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Tesla gambles on 'black box' AI tech for robotaxisTesla plans to reveal its 'Cybercab' robotaxi prototype, highlighting a unique self-driving approach reliant solely on cameras and AI machi...10 Oct, 2024, 03.41 PM IST- China's drivers fret as robotaxis pick up pace - and passengersSelf-driving technology remains experimental but China has moved aggressively to green-light trials compared with the US which is quick to ...08 Aug, 2024, 08.15 AM IST
- Elon Musk says robotaxis are Tesla's future, experts have doubtsMusk's vision of autonomous vehicles, or AVs, is not limited to cars that drive themselves. He has also claimed that individuals who buy Te...30 Jul, 2024, 12.29 PM IST
- Waymo to stop selling lidar self-driving car sensorsMost self-driving car firms, including Waymo, say lidars are key to achieving full autonomy. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says companies that rely o...27 Aug, 2021, 01.11 PM IST
- Google's self-driving sister, Waymo, gets first outside investorsFounded 11 years ago as a small project inside Google, Waymo now is widely considered the leader in developing self-driving technology. But...03 Mar, 2020, 09.19 AM IST
- Renault-Nissan, Mitsubishi to work on making self-driving cars for Google's WaymoLast year, the company announced adding 62,000 Fiat Chrysler minivans to its autonomous fleet.06 Feb, 2019, 05.27 PM IST
- Why self-driving car is still some distance awayThe boundless optimism that surrounded driverless cars only a few years ago has been tempered by a slew of challenges.01 Jan, 2019, 08.02 AM IST
- The F1 champion who became an Elon Musk-loving tech investorRosberg, who turned 33 last week, remains active in the racing world and on his popular YouTube vlog, but the intense focus he developed as...03 Jul, 2018, 09.16 AM IST
- Who’s winning the self-driving car race?In the next three years, almost all of these contenders will be able show off cars capable of navigating city streets at casual speeds alon...08 May, 2018, 09.41 AM IST
- Waymo takes a page out of Google's Android PlaybookWaymo, which started as Google's autonomous car project, seems to have taken a page out of that playbook.11 Apr, 2018, 11.34 AM IST
- Despite Uber-tragedy, Google's self-driving cars aren't slowing downIf a Waymo vehicle encountered a similar situation, CEO Krafcik said that the car would have avoided the death without human help.02 Apr, 2018, 06.33 PM IST
- Ex-Google, Tesla, Uber driverless czars partner with VW, HyundaiAurora - a startup formed by one-time executives from autonomous car projects at Google, Tesla and Uber - will develop self-driving electri...05 Jan, 2018, 10.45 AM IST
- Waymo hires ex-Tesla engineer to lead self-driving hardwareJeyachandran, 38, spent nearly seven years at Tesla before leaving earlier this year.23 Jun, 2017, 10.05 AM IST
- Did Uber steal the driverless future from Google?Self-driving technology has become a fixation for Kalanick. Developing a driverless car, he’s often said, is “existential” to Uber.18 Mar, 2017, 12.03 PM IST
- Learning more about Google's self-driving cars made me terrified to ever drive againPooling together all of the data from all of its cars, the software inside each one has approximately 90 years of driving experience.05 Oct, 2015, 01.59 PM IST
- Google is definitely building a real car, hires John KrafcikJohn Krafcik started out at GM, spent over a decade at Ford, and then moved over to Hyundai at a time when the car maker was revamping its ...15 Sep, 2015, 01.04 PM IST
- GM board looks outside for replacement CEOIn the search for a new executive to run General Motors, outsiders are in.03 Dec, 2009, 06.02 AM IST
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