Musk’s DOGE fires NHTSA experts who monitored car safety at Tesla
In February, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) made unexpected layoffs that hit the autonomous vehicle safety division particularly hard. Among those fired are many experts responsible for assessing the risks associated with self-driving cars, including Tesla. The layoffs were part of a large-scale initiative by the…
Toncoin (TON) soared after Grok integration: now you can buy a Tesla Cybertruck (and more) with coins
In mid-March Pavel Durov left France and started actively promoting Telegram. On March 26, it became known that the Grok chatbot was integrated into the messenger (the day before the AI became available for Android). Grok’s name on Telegram is @GrokAI (search as a user), and it is available only to Telegram Premium users.
Tesla drivers are receiving massive fines for using FSD — what happened?
Tesla drivers in China are testing a new Full Self-Driving (FSD) update, but are facing problems: the system violates traffic rules, resulting in numerous fines.
«The Eye of God»: BYD presents driver assistance system with LiDAR and AI for every car
BYD has unveiled its new advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) «God’s Eye» (God’s Eye). Interestingly, the company promises to equip all of its models, even the most affordable ones, with this latest version of the system. This will obviously have a huge impact on the availability of advanced driver assistance features in the world…
Elon Musk promised autonomy, but Cybertruck with FSD v13 crashed into a pole – what went wrong?
The owner of Tesla reported that he crashed his Cybertruck into a pole after hitting a curb. The accident occurred while using Full Self-Driving, Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system, which, according to Elon Musk, will be operating unattended this year.
Waymo robot taxis are significantly safer on the roads than human drivers – study
Self-driving cars are gradually moving from science fiction to reality. One of the leading companies in this field, Waymo, has released data that addresses a key issue for many – safety. The study, conducted in partnership with reinsurance giant Swiss Re, shows that Waymo’s robotic taxis are safer than vehicles driven by humans.
Waymo robot taxi blocked Kamala Harris’ motorcade — the cop had to tow the car manually
Videos circulating on social media show a Waymo robotaxi standing across the street with its headlights on, while the rest of the traffic is forced to carefully drive around the car.
Tesla autopilot works better if you are Elon Musk — routes are optimized for it
Tesla insiders claim that the company has optimized Full Self-Driving routes for Elon Musk personally. Also, the creators of FSD itself have the best experience of self-driving. Drivers in other regions of the United States have not such good impressions.
Tesla in self-driving mode crashes into a parked police car with its signals on
According to the Fullerton Police Department, a Tesla electric car in «autonomous driving» mode crashed into a parked police car. No one was injured in the accident. However, the officer’s body camera video shows him being forced to run to the side to avoid being hit. According to a police statement, the officer in the footage was…
For autopilot and people: scientists propose a fourth traffic light signal
The researchers propose adding a fourth light to the traffic light — for self-driving cars. The new signal, possibly white, would signal when there are enough autonomous vehicles on the road to adjust traffic.
Again? Again! Seven Waymo robocars blocked traffic on one of San Francisco’s highways
Fully self-driving cars continue to fight traffic cones — a new curiosity occurred with a motorcade of seven Waymo drones that temporarily blocked traffic on the San Francisco highway exit.
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