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Volkswagen Could Beat Tesla With ID. Buzz Robovan

The automaker partnered with Uber to deploy a driverless ride-hailing service in the U.S. featuring the ID. Buzz

By Suvrat Kothari

Apr 24 -

Why 2025 May Be The Auto Industry's Most 'Consequential Year' Yet

How the car companies navigate the next few months may determine their future. Plus: Waymo is a hit for Uber, and GM's BrightDrop retrenches.

By Patrick George

Apr 14 -

Waymo’s Robotaxis Racked Up $65,000 In Fines Just In San Francisco

Alphabet’s driverless taxis received over 600 parking tickets and other citations last year.

By Iulian Dnistran

Mar 27 -

YouTuber Fools Tesla Autopilot With A Painted Wall (Updated)

Call it the "Road Runner test." And it shows the weaknesses of Tesla's camera-only approach to autonomous driving.

By Patrick George

Mar 16 -

A Remote Driver Will Deliver This Kia Niro EV Rideshare Car To You

It arrives like a robotaxi, but then you get to drive it.

By Suvrat Kothari

Mar 5 -

A Self-Driving Maserati Just Hit Nearly 200 MPH

The team behind the feat says experiments like this will help make autonomous cars safer at regular speeds, too.

By Tim Levin

Mar 3 -

Waymo Hits 200,000 Paid Trips Per Week Before Tesla Even Gets Started

Waymo runs driverless taxis in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix. Tesla isn't anywhere yet.

By Tim Levin

Feb 27 -

Americans Are Still Afraid Of Robotaxis: Study

Trust in robotaxis has grown marginally, but a majority of Americans are still afraid of them.

By Suvrat Kothari

Feb 25 -

Tesla Snubs Uber On Robotaxi Partnership: ‘They Want To Do It Alone’

Both Tesla and Uber will launch Robotaxis in the U.S. this year. But they are not teaming up just yet.

By Suvrat Kothari

Feb 24 -

Stellantis' AutoDrive Is 'Eyes-Off, Hands-Off' In Traffic For Jeep, Ram Drivers

The Level 3 eyes-off, hands-off system is designed to work up to 37 mph. It could make your next traffic jam a lot more pleasant.

By Kevin Williams

Feb 20 -

Tesla Will Launch Robotaxi Service In Austin In June, Musk Says

Tesla's long-promised full self-driving capability is coming to Austin as an autonomous ride-hailing service in June.

By Suvrat Kothari

Jan 29 -

GM Is Making A Big Bet On Super Cruise. It Seems To Be Paying Off

A growing number of General Motors customers are subscribing to its hands-free automated driving assistance system. Now the automaker has big plans ahead.

By Suvrat Kothari

Jan 29 -

Uber's CEO Still Sees An All-EV Future. But Trump's EV Pullback Is 'Not Good'

Uber is committed to an all-EV future. But driving for Uber will be "a good gig" for another 10 years, the CEO says, then cars go automated.

By Patrick George

Jan 25 -

Uber And Lyft Will Roll Out Robotaxis This Year. But There’s A Problem

The ride-hailing giants are preparing to deploy driverless taxis soon. Plenty of questions remain unanswered.

By Suvrat Kothari

Jan 6 -

Tesla FSD Tester: V13.2 Is 'Unbelievable, Incredible' But Still Has Bugs

FSD still has a long way to go before it makes something like a fully autonomous robotaxi real, but the progress is easy to spot.

By Andrei Nedelea

Dec 8 2024 -

Tesla Cybercab: We Sit Inside Tesla's Driverless Car

We climbed into the Tesla Cybercab, a two-seater with fully autonomous driving that could perhaps one day give life to the Model 2.

By Eric Loveday

Dec 1 2024 -

What Tesla Autopilot And Full-Self Driving Can And Can't Do

Despite what Tesla often claims, Autopilot and Full Self-Driving still are not at an autonomous driving level. The cars cannot drive themselves.

By Ty Duffy

Nov 27 2024 -

New BMWs And Minis Are Driving Themselves Off The Assembly Line

What began as a pilot program in 2022 is now a fully operational system at two BMW factories, with more to come.

By Iulian Dnistran

Nov 26 2024 -

Anyone In Los Angeles Can Now Take A Waymo Driverless Taxi

The only catch is that the driverless taxis can't reach many of LA's spread-out neighborhoods.

By Mack Hogan

Nov 12 2024 -

Tesla Is Now A $1 Trillion Company

The stock rallied after Trump’s win. Now Tesla faces the harder task of delivering on Elon Musk’s robotaxi dreams.

By Suvrat Kothari

Nov 9 2024 -

Tesla Already In Talks With Palo Alto To Deploy Robotaxis

The city has confirmed that it has already held preliminary talks with the automaker.

By Rob Stumpf

Oct 23 2024 -

Tesla Just Released Autopilot Crash Data. We Have Doubts

The automaker has been releasing Autopilot safety data for years. Still, it fails to answer critical questions.

By Suvrat Kothari

Oct 22 2024 -

Tesla Bet On 'Pure Vision' For Self-Driving. That's Why It's In Hot Water

Tesla was recently hit with a new probe prompted by an incident when a Tesla on Autopilot killed a pedestrian in low visibility.

By Andrei Nedelea

Oct 22 2024 -

Tesla Sued By 'Blade Runner' Producers Mad About Robotaxi Event

The film's producer said Musk's behavior veers towards hate speech, which was part of the reason why they denied Tesla usage rights.

By Suvrat Kothari

Oct 21 2024 -