US launches official probe into Cruise after pair of pedestrian accidents Hey, we're still safer than human drivers, says GM outfit AI + ML17 Oct 2023 |
Human knocks down woman in hit-and-run. Then driverless Cruise car parks on top of her Victim in critical condition AI + ML04 Oct 2023 | 122
California governor vetoes bill requiring human drivers in robo trucks Route 404: Human driver requirement not found AI + ML25 Sep 2023 | 60
Tesla's purported hands-free 'Elon mode' raises regulator's blood pressure NHTSA is already worried Autopilot and FSD make drivers irresponsible – this surely won't help matters Software30 Aug 2023 | 58
California DMV hits brakes on Cruise's SF driverless fleet after series of fender benders Updated 50% chop effective 'immediately' as department investigates traffic and safety issues AI + ML21 Aug 2023 | 57
Tesla knew Autopilot weakness killed a driver – and didn't fix it, engineers claim Software's alleged inability to handle cross traffic central to court battle after two road deaths AI + ML17 Aug 2023 | 173
Cruise self-driving taxi gets wheels stuck in wet cement This is not the robotaxi future that was promised AI + ML16 Aug 2023 | 38
Pack of GM Cruise robo-taxis freeze, snarl up Friday night traffic amid festival crowds Just a day after getting green light to expand autonomous ops AI + ML14 Aug 2023 | 48
Tesla's Autopilot boasts, safety probed by California AG This tech is certainly full of something Personal Tech28 Jul 2023 | 73
Hadar heats up race for better night-time computer vision, AV performance Machine learning helps take fuzz out of thermal imaging AI + ML27 Jul 2023 | 8
Tesla's Dojo supercomputer is a billion-dollar bet to make AI better at driving than humans More data means better neural net training, but it also means more cores HPC21 Jul 2023 | 43
Tesla to license Full Self-Driving stack to other automakers, says Musk Multiple safety investigations, patches for unsafe behavior, and the fact it's still a beta haven't dissuaded other OEMs? Software20 Jul 2023 | 126
Tesla ordered to cough up data for Autopilot probe or face heavy fines Just make this 'self driving' system drive itself over to the filing cabinet and fish out the documents needed AI + ML06 Jul 2023 | 38
Germans beat Tesla to autonomous L3 driving in the Golden State Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz, my friends all have Teslas... Personal Tech09 Jun 2023 | 100
California rolls closer to requiring drivers in driverless trucks Next: Alcohol in non-alcoholic booze, bacon in vegan salads. We kid, we kid AI + ML01 Jun 2023 | 22
US Disruptive Technology Strike Force has struck Former Apple engineer busted for stealing self-driving code, others accused of arranging illicit military tech transfers Legal17 May 2023 | 3
Musk tried to wriggle out of Autopilot grilling by claiming past boasts may be deepfakes Tycoon hopes to swerve deposition in Tesla death crash lawsuit AI + ML27 Apr 2023 | 75
Tesla wins key court battle over Autopilot crash blame Anyone else who wants to take on Musk, please take note AI + ML24 Apr 2023 | 45
Cruise emits software fix after self-driving car slams into bus Robo-ride driven round the bend, or at least, should have AI + ML10 Apr 2023 | 30
Take a 14-mile trip on an autonomous Scottish bus starting next month Or else! Personal Tech10 Apr 2023 | 74
Microsoft and GM deal means your next car might talk, lie, gaslight and manipulate you 'ChatGPT is going to be in everything' says automaker Offbeat14 Mar 2023 | 147
British industry calls for regulation of autonomous vehicles Standards that cut across technology could help avoid confusing industry, MPs hear AI + ML13 Mar 2023 | 67
If Tesla Investor Day was about exciting investors then boy did it fail No new cars, unanswered questions, and FSD goals still looming in distance may be why stock is tanking AI + ML02 Mar 2023 | 45
Shareholders accuse Tesla of overegging Autopilot, Full Self-Driving capabilities This is starting to become a common theme AI + ML28 Feb 2023 | 17
Ford seeks patent for cars that ditch you if payments missed Timely application as delinquencies rise with interest rates Offbeat28 Feb 2023 | 198
Tesla hits the brakes on rollout of Full Self-Driving code to new users Those that signed up for the $15,000 package told to queue behind those waiting for safety upgrade AI + ML28 Feb 2023 | 31
Tesla's self-driving code may ignore stop signs, act unsafe. Patch coming ... soon Musk takes issue again with 'recall' given this will be an over-the-air update AI + ML17 Feb 2023 | 104
Zoox blurs line between workers and crash test dummies in robo-taxi trial Amazon-owned biz puts its staff first AI + ML14 Feb 2023 | 28
Tesla admits it was asked to hand over Autopilot, Full Self-Driving docs to investigators Yes, we may end up being criminally charged, but we haven't been yet AI + ML01 Feb 2023 | 31
Musk: Tesla's doing great. I mean, have you seen my Twitter follower count? Elon conflates 'popularity' on unrelated platform with successful year for EV maker Personal Tech26 Jan 2023 | 61
Tesla's Autopilot is losing out to Ford, GM in self-driving tech Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind AI + ML25 Jan 2023 | 58
Tesla faked self-driving demo, Autopilot engineer testifies Elon should stick to throwing rocks at his truck windows AI + ML18 Jan 2023 | 48
Self-driving car computers may be 'as bad' for emissions as datacenters Oh, great – another source of carbon fumes we forgot to factor in Personal Tech13 Jan 2023 | 79
Microsoft said to be thinking of sinking $10m into self-driving truck startup Because it's all going so well for Tesla and co Software06 Jan 2023 | 38
Nvidia chips and sensors to feature in Foxconn electric vehicles CES Foxconn targets EV portfolio growth and brings Nvidia along for the ride Systems04 Jan 2023 |
Tesla driver blames full-self-driving software for eight-car Thanksgiving Day pile up US investigators probe Bay Bridge multi-car smash AI + ML23 Dec 2022 | 198
Yandex signs up Putin ally to help with restructuring Alexei Kudrin, former head of Russia's Audit Chamber, to advise on corporate development Off-Prem05 Dec 2022 | 6
Tesla reports two more fatal Autopilot accidents to the NHTSA Not a great look for the electric car company as drivers urged to remain alert AI + ML16 Nov 2022 | 53
Waymo turns its driverless cars into roving weather stations Maybe now San Francisco will allow it to operate in the fog and rain? AI + ML15 Nov 2022 | 9
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple ousts CEO over ties to Chinese rival Boss denies any wrongdoing as Feds reportedly stick a probe in, too AI + ML01 Nov 2022 | 6
Tesla reportedly faces criminal probe into self-driving hype Plus: Robo-car upstart Argo AI shuts down after automakers pull plug on funding AI + ML27 Oct 2022 | 83
Self-driving tech startup values crash 81% in 2 years LiDAR companies lead the pack, with valuations plummeting up to 99% since IPO AI + ML18 Oct 2022 | 24
Sony, Honda collaborate on 'premium' electric vehicles that are born in the USA Get your own Playstation-on-wheels beginning in 2026, and be prepared to pay subscription fees Personal Tech13 Oct 2022 | 31
People still seem to think their fancy cars are fully self-driving This is despite a history of assistive software being involved in crashes AI + ML11 Oct 2022 | 123
City isn't keen on 5,000 erratic, traffic-jam-causing GM robo-cars on its streets Analysis 'Cruise AV automated driving system is still under development' is putting it politely after vehicles block roads AI + ML27 Sep 2022 | 65
Nvidia sets out timeline for H100 GPUs – now for HGX, next year for DGX GTC It's called Hopper because most of the chips announced today skipped it AI + ML20 Sep 2022 | 1
Don't want to get run over by a Ford car? There's a Bluetooth app for that That is, if the driver and/or car has very quick reflexes and a clear signal Personal Tech19 Sep 2022 | 59
GM's Cruise revises self-driving software after San Francisco crash Just weeks after milestone permit to charge for robotaxi rides using autonomous-driving tech Software01 Sep 2022 | 31
Tesla faces Autopilot lawsuit alleging phantom braking Automaker accused of hiding malfunctioning tech from drivers AI + ML30 Aug 2022 | 75
Apple autonomous car engineer pleads guilty to stealing trade secrets Top secret tech theft admission sealed into top secret plea deal Legal23 Aug 2022 | 16
Tesla Full Self-Driving 'fails' to notice child-sized objects in testing Updated Campaign group's study uses tiny sample size, test done without hands on the wheel AI + ML09 Aug 2022 | 240
China allows robo taxis – without backup drivers – in parts of two major cities Baidu gets the fare in Chongqing and Wuhan AI + ML08 Aug 2022 | 22
Remember the humanoid Tesla robot? It's ready for September reveal, says Musk Find it next to the Cybertruck, Boring tunnel maps, Twitter acquisition and my sense of commitment Personal Tech05 Aug 2022 | 91
Apple's secret car team tosses keys to Lamborghini lead Just what we expect from the iGiant: Reasonably affordable, low margin, mass market technology Personal Tech28 Jul 2022 | 27
Baidu crashes the cost of robo-taxis by 75 percent Steering wheel not required, if desired – or you could add a coffee machine AI + ML21 Jul 2022 | 29
China may be the future for Mercedes-Benz Partnership with Tencent is the latest sign automaker sees Middle Kingdom innovation as key to its success AI + ML12 Jul 2022 | 5
Tesla Autopilot accounts for 70% of driver assist crashes, says US traffic safety body First of its kind report from NHTSA comes with caveats, though – the new tech also saves lives AI + ML15 Jun 2022 | 58
NHTSA upgrades Tesla Autopilot probe, could lead to recall Up for debate is whether Autopilot, or humans behaving badly, is the reason for Tesla's iffy safety record Applications09 Jun 2022 | 20
Enemies Waymo, Uber now friends making self-driving-ish trucks for US highways When you think about it, it makes cents AI + ML07 Jun 2022 | 14
Microsoft-backed robovans to deliver grub in London British startup Wayve gets supercomputing leg up AI + ML19 May 2022 | 26
Cars in driver-assist mode hit a third of cyclists, all oncoming cars in tests Still think we're ready for that autonomous future? AI + ML16 May 2022 | 209
Volkswagen to put Qualcomm tech under the hood across all brands CEO says Intel may yet end up inside, through its Mobileye tech Personal Tech04 May 2022 | 3