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The Latest Breaking News on Autonomous Vehicles

Meet the Kia EV9 – a 7-seat SUV with Level 3 autonomy and 336 miles of range

Kia’s new flagship electric car also has access to an online store for downloading upgrades

Watch Tesla's Full Self-Driving Beta V11 Avoid Various Obstacles

When it comes to advanced driver-assist system tech like Tesla's FSD beta, a big question is whether it may save more than its potential to harm.

InsideEVs

Uber drivers criticise rideshare giant’s ‘misleading’ campaign spruiking flexibility for Australian workers

With potential workplace changes coming to the gig economy, workers argue they are already treated as employees with none of the benefits

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Cruise Chevy Bolt Rear-Ends Municipal Bus, The Company Responds

Just two days before this crash, a pair of Cruise’s robotaxis got tangled in caution tape and downed wires after a recent storm that hit San Francisco, blocking traffic and looking like “flies in sticky traps.”

InsideEVs

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

The pair of robotaxis was spotted by Twitter user John-Philip, who said that the autonomous Chevy Bolts didn’t detect the caution tape blocking a street.

InsideEVs

Deaths, burns, brain injuries, broken limbs: The human cost of distracted driving is mounting

Highway fatalities are on the rise again — 46,000 in the U.S. in 2022, up 22%, according to numbers released last week. How many of those deaths involved distracted driving?

Los Angeles Times

Uber offers drivers free childcare

Opportunities for the highest earnings are usually at weekends and evenings, but childcare commitments prevent some parents from working then.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk: Next-Gen EV To Run Mostly In Autonomous Mode

Musk has been promising self-driving Teslas for years, and some say they've already arrived, but they're not autonomous. Will the next-gen EV be that different?

InsideEVs

Tesla's Impact On Evolution of Intelligent EVs And Their Supply Chains

The concept of vehicles being intelligent devices is relatively new, and it has largely come as a result of Tesla’s contributions to the auto industry.

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Tesla that hit firetruck was using automated driving system

A Tesla that crashed into a firetruck in California last month was operating on one of the company’s automated driving systems, U.S. safety regulators said Wednesday

The Independent UK

Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle Prototype Debuts With 2,000-Pound Payload

It has a top speed of 10 mph and can run up to 10 hours between charges.

Motor1

Irish drivers face major change to driver's license as new EU update on the way

The European Union are set to introduce a new digital driving license which will be part of a central registration system

Irish Mirror

Self-driving car fears on the rise

This survey shows carmakers have lots more work to do to convince drivers the features are safe.

Axios

Ford launches new automated driving tech subsidiary

Ford Motor Co. on Thursday announced the formation of a unit that will develop automated driving technology for the automaker's vehicles.

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AAA: More motorists fear riding in self-driving vehicles

More drivers this year are afraid of riding in a self-driving vehicle than last year, according to a new AAA survey.

Birmingham Post

Nissan's role in three-year autonomous 'robotaxi' trials in London

The manufacturer's Leaf model has been used to test road miles in a project that explored how cities could deliver a taxi service in the future

Evening Standard

Ford’s car patent would allow vehicles to be autonomously repossessed

The system could even lock your car on weekdays or set off the horn to annoy you

Motor1

Ford Patents Repossession Tech That Moves Cars, Locks Out Delinquent Owners

On future cars with fully autonomous systems, the vehicle could repossess itself.

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The Independent UK

E-scooter riders more likely to suffer serious injuries than cyclists – study

Three out of five e-scooter users admitted to hospital following a collision in England and Wales in 2021 were admitted to a major trauma centre.

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk overstated Tesla’s autopilot and self-driving tech, new lawsuit says

Shareholders sue the Twitter CEO again, alleging they were defrauded with false claims of the vehicles’ capabilities

Los Angeles Times

Brian Merchant: Will self-driving cars make LA's world-famous traffic even worse?

For some reason — no one seems to know just why — the self-driving cars can't stay away from a random sleepy block in Santa Monica.

Inverse

New Self-Driving Car Tech Could Make U.S. Roads More Dangerous

Level 3 self-driving software is coming to U.S. cars, so Inverse asked a former fighter pilot and driver safety expert what we can expect on the roads.

InsideEVs

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

IIHS research shows that drivers who use partial automation on a regular basis often treat their vehicles as fully self-driving despite widespread warnings.

The Independent UK

Drivers left as ‘sitting ducks’ after smart motorway failure

The fault started at around 8.30am on Wednesday and was not resolved until approximately 10.30am

Los Angeles Times

If 'self-driving' Teslas are defective, why are regulators letting them stay on the road?

Last Thursday, Teslas equipped with Full Self-Driving software were deemed defective enough to warrant a recall because they're prone to crashing. On Friday, all of those defective cars remained on the road, with the unreliable software still available to drivers, and no firm deadline on when it will get fixed.

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