Autonomous Vehicles

Automakers Selling Cars in China Banned From Using ‘Autonomous Driving’ in Ads

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A Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle is displayed for sale at a Tesla showroom on October 12, 2020 in Beijing, China.

China is cracking down On How Automakers Advertise Driver Assistance Features, Banning Terms Like “Autonomous Driving,” “Self-Driving,” Self-Driving, “And” Smart Driving, “Reuters Reported, Citing A TRANSCT of AATENG AAITING BETWEN A. Government and Industry representatives. The updated rule will also also prohibit automakers from rolling out improvements via software updates to advanced driving assistance systems … Read more

Wayve’s Self-Driving Tech is Headed to Nissan Vehicles

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person's hands letting go of steering wheel of self-driving car

Nissan said it will use self-Dr. Soft-Driving Software Developed by Wayve to Beef Up Its Advanced Driver Assistant System System Starting in 2027, a landmark deal for the buzzy uk startup Raised more than $ 1.3 billion From Nvidia, Microsoft, SoftBank Group, and Uber, Nissan will integrate way’s software as well as sensors, Including Lidar … Read more

A Waymo Robotaxi Got Trapped in Chick-Fil-A Drive-Through

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A Waymo autonomous vehicle operating on a tree-lined street in Santa Monica.

A Waymo Robotaxi caused a traffic jam at a chick-fil-a in Santa Monica, California, this week after getting stuck in the fast food restaurant’s Drive-Thru Lane. Waymo confirmed the incident, which was first reported by Local Broadcast Station Ktla 5To techcrunch via email. Waymo told techcrunch that there was wast any passengers in the robotaxi. … Read more

A Waymo Robotaxi Got Trapped in Chick-Fil-A Drive-Thru

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A Waymo autonomous vehicle operating on a tree-lined street in Santa Monica.

A Waymo Robotaxi caused a traffic jam at a chick-fil-a in Santa Monica, California This Week after Getting Stuck in the Fast Food Restaurant’s Drive-Thruant. Waymo confirmed the incident, which was first reported by Local Broadcast Station Ktla 5To techcrunch via email. Waymo told techcrunch that there was wast any passengers in the robotaxi. The … Read more

Nuro’s $ 106m Raise Backs Its Shift from Delivery Robots to Licensing Autonomy Tech

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Nuro's $ 106m Raise Backs Its Shift from Delivery Robots to Licensing Autonomy Tech

After months of Hearty Marketing Efforts And large-scale Technology demos across the US. The series e round brings nuro’s total funding raised to $ 2.2 billion and its Valuation to $ 6 Billion. That’s a drop from the $ 8.6 billion post-money Valuation Nuro secured after its $ 600 Million Series D in 2021, but … Read more

Amazon’s Zoox Begins Robotaxi Testing in Los Angeles

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Zoox Toyota Highlander test fleet vehicle equipped with lidar, radar, camera sensors.

Zoox, Amazon’s Autonomous Vehicle Unit, is deploying a small fleet of retrofitted tests on the streets of los angeles starting tuiesday – a modest, a modest, suming Rides in las vegas and san francisco later this year. The data-collection effort marks zoox’s entrance into its Sixth City and Lays the Groundwork for a Future Robotaxi … Read more

Waymo may use interior camera data to train generative ai models, but riders will be able to opt out

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Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Washington Dc in 2026

Waymo is preparaing to use data from its robotaxis, including video from interior cameras tied to rider identifies, to train generative ai models, according to an unreleased version of its Privacy Policy Found by Researcher Jane Manchun Wong, Raising Fresh Questions About How MUCH OF A Rider’s Behavior Inseide Autonomous Vehicles Cold Be Reported for … Read more

Waymo may use interior camera data to train generative ai models, sell ads

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Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Washington Dc in 2026

Waymo is preparaing to use data from its robotaxis, including video from interior cameras tied to rider identifies, to train generative ai models, according to an unreleased version of its Privacy Policy Found by Researcher Jane Manchun Wong. The draft language reveals waymo may also share this data to personalize ads, raising fresh questions about … Read more

What Tesla can and can’t do in California with its new passenger transportation permit

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What Tesla can and can't do in California with its new passenger transportation permit

Tesla Received a Permit Tuesday from the California Public Utilities Commission to Operate a Transportation Service in the State, The Beginning of A Long Regulatory Road That COMANTELD THET COMPANY Getting the ok to operate a robotaxi service there. The permit, which Tesla Applied for in November 2024Doesn’T cover autonomous vehicle testing or deployment. And … Read more