Volkswagen Introduces GEN.TRAVEL, A Self-Driving Innovation Experience Vehicle

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 02:19:51 +0000

Volkswagen GEN. TRAVELVolkswagen brought its fully autonomous TaaS GEN. TRAVEL concept car to the Chantilly Art Show outside Paris last week.

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Tesla AI Day 2022 — What To Expect

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 01:41:55 +0000

Tesla’s AI Day 2022 is coming up quickly, and investors and fans alike are wondering what the event may hold. From the latest technology in its cars to upcoming projects — such as the Optimus robot, expected to be debuted this year — Tesla’s second AI Day event is likely to be full of pleasant surprises. When […]

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Do Robotaxis Really Have Any Hope?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:30:16 +0000

AutoX BYD robotaxi fleet in ShenzhenWe have dropped a lot of virtual ink on the topic of robotaxis in the past several years. I have to admit that I was once more bullish about them than I am now, even as the technology marches on and new milestones are set. But in all of this time, I feel like one […]

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Ford Improves Blue Cruise With Hands-Free Lane Changing & Tech To Make Road-Sharing With Bigger Vehicles Easy

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 19:00:16 +0000

The race to autonomous vehicles seems to mean different things to different manufacturers, and even to different divisons/companies within an organization. Tesla seeks to offer full self-driving, with no human aid under most circumstances on any road. Others (such as Cruise and Waymo) offering driverless options tend to work within certain geographic areas (geofencing). Ford […]

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Ford & T-Mobile Test Autonomous Tech That Works With Smartphones To Protect Pedestrians & Cyclists

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:10:16 +0000

I’ve never struck a pedestrian, largely because I try to slow down in places where I’m likely to encounter them when driving. That slower speed helped buy me some time to avoid disaster during some close calls, like it has for many other drivers. On a couple of occasions, the position of my A-pillar (the […]

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NVIDIA’s Thor Autonomy Chip — Could It Be Loki In Disguise?

Credit to Author: Chanan Bos| Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 04:30:31 +0000

The engineers over at NVIDIA claim to have harnessed the power of Thor. Actually, that I made up. Though, a large chunk of NVIDIA’s press release about its new autonomy chip codenamed Thor is just as arbitrary (or it was just written by a mischievous Loki to confuse us all). Though, in all fairness, if […]

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Most Advanced Urban Driver-Assist System in China Just Launched

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 17:20:42 +0000

XPeng is standing a notch above the rest when it comes to advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS). I recently went on an exclusive virtual drive in an XPeng vehicle using the company’s new City Navigation Guided Pilot suite for over an hour. The driver didn’t need to intervene once, and the car was super smooth and […]

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Tesla Full Self Driving Beta: Lost & Found! We Lost It After 206 Days, Got It Back Again After 79 Days

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:31:00 +0000

I just got my Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) Beta access restored!!!!! Background For 206 days, my wife and I obsessively used Tesla FSD Beta in our Model 3. However, we struck out for the 5th time on June 27th, 2022, and lost access to the software! A few days ago, after 79 days “in […]

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Thoughts On Class Action Lawsuit Against Tesla Regarding Autopilot & Full Self-Driving Capability (“FSD”) — From A Buyer

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:15:58 +0000

It has happened, a class action lawsuit has been filed regarding Tesla Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot, and Full Self-Driving Capability. The people suing argue that Tesla misled them with deceptive marketing that made the Tesla buyers think their cars would be better able to drive themselves. “The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of California, […]

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Tesla Owners’ First Impressions of More Pedestrian-Cautious FSD Beta Version 10.69.2 (Test Videos)

Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:10:45 +0000

It has been more than 24 hours since Tesla started deploying the FSD Beta stable subversion 10.69.2 (2022.20.15). “Looks good to roll out to all Tesla owners with 10.12.2 (~100k cars),” Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted just before the rollout began late Sunday evening. “Please note that top priority is safety, so expect it to […]

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