The Latest Breaking News on Autonomous Vehicles

Rivian Just Added Hands-Free Driving And 'Rally Mode' In A Software Update

After years of lagging behind the similarly priced competition, Rivian is finally getting serious about automated driver assistance tech.

InsideEVs · Mar 11, 2025

Japan's Nissan tests driverless vehicles in city streets filled with cars and people

Nissan Motor Corp. recently showcased its driverless technology on city streets in Yokohama

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Uber launches self-driving rides in Elon Musk’s backyard

Musk, who plans to launch a fleet of self-driving cars this year, has been pipped to the post

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

Americans Are Still Afraid Of Robotaxis: Study

Automakers are throwing a lot at American car buyers at the moment: electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, extended-range EVs and, now, a growing emphasis on robotaxis. Many consumers may not even be fully aware of the gazillion powertrain options that will soon be available to them across segments. The vast…

InsideEVs · Feb 25, 2025

BMW's Next Act: The Ultimate Transformation Of How Cars Are Made

For more than 100 years, BMW’s factories in Bavaria have turned out some of the most iconic performance cars in history. For the next 100 years, the automaker is retooling everything it does for performance of a different sort: batteries, electric motors, and even robots to make them. 

InsideEVs · Feb 24, 2025

Tesla Snubs Uber On Robotaxi Partnership: ‘They Want To Do It Alone’

Uber wants in on Tesla’s robotaxi ambitions, but so far, the interest has been somewhat one-sided.

InsideEVs · Feb 24, 2025

Rabbit’s new Android agent can send WhatsApp texts with just a prompt

After introducing R1, the company now demos interesting actions performed on Android tablet with its new agent.

Android Central · Feb 21, 2025

Stellantis' AutoDrive Is 'Eyes-Off, Hands-Off' In Traffic For Jeep, Ram Drivers

You can’t be a modern automaker without some sort of self-driving, autonomous component, right? While Ford and General Motors have thrown down against Tesla with their respective BlueCruise and Super Cruise systems, Stellantis’s efforts have been pretty tepid.

InsideEVs · Feb 20, 2025

Tesla Cybertruck's FSD Crash Raises Red Flags For Robotaxi Launch

Over the past few days, at least two Tesla Cybertruck owners learned the hard way that their stainless steel behemoths equipped with the Full-Self Driving (FSD) software are anything but self-driving.

InsideEVs · Feb 14, 2025

Tesla Trademark Hints At Robovan Sharing Program

Tesla has submitted two trademark applications in the United States that might have something to do with its autonomous ridesharing plans. As first seen by CarMoses, the American EV maker is trying to trademark the “Robus” name in two different categories.

InsideEVs · Feb 12, 2025