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Tesla Ordered To Refund Customer Over Autopilot Problems
Court in Germany orders Tesla to refund a customer thousands of dollars over problems with Autopilot driver's assistance system
Tesla Autopilot Head Resigns After Five Years
Big loss for Autopilot development? Tesla AI and Autopilot leader Andrej Karpathy confirms he has parted ways with the EV maker
US Agency Deepens Tesla Autopilot Investigation
Federal agency upgrades investigation into Tesla's Autopilot, in what is being touted as the first step before issuing a recall
Cruise Denies Its Autonomous Car Sought To Evade Police
No headlights. Police in San Francisco pull over self-driving car operated by Cruise, but it proceeded to drives off down the street
Waymo Expands Phoenix Driverless Service, Offers San Fran Staff Rides
Waymo staff in San Francisco now offered driverless rides, as the firm also expand its autonomous rides to downtown Phoenix
CES 2022: GM To Introduce Personal Autonomous Car By 2025
Bold timeline? CEO of General Motors (GM) said the American car group aims to introduce a “personal autonomous vehicle” by mid-decade
Lady Gives Birth Whilst Tesla Used Autopilot
Tesla Autopilot in the headlines again, as it is engaged by husband to drive car to hospital as his wife gives birth in passenger seat
Waymo, Nuro Launch Robo-Delivery Services In California
Cruise starts robo-delivery service in Mountain View as Waymo plans limited trial of grocery-delivery service in San Francisco early next year
Tesla Demands Video Access For Full Self Driving Testers
Drivers who pay to join Tesla's Full-Self Driving (FSD) system beta, must now consent to releasing identifiable video footage in case of an accident
Tesla Recalls 12,000 US Cars Over Software Glitch
NHTSA confirms Tesla is recalling 12,000 vehicles in the US over a 'software communication error' involving its FSD beta program
Tesla Reaches $1 Trillion Valuation
Car maker Tesla now worth at least double that of Toyota, Volkswagen and Ford combined, after breaching $1 trillion market cap
Waymo Stops Selling Lidar To Outside Companies
Alphabet-owned autonomous driving company Waymo ends two-year effort at selling in-house lidar to outside firms, following executive departures
Tesla’s Elon Musk Says Latest Self-Driving Beta Is ‘Not Great’
Elon Musk issues blunt assessment of Telsa's experimental driver assistance software, despite his previous claim of autonomous driving
Alphabet’s Waymo Raises $2.5 Billion Funding
Fresh round of investment into self-driving division of Alphabet, to help grow Waymo and develop its autonomous driving tech
Telsa Executives Says Fatal ‘Driverless’ Crash Had Driver
Tesla contradicts official investigators and insist deformed steering wheel shows someone was behind the wheel at fatal crash
Toyota Buys Lyft’s Autonomous Car Unit for $550m
Japanese car maker Toyota acquires the autonomous vehicle division of ride-hailing firm Lyft, after four years of development
Honda To Mass Produce Level 3 Self Driving Cars
Move over Tesla. Honda says it will be the first car maker in the world to mass produce a level 3 autonomous car to self drive on motorways
Tesla Autopilot Rated ‘Distant Second’ By Consumer Reports
More bad news for Tesla Autopilot system after Consumer Reports testing found it is 'distant second' to similar system from GM
Tesla Autopilot Scored Lower Than Systems From Mercedes, BMW
Beaten by rivals? European safety assessment scores Tesla Autopilot system lower than similar systems from Mercedes, BMW, and Audi
Tesla Driver Charged For Sleeping As Car Drove At 90mph
Unbelievable! Driver in Canada charged with dangerous driving, after he slept in fully reclined seat as his Tesla car drove at 90mph
Tesla ‘Very Close’ To Full Autonomous Driving, Says Elon Musk
Tesla boss believes cars will be able to carry out full autonomous driving without human attention by the end of the year
The future according to Fujitsu: AI, quantum computing, 5G, and the coming struggle for global tech dominance
Fujitsu talks quantum computing, AI, self-driving vehicles, 5G, and the data analytics arms race.
Nvidia Joins Forces With Bosch To Bring Drive PX Xavier Tech To Driverless Cars
Nvidia will supply the tech, while Bosch provides the sensor electronics for autonomous vehicles
Nissan To Test Self Driving Cars In London Next Month
Sign of the times. Modified Nissan Leaf to be driven on crowded public streets in London next month
Driverless Cars Can Reduce Delays And Journey Times, Says Government
The Department for Transport used computer modeling to measure the impact autonomous vehicles will have on traffic flow
All New Tesla Electric Cars Will Come With Self-Driving Hardware
Elon Musk’s car company is determined to usher in an era of autonomous cars
Volvo Calls For Greater Co-Operation On Driverless Cars
UK needs to be more like the Nordics to push forward autonomous car development, Volvo boss says
Ford Ramps Up Self-Driving Car Tests
Autonomous vehicles will now be tested on Californian roads as Ford grows research team
Tech-Heavy Audi A4 Lays Foundations For The Future Of Driving
TechWeekEurope takes the Audi A4 for a spin and finds how driving aids and smart entertainment features could form the basis for self-driving cars