Uber’s AV Pivot: Growth Opportunity or Margin Risk? Uber is investing $10B in autonomous vehicles, shifting from its asset-light model. Here’s what that means for earnings and long-term growth MarketBeat · Apr 22
Uber driver Michael was assaulted by passengers. He says the platform’s response added insult to injury Drivers booted off the platform say they have little recourse to appeal as rideshare giant increasingly relies on automated systems The Guardian - AU · Apr 21
Tesla’s Robotaxis Just Went Live In Dallas And Houston. Good Luck Finding One Tesla started offering autonomous taxi rides in the two Texas cities, but the service network is tiny. For now, at least. InsideEVs · Apr 20
I Tried Nissan's Hands-Free Driving Tech in Tokyo—It's The Real Deal Hands-free driving isn't a new concept. Japan has been working on autonomy since the 1970s, when engineers developed computer-controlled cars that would follow pre-determined white lines at a whopping 20 miles per hour. Not exactly practical, but it was the first step toward full autonomy nonetheless. Motor1 · Apr 20
Do Or Die: How EV Startups Rivian, Lucid, And Slate Are Navigating Their Most Important Year Yet It was always going to be hard for these brands to launch their first high-volume products. Then things got a lot, lot harder. InsideEVs · Apr 18
This Chinese Automaker Just Made The Most Efficient Engine Ever China’s star in the automotive sphere is more than rising—it’s soaring to the very top. It’s enough that traditional automakers are getting concerned about the technological and production advantage they have. So, surely, news of Geely making a nearly 50 percent efficient powertrain will deepen that concern. Motor1 · Apr 16
Cathie Wood Is Buying Tesla—Should You? Cathie Wood has been buying Tesla, but with a frothy valuation and earnings due soon, the stock remains a high-risk bet. MarketBeat · Apr 15
Waymo taxis are now driving themselves around London Cars entirely without people are expected later this year The Independent UK · Apr 15
Mobility's new Big Three: Tesla, Waymo and Uber As the race toward autonomy unfolds, a new "Big Three" in mobility is emerging Axios · Apr 15
Nissan turnaround plan pins hopes on ‘AI-defined vehicles’ Japanese carmaker will add self-driving abilities to 90% of cars in future and cut a fifth of its models The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
DC drivers are racking up thousands of dollars in speeding tickets and not paying a dime – How? They may not get away with it much longer. We Got This Covered · Apr 11
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
Miami women cheat Waymo, but the robots stay one step ahead: Are they watching? Waymo didn't fall for it. We Got This Covered · Apr 10
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
The Independent UK · Apr 8 Can you build an electric car factory in the middle of a city? BMW has BMW’s plant in Munich has been reborn as an iFactory to build the new all-electric BMW i3. Steve Fowler was one of the first visitors to look around
We Got This Covered · Apr 7 Grieving locals in Austin, Texas call for self-driving cars to be banned after robotaxi runs over beloved duck Avride are looking into the incident after locals called their self-driving vehicles unsafe.
We Got This Covered · Apr 3 Woman has parallel parking anxiety when she notices what all the men around her are doing: ‘My worst fear’ Ugh, we'd be mortified.
Tom’s Guide · Apr 3 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.
Motor1 · 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.
The Independent UK · Apr 2 Robotaxis stop working in mass ‘system failure’ trapping passengers in Chinese city Police in China’s central city of Wuhan say ‘system malfunction’ caused more than 100 Apollo Go self-driving taxis to freeze in traffic
Caixin Global · Apr 2 Tech Brief (April 2): Beijing Calls On Cities to Join Global Industrial Cooperation Network Multiple Apollo Go robotaxis stall in Wuhan due to system failure, AR glasses maker Xreal files for Hong Kong IPO
The Guardian - UK · Apr 1 ‘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 - US · 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 Independent UK · 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
InsideEVs · Mar 31 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.