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Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Software Under Investigation by Federal Safety Regulator– BC

Leave a Comment / advanced driver assistance system, Tesla, Transportation / By Salsa Noreen

The top US auto safety regulator has opened a new investigation into Tesla’s “fully autonomous (supervised) driving” software after four reported crashes in low-visibility situations, including one in which a pedestrian was killed. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) announced On Friday it is testing the driver assistance system to […]

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California police don’t like their Tesla police cars– BC

Leave a Comment / Transportation / By Salsa Noreen

Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s latest technology Thursday night, saying of his sleek Cybercab robotaxis and a prototype of his new electric van that “the future should look like the future.” However, today, California police departments are beginning to regret the decision to replace their fleets with Tesla Y models. Although it is climate friendly (preparing

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Waymo’s next robotaxi will be the Hyundai IONIQ 5– Brit Commerce

Leave a Comment / autonomous vehicles, avs, hyundai, hyundai ioniq 5, robotaxis, Transportation, Waymo / By Salsa Noreen

Waymo has reached an agreement with Hyundai to bring the IONIQ 5 EV to its robotaxi network, adding another autonomous vehicle option as it expands its business. The autonomous vehicle company announced Friday that it hopes to begin road testing a Waymo-equipped IONIQ 5 in late 2025, and that the AV will be available to

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A Russian warlord said he will bring Cybertrucks to Ukraine; some experts think that’s reckless– Brit Commerce

Leave a Comment / Cybertruck, In Brief, TC, Transportation / By Salsa Noreen

In August, a Russian warlord posted a video on Telegram showing a pair of Cybertrucks patrolling a highway in Chechnya, apparently armed with heavy machine guns. Leaving aside the (for now) unanswered questions about how the vehicles were obtained, Wired thought it was worth investigating whether a Cybertruck really it makes sense as “technical,” the

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United to use SpaceX’s Starlink to bring free Wi-Fi to flights– Brit Commerce

Leave a Comment / TechCrunch Minute, the techcrunch minute, Transportation / By Salsa Noreen

United Airlines announced last week that it had reached an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to carry the Starlink Internet service to your entire fleet. This is a very important partnership for both parties and as this launch takes place, anyone flying United will be able to access free Wi-Fi on their flight. Right now,

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Londoners will soon see drones transporting blood between hospitals– Brit Commerce

Leave a Comment / Biotech & Health, drone deliveries, drones, Hardware, Health tech, Transportation / By Salsa Noreen

As part of a new joint pilot programme with a UK startup Of beeAlphabet’s drone company To theand the UK’s National Health Service will soon use drones to transport urgent blood samples between two London hospitals. As part of the six-month pilot programme, drones will deliver urgently needed blood samples for surgical patients (at high

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Waymo’s robotaxis will be in the Uber app in Austin and Atlanta in early 2025– Brit Commerce

Leave a Comment / autonomous vehicles, robotaxis, Transportation, Uber, Waymo, Waymo Uber / By Salsa Noreen

Uber users in Austin and Atlanta will be able to hail a Waymo robotaxi through the app in early 2025 as part of an expanded partnership between the two companies. Waymo’s self-driving vehicles have been available on the Uber app in Phoenix since October 2023. This expansion comes at a time when Uber has been

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Nuro plans to license self-driving technology to automakers and mobility companies– Brit Commerce

Leave a Comment / autonomous vehicles, nuro, self-driving technology, Startups, Transportation / By Salsa Noreen

Following several rounds of layoffs in 2022 and 2023, Nuro is shifting its business strategy to focus more on the startup’s core self-driving technology rather than owning and operating a fleet of low-speed roadside delivery robots. The company said Wednesday it would begin licensing its autonomous vehicle technology to automakers and mobility providers such as

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