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UK Tesla owner reimbursed £8,000 after FSD lawsuit settlement

UK Tesla owner reimbursed £8,000 after FSD lawsuit settlement

The Model 3 owner had sued Tesla for allegedly failing to meet Full Self-Driving claims.
By Brian Potter 9 November 2023
Honda’s electric autonomous work mower is an eager student

Honda’s electric autonomous work mower is an eager student

It's not a self-learning autonomous vehicle: it needs to be trained by a human operator before being let loose on a lawn.
By Dan Mihalascu 14 October 2023
Woman critically injured after being hit by car, then run over by Cruise Robotaxi

Woman critically injured after being hit by car, then run over by Cruise Robotaxi

The driverless taxi stopped on top of her, forcing San Francisco firefighters to use the jaws of life to lift the car off the woman.
By Brian Potter 4 October 2023
Cruise AV Robotaxi gets stuck in wet concrete

Cruise AV Robotaxi gets stuck in wet concrete

The driverless car drove only a small distance before the front wheels sank into the freshly poured concrete and became immobilised.
By Brian Potter 17 August 2023
Cruise Robotaxi collides with turning semi-truck

Cruise Robotaxi collides with turning semi-truck

The aftermath of the incident was caught on camera and shared on social media by a passerby.
By Brian Potter 9 August 2023
BMW's 600-hectare testing facility for automated driving is open for business

BMW's 600-hectare testing facility for automated driving is open for business

It's the company's largest testing site in the world.
By Anthony Karr 29 July 2023
Self-driving Volkswagen ID. Buzz AD to offer test rides in Germany

Self-driving Volkswagen ID. Buzz AD to offer test rides in Germany

Supervising human drivers will be inside the Level 4 vehicles at all times during the test phase.
By Brian Potter 19 July 2023
Volkswagen launches autonomous vehicle test programme in the US

Volkswagen launches autonomous vehicle test programme in the US

Two Volkswagen ID. Buzz AD test mules have already been deployed in Austin
By Brian Potter 7 July 2023
Bentley's first EV to come with hands-off self-driving tech

Bentley's first EV to come with hands-off self-driving tech

The electric grand tourer will be fully revealed in 2025.
By Brian Potter 26 June 2023
Dark side of Tesla Autopilot: NHTSA data reveals 736 crashes, 17 deaths

Dark side of Tesla Autopilot: NHTSA data reveals 736 crashes, 17 deaths

New NHTSA data suggests that we may have overestimated the Tesla Autopilot’s safety and effectiveness.
By Brian Potter 14 June 2023
GM's Cruise says Robotaxi did not block responders in SF shooting

GM's Cruise says Robotaxi did not block responders in SF shooting

A Cruise AV was filmed stopped in the middle of the road during the incident that resulted in nine people being injured.
By Brian Potter 13 June 2023
Cruise Robotaxi gets stuck in the middle of an intersection, Elon Musk replies

Cruise Robotaxi gets stuck in the middle of an intersection, Elon Musk replies

Tesla’s CEO says Cruise’s navigation abilities are “extremely brittle to local conditions.”
By Brian Potter 7 June 2023
Hyundai patents assisted track driving system

Hyundai patents assisted track driving system

Don't worry, it won't touch the steering wheel and pedals.
By Brian Potter 2 June 2023
Elon Musk's take on Tesla's 80% margins after full autonomy

Elon Musk's take on Tesla's 80% margins after full autonomy

The outspoken CEO also provided his estimate of Tesla Energy's peak margins.
By Brian Potter 23 May 2023
Free 1-month Tesla FSD trial to come once it's

Free 1-month Tesla FSD trial to come once it's "super smooth" - Musk

Tesla's CEO did not say when FSD will become super smooth, though.
By Brian Potter 10 May 2023
Get a Tesla if you want to see AI that’s “trying to kill you”: Steve Wozniak

Get a Tesla if you want to see AI that’s “trying to kill you”: Steve Wozniak

Apple’s co-founder had some harsh words to say about Tesla’s self-driving claims.
By Brian Potter 5 May 2023
Lotus Eletre will have superior autonomy to Tesla, hands-off driving

Lotus Eletre will have superior autonomy to Tesla, hands-off driving

The Eletre is expected to have Level 4 autonomy; Tesla is currently on Level 2.
By Brian Potter 1 May 2023
Chinese EV giant BYD says fully autonomous driving is “basically impossible”

Chinese EV giant BYD says fully autonomous driving is “basically impossible”

The largest EV maker in China says the tech would be more valuable for factories than cars.
By Brian Potter 25 April 2023
Watch a Waymo driverless Robotaxi get pulled over by the police

Watch a Waymo driverless Robotaxi get pulled over by the police

The video shows how the passengers are trying to explain to the officer that there is nobody in the driver’s seat.
By Brian Potter 24 April 2023
Cruise Robotaxis spotted tangled in caution tape and downed wires after storm

Cruise Robotaxis spotted tangled in caution tape and downed wires after storm

The driverless cars were at the wrong place at the wrong time.
By Brian Potter 25 March 2023
Tesla rival pays for Super Bowl ad directed against FSD Beta

Tesla rival pays for Super Bowl ad directed against FSD Beta

The video clip calls for urgent action from regulators over the deployment of Tesla's "dangerous" FSD software on public roads.
By Brian Potter 15 February 2023
Volvo CEO argues truly autonomous cars are a long way off

Volvo CEO argues truly autonomous cars are a long way off

He's also quite convinced that the current definitions of autonomous driving as defined by the SAE are "nonsense."
By Brian Potter 25 January 2023
Tesla staged 2016 self-driving demo video, senior engineer testifies

Tesla staged 2016 self-driving demo video, senior engineer testifies

Ashok Elluswamy, director of Tesla's Autopilot Software, said the system did not have the capabilities shown in the video at the time.
By Brian Potter 19 January 2023
02:35 Hyundai shows off Ioniq 5 Robotaxi for Las Vegas in 2023

Hyundai shows off Ioniq 5 Robotaxi for Las Vegas in 2023

Tight traffic, limos, billboard vans, street performers, and busy hotel entrances make Vegas a challenging city for a robotaxi.
By Brian Potter 5 January 2023
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