The two-seat vehicles are designed to operate without a human driver and have no steering wheel, brake pedal, accelerator pedal or conventional mirrors.
Breakthroughs in AI are fueling hopes that more data and smarter models can provide a shortcut to self-driving vehicles. Waymo, after more than 15 years and 200 million driverless miles, says there is none. Why it matters: The answer could determine whether the AV race is a long, expensive slog that rewards Waymo's head start — or a new track that lets newer rivals hit the road faster. Driving the news: Srikanth Thirumalai, Waymo's vice president of onboard software, said in an exclusive interview with Axios that it takes more than just better AI to safely deploy AVs at scale. - Waymo's goal from the start, he said, has been "demonstrably safe AI." But a growing reliance from competitors on single "end-to-end" AI systems introduces…
Tesla’s Autopilot driving feature is coming under fire after reports of a record number of crashes. Marcus Espinoza has more details.
There were 207 crashes involving Teslas in autopilot or self-driving modes in May — the most in any month ever.
Shanahan's accident comes as federal investigations and lawsuits pile up against the electric vehicle maker.
A whistleblower lawsuit alleges Tesla’s self-driving vehicle testing practices created unsafe conditions for the public and employees due to extreme understaffing and overburdened managers.
A whistleblower lawsuit alleges Tesla’s self-driving vehicle testing practices created unsafe conditions for the public and employees due to extreme understaffing and overburdened managers. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A former Tesla manager has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was fired after warning the company about what he described as serious safety failures in its Full Self-Driving testing program, claiming understaffing and excessive workloads turned autonomous test vehicles into “rolling hazards” on public roads in Houston, Texas. Javier Medrano, who managed Tesla’s Houston Full Self-Driving testing operations, alleges the company increased the number of test vehicles and operators under his supervision from 15 to 38…Open
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'pedal to the metal'
The driver told police the vehicle was using Tesla's automated driving assistance system, but a Tesla executive said the driver pressed on the accelerator and continued pressing down on it after the crash.
Self-driving robotaxi company Waymo has paused operations in multiple cities across the U.S. due to difficulties navigating puddles.
Self-driving robotaxi company Waymo has paused operations in multiple cities across the U.S. due to difficulties navigating puddles. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Waymo has temporarily halted its robotaxi services in four major cities in the United States due to puddles. DETAIL: Waymo is the branch of Alphabet, parent company of Google, building self-driving robotaxis. The firm has temporarily halted robotaxi services in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio due to puddles created by rain and flooding . The weather conditions posed challenges for the vehicles’ navigation systems. The decision to halt robotaxi services follows a nationwide recall of approximately 3,800 Waymo vehicles due to their inability to handle flooded roads. The…Open