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Rivian’s AI pivot is about more than chasing Tesla

RJ Scaringe is sitting in Rivian’s Palo Alto offices, explaining why the adventure-themed EV company suddenly decided to build its own self-driving cars, when an unexpected guest glides by the window outside: Waymo. A robotaxi from the Alphabet-owned company pulls up outside the office. The passenger, an analyst from Goldman Sachs, briefly takes a selfie […]

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Tesla would have to rein in FSD under new Democratic bill

Tesla and other automakers working on Level 2 and higher driving systems would be required to restrict their vehicles to specific road types or clearly defined operational domains under a new bill introduced today by Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey (D). Operational design domains, or ODDs, are a set of conditions, either geographic or weather-related, in […]

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Tesla misled customers about self-driving features, judge rules

Tesla could be temporarily locked out of its biggest US market if it doesn’t change deceptive marketing that exaggerates the self-driving capabilities of its cars, the California Department of Motor Vehicles warned on Tuesday, adopting the ruling of an administrative law judge. The DMV said Tesla’s use of terms like “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” to […]

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Tesla robotaxis spotted on public roads without safety monitors

After years of false promises and missed deadlines, several Tesla vehicles have been spotted over the weekend driving autonomously without safety monitors on public roads in Austin. For months, Tesla’s robotaxis in Austin and San Francisco have included safety monitors with access to a kill switch in case of emergency – a fallback that Waymo […]

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Rivian is building its own powerful AI chips for autonomous driving

Rivian announced that it was designing its own AI chips for fully autonomous driving, in a bold – if belated – move to catch up with Tesla and other automakers that have working on the technology for far longer. At an “AI and Autonomy” event at the company’s office in Silicon Valley on Thursday, Rivian […]

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Aurora will have ‘hundreds’ of driverless trucks on the road by the end of 2026, CEO says

It’s been a year of progress and delays for Aurora, the Pittsburgh-based autonomous trucking company founded by Chris Urmson. After promising to launch commercial driverless truck operations in 2024, the company was forced to push the start date until April 2025. A few weeks later, however, it was forced to put safety drivers back in […]

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