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Cruise Ad Saying Humans Are Terrible Drivers Draws Criticism From Former NHTSA Head

The General Motors-backed autonomous taxi service mentioned that over 40,000 Americans were killed in car crashes last year.

Jul 20 2023 -

Self-Driving Volkswagen ID. Buzz AD To Offer Test Rides In Germany

Supervising human drivers will be inside the Level 4 vehicles at all times during the test phase.

Jul 18 2023 -

Tesla FSD Might Reach Level 4 Or Level 5 Autonomy This Year: Musk

Elon Musk said Tesla is "very close to achieving full self-driving without human supervision."

Jul 7 2023 -

Volkswagen Launches Autonomous Vehicle Test Program In The US

Two Volkswagen ID. Buzz AD test mules have already been deployed in Austin

Jul 6 2023 -

Bentley's First EV To Come With Hands-Off Self-Driving Tech

The electric grand tourer will be fully revealed in 2025.

Jun 25 2023 -

Dark Side Of Tesla Autopilot: NHTSA Data Reveals 736 Crashes, 17 Deaths

New NHTSA data suggests that we may have overestimated the Tesla Autopilot’s safety and effectiveness.

Jun 13 2023 -

GM's Cruise Says Robotaxi Did Not Block Responders In SF Shooting

A Cruise AV was filmed stopped in the middle of the road during the incident that resulted in nine people being injured.

Jun 12 2023 -

Mercedes Drive Pilot Level 3 ADAS Approved For Use In California

The first Drive Pilot-equipped cars in the US – the 2024 S‑Class and EQS Sedan models – will be delivered to customers in late 2023.

Jun 9 2023 -

Cruise Robotaxi Gets Stuck In The Middle Of An Intersection, Elon Musk Replies

Tesla’s CEO says Cruise’s navigation abilities are “extremely brittle to local conditions.”

Jun 6 2023 -

Watch Tesla's FSD Beta 11.4.1. Ignore Pedestrian On Marked Crosswalk

The fact FSD Beta acted like some human drivers is not at all "exciting" as a Tesla fan tweeted.

May 23 2023 -

Free 1-Month Tesla FSD Trial To Come Once It's "Super Smooth": Musk

Tesla's CEO did not say when FSD will become super smooth, though.

May 9 2023 -

Lotus Eletre Will Have Superior Autonomy To Tesla, Hands-Off Driving

The Eletre is expected to have Level 4 autonomy; Tesla is currently on Level 2.

Apr 30 2023 -

Watch A Waymo Driverless Robotaxi Get Pulled Over By The Police

The video shows how the passengers are trying to explain to the officer that there is nobody in the driver’s seat.

Apr 24 2023 -

Five Waymo Robotaxis Blocked SF Traffic Because Of Heavy Fog

Four cars pulled over on the first lane while a fifth Waymo straddled the center lane.

Apr 13 2023 -

Cruise Robotaxis Spotted Tangled In Caution Tape And Downed Wires After SF Storm

The driverless cars were at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Mar 24 2023 -

Tesla's FSD Recall Highlights Issue With Partial Automation: IIHS

IIHS president David Harkey says drivers using Level 2 ADAS tech regularly tend to forget they're not driving fully autonomous cars.

Feb 22 2023 -

Feds Reviewing Self-Certified Zoox Robotaxi After Public Road Debut

The robotaxi developed by the Amazon-owned company has no steering wheel, brake pedal or other controls human drivers would need.

Feb 17 2023 -

Dan O'Dowd Pays For Super Bowl Ad Directed Against Tesla's FSD Beta

The video clip calls for urgent action from regulators over the deployment of Tesla's "dangerous" FSD software on public roads.

Feb 14 2023 -

Nevada-Approved Mercedes Drive Pilot Level 3 ADAS Limited To 40 MPH

The speed restriction is mostly due to government regulation, as Drive Pilot is currently designed for high-traffic settings.

Jan 27 2023 -

Tesla's FSD Beta Now Active In 400,000 Cars In US And Canada

That's an impressive increase of 250 percent over the 160,000 users reported in September 2022.

Jan 26 2023 -

Tesla Staged 2016 Self-Driving Demo Video, Senior Engineer Testifies

Ashok Elluswamy, director of Tesla's Autopilot Software, said the system did not have the capabilities shown in the video at the time.

Jan 18 2023 -

Mercedes Is The First Automaker To Offer Level 3 Self-Driving In The US

The German luxury brand will receive its certificate of compliance from the state of Nevada soon.

Jan 9 2023 -

Tesla Reveals How Many Buyers Have Bought FSD

Given the cost, it's a lot more than you would expect.

Jan 3 2023 -

Watch Tesla FSD Beta Go Crazy On Snowy Roads

The future of autonomous vehicles in the winter doesn’t look that great.

Jan 3 2023 -