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The US NHTSA ends a 2025 probe into ~2. 6 M Tesla vehicles over the "Actually Smart Summon" driverless feature after finding it involved only low-speed incidents
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (67+ words) Reuters: The US NHTSA ends a 2025 probe into ~2. 6 M Tesla vehicles over the "Actually Smart Summon" driverless feature after finding it involved only low-speed incidents This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 8: 20 PM ET,…...
Google launches Android Automotive OS for Software-Defined Vehicles, expanding its "open infrastructure" from infotainment to non-safety internal systems
2+ week, 2+ day ago (65+ words) Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Google launches Android Automotive OS for Software-Defined Vehicles, expanding its "open infrastructure" from infotainment to non-safety internal systems This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 12: 10 PM ET, March 24, 2026....
Waymo says its fleet hit 170 M+ miles as of December 2025, and its Waymo Driver system was involved in 92% fewer serious-injury crashes than human drivers
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (72+ words) Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Waymo says its fleet hit 170 M+ miles as of December 2025, and its Waymo Driver system was involved in 92% fewer serious-injury crashes than human drivers This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared…...
A look at VW's robotaxi unit MOIA, which has 100 test vehicles across Germany, Norway, and the US, and plans to launch its robotaxis this year in LA with Uber
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (92+ words) Financial Times: A look at VW's robotaxi unit MOIA, which has 100 test vehicles across Germany, Norway, and the US, and plans to launch its robotaxis this year in LA with Uber This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how…...
Tesla sues California's DMV to reverse a ruling that found Tesla violated the law by falsely promoting its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (47+ words) Lora Kolodny / CNBC: Tesla sues California's DMV to reverse a ruling that found Tesla violated the law by falsely promoting its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 7: 50 PM…...
Uber plans to spend $100 M+ to build fast-charging, autonomous vehicle charging stations in the US, starting in the San Francisco Bay Area, LA, and Dallas
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (49+ words) Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: Uber plans to spend $100 M+ to build fast-charging, autonomous vehicle charging stations in the US, starting in the San Francisco Bay Area, LA, and Dallas This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared…...
Mercedes pauses the rollout of Drive Pilot, a Level 3 "eyes off" driving feature available in Europe and the US, citing low demand and high production costs
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (52+ words) Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Mercedes pauses the rollout of Drive Pilot, a Level 3 "eyes off" driving feature available in Europe and the US, citing low demand and high production costs This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the…...
Ford plans to launch an AI voice assistant on its apps this year before expanding to its vehicles in 2027, and aims to debut Level 3 autonomous driving in 2028 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (74+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Ford plans to launch an AI voice assistant on its apps this year before expanding to its vehicles in 2027, and aims to debut Level 3 autonomous driving in 2028" " The automaker is bringing most of the…...
German car parts supplier Bosch plans to invest "2. 5 B+ in AI by the end of 2027 and unveils AI-based driver-assist systems with features like automatic parking (Dominic Chopping/Wall Street Journal)
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (77+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Dominic Chopping / Wall Street Journal: German car parts supplier Bosch plans to invest "2. 5 B+ in AI by the end of 2027 and unveils AI-based driver-assist systems with features like automatic parking" " Last year Bosch said it would seek to…...
Rivian launches Universal Hands-Free driving for second-generation R1 EVs, expanding coverage from 135, 000 highway miles to 3. 5 M+ miles across the US and Canada
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (72+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Sean O'Kane / Tech Crunch: Rivian launches Universal Hands-Free driving for second-generation R1 EVs, expanding coverage from 135, 000 highway miles to 3. 5 M+ miles across the US and Canada" " Rivian's new second-generation R1 EVs are receiving an update today that brings the new…...