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Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe
Waymo has responded to questions from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as part of the regulator’s…
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US government lab is probing Chinese lidar for security vulnerabilities
A Department of Energy lab is investigating whether Chinese lidar sensors might pose a security risk if they…
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Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here’s every company it’s using to do it
Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — more than 30 autonomous…
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Zoox issues software recall after a robotaxi got confused by heavy smoke
Zoox has issued a software recall after one of its robotaxis struggled to navigate a smoke-filled emergency fire…
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Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with first responders
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Jonathan Morrison issued a directive Wednesday to autonomous vehicle (AV) developers,…
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Rivian sacrifices 2027 profit goal to push deeper into autonomy
Rivian no longer expects to meet a long-expected profitability goal in 2027 because of how much money it…
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Uber taps Rivian to build robotaxis in deal worth up to $1.25B
Rivian said on Thursday that it is partnering with Uber to build thousands of robotaxis based on its…
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Pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton is trying to raise $1B for AI-powered planes
It’s been almost exactly one year since Trevor Milton, the founder of now-bankrupt electric truck startup Nikola, was…
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Motional robotaxis join the Uber app in Vegas two years after major reset
Uber has added another company’s autonomous vehicles to its growing robotaxi network. Hyundai-owned Motional’s self-driving version of the…
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Travis Kalanick launches a new company called Atoms focused on robotics
Uber founder Travis Kalanick has a new company called Atoms focused on robotics that, according to its website,…