European Authorities Push Back On Tesla FSD
Tesla is facing headwinds in Europe, where France has just told the company to stop advertising FSD as a hands off automatic driving aid.
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Tesla Robotaxi Pilot, Big Tesla Sales Drop in Europe, BYD Growth & Profits — 15…
It’s officially summertime now, and there’s always less news in the summer, but the cleantech news never truly pauses globally, so we still have a number of big stories to share from the past week. 1. Tesla’s tiny robotaxi pilot started in Austin, Texas. Tesla fans/shareholders are super enthusiastic about … [continued]
Is Waymo Worth Way More Than $45 Billion In Midst Of Tesla Robotaxi Launch?
The Wall Street Journal published an article today bringing up the question in the title. Now that Tesla has launched a kind of robotaxi trial in Austin, Texas, with a small number of cars and it’s clearly not perfect, one could ask if Waymo is being massively undervalued compared to … [continued]
Waymo Launches in Atlanta with Uber
As previously reported it would, Waymo has just launched service in Atlanta, Georgia. It has done so in collaboration with Uber. So, starting today, if you want to hail a robotaxi in the city of Atlanta, you can. Waymo’s preferred method of expansion now is clearly to launch exclusively on … [continued]
How Long Can Tesla Robotaxis Drive Around Breaking The Law?
Tesla’s robotaxi trial in Austin, Texas, was live for less than 24 hours before one of Tesla’s AI-driven cars broke the law. Like, seriously broke the law — I’m not talking about going less than 10 mph over the speed limit. Steve Hanley wrote about it yesterday, referencing a 22-minute … [continued]
Tesla Robotaxi Launch In Austin — The Sound Of One Hand Clapping
The Tesla robotaxi service is now operatihonal in Austin, Texas, but each car has a human monitorwith a kill switch. Does Waymo have that?
WeRide Partners with Uber to Provide Robotaxis in Dubai
While the US market focuses on Waymo and Tesla much of the time when tracking and discussing robotaxis, the fact is, there are robotaxis in operation outside the US already as well. One company developing such vehicle is WeRide. We have covered WeRide numerous times in the past, and I’ll … [continued]
Waymo Robotaxi Stops for Kids Chasing Dogs Chasing Ball into Street
I wrote about Waymo’s expansion into more of California earlier today. It is bringing its robotaxi service to a lot more of the Bay Area, Silicon Valley, and the Los Angeles metro area. Then, though, as I was scrolling through Waymo’s X/Twitter feed (where the company exclusively posts a lot … [continued]
Waymo Grows Again
Waymo continues to grow, and grow, and grow. The company just expanded its robotaxi services into more California cities. The company is offering rides in more areas of the Bay Area this week, and will be offering rides in more areas of the Los Angeles metro area next week. Ride … [continued]
Waymo Discusses How It Knows When Robotaxis Are Safe To Deploy
Waymo has been testing self-driving cars for a couple of decades, and has had them taxiing paying passengers around for a handful of years. Without a doubt, there are challenges every step of the way, but a really big one must be deciding when robotaxis are genuinely safe and ready … [continued]
