Tesla earnings: investors watching margins, deliveries, self-driving
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Tesla’s margins are likely to drop in the third quarter and take a bigger hit in the last three months of 2023, leaving investors fretting about more…
China’s Xpeng expands self-driving capability to Beijing, eyes wider expansion
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc on Thursday expanded its self-driving capability to Beijing as part of the automaker’s expanded launch of City NGP (Navigation Guided Pilot) across…
US charges former Apple engineer with attempt to steal self-driving car tech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it had charged a former Apple Inc engineer with attempting to steal the firm’s technology related to autonomous systems, including self-driving…
GM CEO meets with senators on self-driving cars
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors CEO Mary Barra met with two key senators on Thursday as the Detroit automaker pushes for legislation to speed deployment of self-driving vehicles on…
Jaguar Land Rover opens three European self-driving tech hubs
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said on Tuesday it is opening three new engineering hubs in Europe to develop autonomous vehicle technologies as part of its…
Tesla Recalls Over 300,00 Vehicles Due To Self-Driving Safety Concerns
Tesla Recalls Over 300,00 Vehicles Due To Self-Driving Safety Concerns John Hugh DeMastri on February 16, 2023 American electric vehicle company Tesla has issued a recall of nearly 363,000 vehicles over concerns…
Self-driving trucking firm TuSimple appoints CFO, reconstitutes audit panel
(Reuters) – TuSimple Holdings Inc appointed interim financial chief Eric Tapia on a permanent basis and reconstituted its audit committee, the self-driving trucking firm said on Friday, weeks after an internal probe…
Swedish self-driving truck start-up Einride raises more cash
By Marie Mannes (Reuters) – Swedish electric self-driving truck start-up Einride said on Wednesday it had agreed to raise capital of $500 million from debt, equity and the conversion of earlier loans,…
TuSimple, Navistar scrap deal to develop self-driving trucks
(Reuters) – TuSimple Holdings Inc and Navistar have ended a deal to co-develop self-driving trucks, the companies announced on Monday. In 2020, Illinois-based Navistar bought a minority stake in TuSimple and announced…
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta now available to all in N. America, Musk says
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s Full Self-Driving Beta software is now available to everyone in North America, Elon Musk said early on Thursday, as the automaker awaits regulatory approval for its cars to…
Self-driving cars face uncertain path to U.S. deployment
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Automakers and tech companies face a bumpy road to clearing regulatory roadblocks to deploying autonomous vehicles (AVs) without human controls on public roads, industry officials and…
Volkswagen no longer investing in self-driving startup Argo AI
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG is no longer investing in Argo AI, the company said on Wednesday, concentrating its automated driving efforts on its existing partnerships with Bosch and Horizon Robotics in…
Startup Gatik to deploy self-driving trucks for Pitney Bowes in Dallas
(Reuters) – Self-driving delivery truck startup Gatik will deploy its Class 6 box trucks for global shipping and mailing firm Pitney Bowes’ ecommerce deliveries in Dallas, Texas, the companies said on Wednesday.…
BMW confirms fatal crash, says car wasn’t self-driving
BERLIN – A fatal crash involving four vehicles on a German highway did not involve a self-driving car, BMW said on Tuesday, refuting a police statement that had questioned whether the driver…
U.S. House lawmakers look to jump-start self-driving legislative push
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives are launching a bipartisan effort to help revive legislative efforts to boost self-driving vehicles. Representatives Robert Latta, a Republican,…
Tesla Is Losing The Race To Perfect Self-Driving Cars To China: REPORT
“This massive cost reduction will enable us to deploy tens of thousands of AVs [autonomous vehicles] across China. We are moving towards a future where taking a robotaxi will be half the…
GM, Ford seek U.S. OK to deploy self-driving vehicles without steering wheels
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – General Motors and Ford Motor have asked U.S. auto safety regulators to grant exemptions to deploy a limited number of self-driving vehicles without human controls like steering…
Self-driving startup Argo AI lays off about 150 employees
(Reuters) – Self-driving startup Argo AI said on Thursday it had laid off about 150 employees as it makes adjustments to its business plans. The company, backed by Ford Motor Co and…
Alphabet’s Waymo, Uber Freight in deal for future self-driving trucks
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) – Waymo Via, the self-driving trucking unit of Alphabet Inc, and Uber Technology Inc’s Freight business on Tuesday said they signed a long-term strategic partnership that would allow…
Startup Gatik says it will put self-driving trucks on the road in Kansas
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) – Autonomous delivery truck startup Gatik on Thursday said it will be putting its box trucks on the road in Kansas after state officials gave it and its…
Self-driving car companies zoom ahead, leaving U.S. regulators behind
By David Shepardson, Hyunjoo Jin and Joseph White WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO – Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc to General Motors Co’s Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology, outrunning…
Tesla Recalling 54,000 Vehicles Because Self-Driving Feature Can Run Stop Signs
Tesla is recalling thousands of vehicles due to a software glitch enabling the cars to run through stop signs. The company will recall 53,882 2016-2022 Model S and Model X, 2017-2022 Model…
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