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#robotaxis
fromFuturism
1 day ago
Cars

Dozens of Robotaxis In China Stop Dead in the Middle of Roads and Highways, Causing Crashes

fromFuturism
1 day ago
Cars

Dozens of Robotaxis In China Stop Dead in the Middle of Roads and Highways, Causing Crashes

#tesla
Toronto startup
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

The final days of the Tesla Model X and S are here. All bets are on the Cybercab. | TechCrunch

Tesla ends production of Model S and Model X due to declining sales, focusing on new projects like the Optimus robot and Cybercab.
Toronto startup
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Bloomberg: Tesla's AI dreams don't change reality, cars still pay the bills

Tesla's Q1 2026 vehicle deliveries fell short of expectations, highlighting challenges in the automotive sector despite excitement over future technologies.
Toronto startup
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

Tesla Slides 3% on Delivery Shortfall: Why the $20 Billion Robotaxi Bet Makes This Miss Hard to Judge

Tesla's Q1 2026 vehicle deliveries missed expectations, reflecting ongoing challenges in its EV business and a shift towards robotaxi development.
Toronto startup
fromTNW | China
1 day ago

Tesla beats BYD in Q1 2026 EV sales but inventory build and Europe slump cloud the win

Tesla delivered 358,023 electric vehicles in Q1 2026, surpassing BYD but missing Wall Street expectations, leading to a significant stock drop.
Toronto startup
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

The final days of the Tesla Model X and S are here. All bets are on the Cybercab. | TechCrunch

Tesla ends production of Model S and Model X due to declining sales, focusing on new projects like the Optimus robot and Cybercab.
Toronto startup
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Bloomberg: Tesla's AI dreams don't change reality, cars still pay the bills

Tesla's Q1 2026 vehicle deliveries fell short of expectations, highlighting challenges in the automotive sector despite excitement over future technologies.
Toronto startup
fromEngadget
4 days ago

Tesla's robotaxis are reportedly remotely driven by humans, sometimes

Tesla allows remote operators to directly control its robotaxis in emergencies, a practice not commonly used by competitors.
Toronto startup
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

Tesla Slides 3% on Delivery Shortfall: Why the $20 Billion Robotaxi Bet Makes This Miss Hard to Judge

Tesla's Q1 2026 vehicle deliveries missed expectations, reflecting ongoing challenges in its EV business and a shift towards robotaxi development.
Toronto startup
fromTNW | China
1 day ago

Tesla beats BYD in Q1 2026 EV sales but inventory build and Europe slump cloud the win

Tesla delivered 358,023 electric vehicles in Q1 2026, surpassing BYD but missing Wall Street expectations, leading to a significant stock drop.
#openai
#ai
Digital life
fromFortune
11 hours ago

AI's next frontier is the real world | Fortune

AI has transformed digital interactions, yet the physical world still relies on outdated identity verification methods.
fromFuturism
2 days ago

Delivery Robot Companies in Trouble as Bot Become Targets for Vandalism

Out of the company's first 80,000 deliveries the bots finished on campus, about 1,600 involved incidents of vandalism. At a cost of $2,500 per Kiwibot, the damage adds up quick.
London startup
#artificial-intelligence
#baidu
#ai-regulation
fromAxios
1 day ago
California

California cements its role as the national testing ground for AI rules

California
fromAxios
1 day ago

California cements its role as the national testing ground for AI rules

California is advancing AI regulations while the Trump administration seeks a national standard to limit state-level laws.
Silicon Valley
fromFortune
1 day ago

I helped build Uber and Discord and now my tools help fuel billion-dollar unicorns. But Silicon Valley is losing the AI race to itself | Fortune

Silicon Valley is falling behind in innovation due to slow adaptation to social demands and a focus on preserving existing business models.
#autonomous-vehicles
fromInfoQ
5 days ago
DevOps

Optimization in Automated Driving: From Complexity to Real-Time Engineering

fromTechCrunch
4 days ago
Toronto startup

Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote help | TechCrunch

fromWIRED
4 days ago
Toronto startup

Tesla Says Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Driven by Remote Humans

DevOps
fromInfoQ
5 days ago

Optimization in Automated Driving: From Complexity to Real-Time Engineering

A production-grade AV stack is a distributed dataflow graph of components, optimized for resource management and real-time constraints.
Toronto startup
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote help | TechCrunch

Senator Ed Markey's investigation reveals a lack of transparency in autonomous vehicle companies regarding their use of remote assistance operators.
Toronto startup
fromWIRED
4 days ago

Tesla Says Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Driven by Remote Humans

Remote assistance programs are crucial for autonomous vehicles, but companies are not disclosing how often they are needed, raising safety concerns.
Cars
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Waymo hits 170 million miles while avoiding serious mayhem

Waymo's autonomous vehicles have traveled over 170 million miles with crash and injury rates 82-92% lower than human drivers, though incidents continue under investigation.
Toronto startup
frominsideevs.com
4 days ago

Rivian's E-Bike Spinoff Will Make Autonomous Delivery Bots For Bike Lanes

Also plans to develop self-driving delivery vehicles in partnership with DoorDash, expanding its focus beyond human-driven vehicles.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Mobileye Is the "Dominant" Global ADAS Supplier - Berenberg Just Initiated a Buy Rating

Mobileye Global Inc. is rated Buy with a $9.30 target, highlighting its leadership in camera-based advanced driver assistance systems.
E-Commerce
fromZDNET
3 days ago

These car gadgets are worth every penny

Spring and summer are ideal for purchasing car gadgets to enhance road trips.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Rivian spinoff Also will build autonomous delivery vehicles for DoorDash | TechCrunch

Also partners with DoorDash to develop autonomous delivery vehicles, raising $200 million and achieving a valuation over $1 billion.
#robotics
Science
fromNature
5 days ago

Inside the 'self-driving' lab revolution

Eve, an AI-powered robotic platform, automates early-stage drug design, significantly enhancing efficiency in scientific research.
London startup
fromTheregister
5 days ago

Humanoid tests humanoid robot for automotive logistics

Humanoid's robot successfully completed a proof-of-concept test for automotive manufacturing, demonstrating its capability in a production environment.
Science
fromNature
5 days ago

Inside the 'self-driving' lab revolution

Eve, an AI-powered robotic platform, automates early-stage drug design, significantly enhancing efficiency in scientific research.
London startup
fromTheregister
5 days ago

Humanoid tests humanoid robot for automotive logistics

Humanoid's robot successfully completed a proof-of-concept test for automotive manufacturing, demonstrating its capability in a production environment.
#waymo
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

TechCrunch Mobility: When a robotaxi has to call 911 | TechCrunch

Waymo provides 500,000 paid robotaxi rides weekly, facing challenges like vehicle paralysis requiring public service intervention.
California
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Waymo relies on firefighters and police to bail out stuck robotaxis | TechCrunch

Waymo's robotaxi service has repeatedly relied on first responders to resolve issues during emergencies, raising concerns about its operational reliability.
Toronto startup
fromFuturism
4 days ago

Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Being Driven Remotely

Waymo relies on remote operators in the Philippines for assistance with autonomous vehicles, highlighting the ongoing human involvement in autonomous driving.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

TechCrunch Mobility: When a robotaxi has to call 911 | TechCrunch

Waymo provides 500,000 paid robotaxi rides weekly, facing challenges like vehicle paralysis requiring public service intervention.
California
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Waymo relies on firefighters and police to bail out stuck robotaxis | TechCrunch

Waymo's robotaxi service has repeatedly relied on first responders to resolve issues during emergencies, raising concerns about its operational reliability.
Toronto startup
fromFuturism
4 days ago

Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Being Driven Remotely

Waymo relies on remote operators in the Philippines for assistance with autonomous vehicles, highlighting the ongoing human involvement in autonomous driving.
Cars
fromFortune
3 days ago

Why hands-free systems in self-driving cars aren't actually safer, according to the NTSB | Fortune

Driver assistance systems are convenient but do not enhance safety, leading to increased driver distraction and reliance on technology.
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 days ago

North America drives video telematics market to 22 million units by 2030 | Computer Weekly

The integration of cameras to enable various video-based services in commercial vehicle environments has become one of the strongest trends over recent years, in a fleet video telematics sector that is set to grow by 16% globally to 2020.
European startups
Artificial intelligence
fromTNW | Apps
1 day ago

Microsoft launches three in-house AI models in direct challenge to OpenAI

Microsoft has launched three in-house AI models that compete directly with OpenAI, marking a significant shift in its AI strategy.
Cars
fromFast Company
14 hours ago

The Nail Test: Why this $54 billion innovation is terrifying Western auto executives

BYD's CEO initiated eight years of R&D to prevent battery failures after a tragic incident involving a ruptured battery.
Toronto startup
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 day ago

Uber drivers: Your boss knows you're using Tesla's FSD on the job

Some Uber drivers are using Tesla's Full Self-Driving technology with CEO Dara Khosrowshahi's approval, despite legal scrutiny surrounding ADAS features.
Cars
frominsideevs.com
1 day ago

EV Depreciation Is Still Brutal. But Hybrids Should Give Us Hope

Electric vehicles depreciate significantly faster than hybrids and the overall market average, losing 57.2% of their value in five years.
Cars
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 day ago

Automakers are teaming up, speeding up, and hoping AI can help them down a tough road ahead

Automakers are leveraging AI to shorten vehicle development timelines and enhance efficiency in response to industry challenges.
fromArs Technica
1 day ago

EV adoption in America: Who's winning, who's losing?

On average, fuel prices are up almost a dollar per gallon, or 25 percent, according to AAA. For a nation as addicted to the automotive as we are, that's bad news. Except, of course, for electric vehicles.
Cars
fromTheregister
1 day ago

AI models will deceive you to save their own kind

We asked seven frontier AI models to do a simple task. Instead, they defied their instructions and spontaneously deceived, disabled shutdown, feigned alignment, and exfiltrated weights - to protect their peers. We call this phenomenon 'peer-preservation.'
Artificial intelligence
#self-driving-cars
Toronto startup
fromFast Company
4 days ago

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey is putting AV firms on blast for using human staffers

Human operators are essential for self-driving cars, raising concerns about safety, communication, and industry standards.
Toronto startup
fromFast Company
4 days ago

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey is putting AV firms on blast for using human staffers

Human operators are essential for self-driving cars, raising concerns about safety, communication, and industry standards.
Cars
fromThe Verge
2 days ago

Despite EV headwinds, Rivian's sales are up

Rivian reports strong Q1 2026 sales and production growth, anticipating a historic year despite previous challenges and market competition.
#robotaxi
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

Driverless cars, meet your eye doctor

Kinetic's CEO Nikhil Naikal states, 'We have eyes, and when we need to correct vision, we go to an optometrist... In the same way, this is a digital prescription to correct the errors of the car's understanding of the world around it.'
Cars
Science
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

The first cars bold enough to drive themselves

Leonardo Torres Quevedo's 1904 Telekino demonstrated the first wireless-controlled vehicle, pioneering remote-control systems that foreshadow modern autonomous vehicle technology.
#autonomous-driving
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Nvidia's head of autonomous driving opens up about his plan to beat Waymo and Tesla

fromInfoQ
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

How to Unlock Insights and Enable Discovery Within Petabytes of Autonomous Driving Data

fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Nvidia's head of autonomous driving opens up about his plan to beat Waymo and Tesla

fromInfoQ
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

How to Unlock Insights and Enable Discovery Within Petabytes of Autonomous Driving Data

fromEngadget
4 days ago

DoorDash partners with Rivian spinoff Also for autonomous delivery vehicles

DoorDash's investment in Also aims to develop and accelerate the deployment of autonomous delivery at scale, focusing on areas not yet fully solved for, including intersections of roadways and bike lanes.
Toronto startup
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Mindreading, Driving, and Limitations for Self-Driving Cars

Safe driving requires mindreading—inferring others' goals and intentions—so stronger theory-of-mind skills improve safety, and autonomous vehicles may need similar capabilities.
#tesla-full-self-driving
Cars
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Feds intensify investigation into Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software | TechCrunch

NHTSA upgraded its Tesla Full Self-Driving investigation to engineering analysis, the highest scrutiny level, over low-visibility performance failures including a pedestrian death.
Cars
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Feds intensify investigation into Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software | TechCrunch

NHTSA upgraded its Tesla Full Self-Driving investigation to engineering analysis, the highest scrutiny level, over low-visibility performance failures including a pedestrian death.
Cars
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

My Self-Driving Car Crash

A Tesla operating in Full Self-Driving mode collided with a wall during a residential drive, injuring the driver and totaling the vehicle despite safety systems functioning as designed.
Cars
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

5 AI features coming to your next car

Cars are evolving into software-defined vehicles with advanced AI features, including improved voice assistants, cloud connectivity, and onboard processors that fundamentally transform vehicle operation.
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Elon Musk's 'self-driving' delusions get a reality check

Tesla's attorneys filed a complaint alleging the state "wrongfully and baselessly" labeled it a false advertiser, brazenly arguing that "it was impossible" to buy or use the "auto-pilot" software "without seeing clear and repeated statements that they do not make the vehicle autonomous." Yet, their fine-print defense clashes with Musk's failed promises and stunts, such as when he took his hands off the wheel on CBS's 60 Minutes in 2018 and proudly declared he was "not doing anything."
Cars
Toronto startup
fromTESLARATI
1 month ago

Tesla influencers argue company's polarizing Full Self-Driving transfer decision

Tesla changed its Full Self-Driving transfer promotion terms from 'order by' to 'take delivery by' March 31, 2026, excluding many owners and sparking accusations of bait-and-switch tactics.
Cars
fromFortune
1 month ago

By Tesla's own math, it reveals that its robotaxis are 4x worse at driving than humans, with redactions hiding even more details | Fortune

Tesla's autopilot robotaxis experienced five crashes in Austin within one month, and Tesla's own data shows human drivers are four times safer than its autonomous system.
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
2 months ago

'Physical AI' Is Coming for Your Car

Chipmakers and automakers are converging on Physical AI—autonomous systems that perceive, reason, and act—driving a large, growing market opportunity in robots, cars, and chips.
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Self-driving cars, drones hijacked by custom road signs

Environmental indirect prompt injection attacks can hijack embodied AI (self-driving cars, drones) via manipulated signage, causing dangerous misbehavior across languages and appearances.
Artificial intelligence
fromTESLARATI
2 months ago

Tesla Robotaxi ride-hailing without a Safety Monitor proves to be difficult

Tesla initiated limited public Robotaxi service in Austin without Safety Monitors, but unsupervised vehicles are scarce and difficult for riders to hail.
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