Tesla driver says he was asleep on FSD when he hit CHP car, 2 officers hurt
Tesla driver says he was asleep on FSD when he hit CHP car, 2 officers hurt

Two California Highway Patrol officers are recovering from serious injuries after a Tesla drove into their patrol car at a crash scene on Interstate 80 in Fairfield. The 22-year-old driver told investigators he was asleep with Tesla’s “Full Self-Drivin…

Mercedes-Benz and Volvo will build their next driving systems on Nvidia
Mercedes-Benz and Volvo will build their next driving systems on Nvidia

Mercedes-Benz will develop its next generation of driver assistance and automated driving systems with Nvidia, the two companies said on Friday. The announcement came a day after Volvo Cars expanded its own Nvidia partnership for automated driving. Bot…

Waymo picks Toronto as first Canadian city, targets riders in 2028
Waymo picks Toronto as first Canadian city, targets riders in 2028

Waymo is bringing its robotaxis to Canada, and Toronto is first. Its cars will start driving the city’s streets in the coming days, and the company wants its first public riders on board in 2028.

That makes Toronto Waymo’s fourth announced market ou…

Rivian limits point-to-point driving to invite-only testers under NDA
Rivian limits point-to-point driving to invite-only testers under NDA

Rivian’s point-to-point driving feature will first reach owners through an invitation-only “Autonomy Early Access Program,” and the owners it picks will have to sign a non-disclosure agreement to get in.

The program, laid out on a new Rivian support…

Tesla remote operators keep crashing its ‘Robotaxis,’ data shows
Tesla remote operators keep crashing its ‘Robotaxis,’ data shows

Tesla’s latest crash reports to federal regulators add two more “Robotaxi” crashes where a remote operator, not the car’s autonomous system, was driving when it hit something.

That brings it to five in the data now. And every remote takeover that ha…

Tesla confirms Autopilot/FSD was ‘engaged’ when car crossed a median and killed a man
Tesla confirms Autopilot/FSD was ‘engaged’ when car crossed a median and killed a man

A Tesla crossed the grass median of Route 55 in New Jersey, hit a tree, slid into oncoming traffic, and struck an SUV head-on. The SUV’s driver, 68-year-old Phillip Eastman, was killed.

Police reported it as a driver who lost control. What they didn…

Wayve and Stellantis tune one AI driver for Fiat, Jeep and Maserati
Wayve and Stellantis tune one AI driver for Fiat, Jeep and Maserati

Every car will one day need an AI driving system, just as it needs seatbelts and emergency braking, Wayve chief executive Alex Kendall said. He spoke with Stellantis chief executive Antonio Filosa at Wave by Vento in Turin on Friday. Morgan Stanley’s A…

Odyssey-3 drives a car in India and runs humanoids from one world model
Odyssey-3 drives a car in India and runs humanoids from one world model

Odyssey has launched Odyssey-3, a world model that the Palo Alto AI lab says can control robot arms and humanoids, drive a car, fly drones and play video games. A research preview is available now, the company said on Thursday. World models learn from …

Waymo closes a $5bn loan, its first debt deal, to fund robotaxi growth
Waymo closes a $5bn loan, its first debt deal, to fund robotaxi growth

Waymo has closed a $5bn term loan, the first time the Alphabet-owned robotaxi company has raised money through debt. Pimco, Blackstone and Sixth Street led the loan, Waymo said on Thursday. The money will go into expanding Waymo’s driverless ride-haili…

Uber and Pony.ai will test Chinese robotaxis in London within weeks
Uber and Pony.ai will test Chinese robotaxis in London within weeks

Pony.ai will start testing its seventh-generation robotaxis in London in the coming weeks, ahead of a service on Uber. The Chinese self-driving company announced the plan on X on Thursday. “We look forward to working with local officials, and our partn…