Is Your Car Making You a Distracted Driver? You do your best to stay focused on the road, but some features on newer cars are demanding more and more of your attention. Kiplinger · Apr 11
The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Robotaxi Is Hitting LA Streets On-road testing of VW’s fully autonomous ID. Buzz minivans is now underway in Los Angeles. InsideEVs · Apr 8
Apple CarPlay just beat Android Auto to hands-free Google Meet — and it's rolling out now Google is surprising everyone by rolling out a Meet app for Apple CarPlay before bringing it to Android Auto. Tom’s Guide · Apr 3
Colorado’s New Speed Camera System Makes Waze Nearly Useless Speed cameras are not new. They have been in use in the United States for nearly 40 years, and your favorite navigation app will warn you when you’re approaching one, but those will no longer work as intended on certain stretches of Colorado roads and highways. Motor1 · Apr 3
‘System malfunction’ causes robotaxis to stall in the middle of the road in China Distressed riders who were stranded for hours say Apollo Go customer service agents offered ‘useless platitudes’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 1
Robotaxi outage in China’s Wuhan leaves passengers stranded in moving traffic More than 100 of the Baidu driverless vehicles stopped running because of a system malfunction The Guardian - US · Apr 1
Passengers stranded in moving traffic after robotaxi outage in China's Wuhan More than 100 Baidu robotaxis stopped running in the Chinese city of Wuhan because of a system malfunction, leaving some passengers stranded in moving traffic The Independent UK · Apr 1
Rivian's E-Bike Spinoff Will Make Autonomous Delivery Bots For Bike Lanes Also, the micromobility company that spun out of Rivian last year, struck a deal with DoorDash to develop self-driving vehicles. InsideEVs · Mar 31
Tesla admits that sometimes its robotaxis are being driven remotely by real humans The revelation comes amid Massachusetts Democratic Senator Edward Markey’s investigation into autonomous vehicle companies The Independent UK · Mar 31
Google Maps just added a major EV charging update — and it fixes one of my biggest electric driving problems Google Maps is bringing a major Ev charging upgrade to Android Auto — and it fixes one of my biggest issies with long-distance electric driving. Tom’s Guide · Mar 31
Google Maps just upgraded Android Auto for millions of EV drivers Google Maps brings EV trip planning to hundreds of new electric models T3 · Mar 31
Systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel will be the focus of NTSB hearing The advanced systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel while going down the road will be scrutinized again by federal investigators in connection with two fatal crashes involving Ford’s Blue Cruise system The Independent UK · Mar 31
Google Maps Is Bringing EV Route Planning To Android Auto The feature will take the guesswork out of planning an EV road trip for over 350 models across at least 15 brands. InsideEVs · Mar 30
300 Miles Of EV Range Is The New Normal. Is 400 Next? New models like the BMW i3, Volvo EX60, and BMW iX3 are ushering in a new era of EV range. InsideEVs · Mar 24
AAP · Mar 19 Bumpy path predicted for self-driving cars in Australia Australia could cut emissions and car parks by introducing self-driving cars, but the technology could also have unexpected negative effects on roads.
The Independent UK · Mar 19 Tesla faces new questions about how cars in self-driving mode handle poor conditions Federal auto regulators have escalated a probe of Tesla after several of its cars crashed while using its self-driving feature, just as CEO Elon Musk prepares to roll out a new model with no steering wheel or pedals
The Independent UK · Mar 19 Rivian gets a major boost from Uber to launch 50,000 robotaxis The companies announced the two US cities where the robotaxis will be launched first
InsideEVs · Mar 19 Rivian Wins Big With Up To 50,000 R2 Robotaxis Set To Hit The Uber App Uber will invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian in the next five years, with an initial batch of 10,000 R2 robotaxis already on order.
RideApart · Mar 18 Do We Really Need A Self-Balancing EV Scooter? Omoway Sure Thinks So The Omoway Omo-X can balance itself, park itself, and even come to you, but does that make it better or just more boring?
The Independent UK · Mar 17 Who’s taking the wheel? Driverless semis are coming to your road and already being tested in Texas Industry consensus reportedly suggests that self-driving semis will be ready for the road by 2027
InsideEVs · Mar 13 Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 Robotaxi Could Be Your Next Uber In Las Vegas The automaker’s autonomous vehicle subsidiary partnered with Uber to deploy its robotaxis in Las Vegas.
Android Central · Mar 12 'Immersive Navigation' in Google Maps is like opening a new app for the modern era of driving Google Maps announced its largest update in a decade, as it completely reworks the driving experience with Immersive Navigation.
The Independent UK · Mar 9 Ride share app launches ‘women-only ride’ amid discrimination lawsuit The nationwide rollout proceeds despite an ongoing class-action lawsuit in California, which alleges the policy discriminates against men
The Texas Tribune · Mar 9 Questions about self-driving cars amplify after one blocked an ambulance responding to Austin shooting While the encounter didn’t significantly hinder response to the shooting, it has raised concerns about the vehicles as they expand to more Texas cities and before new state regulations kick in.
AAP · Mar 6 Driving change: inside the autonomous car revolution More self-driving cars will navigate streets around the world this year but some are yet to be convinced the technology is roadworthy.