Tesla’s Robotaxi hits the road in Austin

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

Tesla has officially entered the robotaxi race, launching its autonomous ride-hailing service on June 22 in Austin, Texas. While the move marks a pivotal step…

Tesla’s Robotaxi launches with Human Monitors, not fully driverless

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Tesla is set to launch its highly anticipated robotaxi service on June 22, but the rollout won’t be as autonomous as once promised. Contrary to…

Helm.ai Rolls Out New Vision System for Self-Driving Cars

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Helm.ai, a California-based startup supported by Honda Motor, has officially launched a new camera-driven perception system for self-driving vehicles. Named “Helm.ai Vision”, this technology is…

Elon Musk Reveals Plans for Tesla’s Self-Driving Service in Austin by June

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 10 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Wednesday that the company will launch a paid ride-hailing robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, using its own vehicles, with…

Robotaxis Cause Massive Traffic Jam After Just One Day of Approval in California

By Abdullah Shahid ⏐ 2 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to reports as many as 10 driver less taxis stopped and started flashing hazard lights for almost 15 minutes causing a massive traffic backup…

Toyota and Pony Robotaxis

Pony and Toyota in Collaboration Are Ready to Mass Produce Robotaxis in China

By Abdullah Shahid ⏐ 2 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Autonomous driving company Pony and Toyota in Collaboration is planning to mass produce Robotaxis in China. Both partners are on a same track in producing…

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Xpeng’s Head Of Autonomous Driving Quits: Rumored To Join Nvidia

By Abdullah Shahid ⏐ 2 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Xpeng , a competitor of Tesla and a popular Chinese electric vehicle producer has recently announced the resignation of its vice president of its autonomous…

Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ under investigation by authorities in California

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The probe comes in the middle of several high-profile crashes — including a fatal wreck in California that involved Tesla’s Autopilot in the past week.…

Changan Aims To Be The First Company To Bring Self-Driving Cars To Pakistan

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The concept of self-driving cars replacing conventional cars has been been a trending discussion but the implementation of this has been varying due to safety…

Tesla partners with Samsung on 5nm chip to enable fully autonomous driving: report

By Taha Abdullah ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to a report from South Korea, Tesla is collaborating with Samsung to develop a new 5nm chip meant to enable fully self-driving cars. Samsung…

Microsoft teams up with General Motors for self-driving cars

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Self-driving cars are all the rage nowadays, and big tech companies are more than happy to clamber aboard the bandwagon. In the most recent such…

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Should a self-driving car kill a grandmother or an infant?

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Ethical problems like the infamous “trolley problem” have always been a part of ethical discussions since they were first thought up but these problems have…

Amazon acquires autonomous vehicle startup Zoox for $1.2 billion

By Taha Abdullah ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Amazon has announced it is acquiring self-driving car startup Zoox in a deal estimated to be worth $1.2 billion dollars, according to a report by…

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