as It Bombs Down the Highway
German Manager Magazin: Uber, ZF Friedrichshafen, BYD – The newsletter “Manage: Mobility” 004216
Dear reader, dear reader, If you are surprised at today’s post, we can only congratulate: take care! Since a nationwide holiday falls on our actual publication day this week and the author of this newsletter is particularly looking forward to his first Father’s Day, we exceptionally provide you with fresh fabric from the mobility world… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Uber, ZF Friedrichshafen, BYD – The newsletter “Manage: Mobility” 004216
Tesla Executive Admits That Self-Driving Is Going Nowhere Fast
Nearly ten years ago in 2015, rising tech entrepreneur Elon Musk made a bold announcement: Tesla vehicles would be fully driving themselves by 2017. The billionaire was talking about vehicles with level 5 autonomy — a designation by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) commonly used as the benchmark for a full self-driving car that can… Continue reading Tesla Executive Admits That Self-Driving Is Going Nowhere Fast
Self-Driving Tesla Suddenly Swerves Off the Road and Crashes
A video that went viral on Reddit shows a Tesla Model 3 with its so-called “Full Self-Driving” driver assistance feature turned on veering off a country road, crashing into some fencing, and flipping onto its roof. An image shared by Wally, a Tesla owner in Alabama, shows the aftermath: deployed airbags, smashed windows, and a… Continue reading Self-Driving Tesla Suddenly Swerves Off the Road and Crashes