With electric and autonomous vehicles turning the future automotive landscape into a “mobility industry,” there’s a lot of change going on, and some of that is scary While this is by no means the only time of upheaval and change in automotive history, it certainly feels like we’re at the beginning of one of the […]
U.S. Regulators Probing Autopilot Demand Updated Responses Soon From Tesla
The NHTSA is turning up the heat on Tesla in an effort to get a deeper understanding of the automaker’s internal knowledge of Autopilot The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has intensified its investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot system. It is now demanding updated responses and additional information from the automaker no later than July […]
Porsche Will Develop “Highly Autonomous” Features At The Nardo Test Center
The Porsche-owned Nardo Technical Center (NTC) in southern Italy is perhaps most famous for its 7.8-mile (12.6 km) high-speed, circular test track, but the facility will now also be the site of a software development division that is focused on autonomous vehicles, Porsche announced today. The automaker says that the office will become an innovative […]
Ford Raises BlueCruise Subscription By As Much As 400% To $800 Per Year On Mustang Mach-E
For some Mustang Mach-E owners, that means that the price of the service will rise by a whopping $600 per year after their initial subscription ends by Sebastien Bell May 18, 2023 at 16:31 by Sebastien Bell Owners of the Mustang Mach-E who have gotten used to using its Level 2+ advanced driver assistance system […]
Tesla Blasts Through Crossing Despite FSD Seeing Pedestrian, Fans Think It’s Exciting
The Tesla in “Full Self-Driving” mode blatantly broke Californian law where drivers must yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk by Brad Anderson May 17, 2023 at 21:15 by Brad Anderson It is no secret that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta is still very much a work in progress and has a long […]
Minority Report-Style Self-Driving Robocars To Replace Airport Shuttles At San Jose
It seems only fitting that travelers in Silicon Valley should have access to a more sci-fi method of getting to the airport than talking a crowded, sweaty bus with a load of other people. Soon, they might, because San Jose has just granted initial approval to a network of autonomous electric pods that could be […]
GM’s Cruise Recalls Autonomous Vehicles Following Crash Into Articulated Bus
No injuries were reported in the accident, and Cruise blames the accident on the “unique movements of articulated vehicles” by Sebastien Bell April 7, 2023 at 10:39 by Sebastien Bell General Motors’ autonomous vehicle division, Cruise LLC, has recalled all 300 of its vehicles following a crash that it calls “anomalous.” It has now released […]
Aurora To Start Autonomous Hauling In Texas Next Year
Aurora will initially operate autonomous trucks between Dallas and Houston by Brad Anderson April 6, 2023 at 08:36 by Brad Anderson Aurora Innovation has reached a major milestone in the development of self-driving trucks, announcing that the Aurora Driver autonomous system has all the features required to haul freight without vehicle operators. The Aurora Driver […]
GM’s Ultra Cruise Chief Engineer Deftly Jabs At Tesla And Full Self-Driving
The approach that GM is taking towards autonomous driving is clearly different than the one that Tesla has by Stephen Rivers March 11, 2023 at 17:44 by Stephen Rivers Cadillac shed some light on how its new autonomous driving suite, dubbed Ultra Cruise, will work when it debuts on the Celestiq. For now, the package […]