Autonomous Driving

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) faces a wrongful death lawsuit filed in a federal court in New Jersey's Camden over a 2024 crash involving a Tesla Model S that claimed three lives. What Happened: The lawsuit, filed by the estates of the three victims David and Michele Dryerman, both 54, and their daughter...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, said it was looking into possible violations of traffic laws involving Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Robotaxis in Austin during Sunday's limited launch event. What Happened: The regulator said it was gathering additional information about...

Wedbush Securities Analyst Dan Ives has praised Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) Robotaxi after the official rollout of the service in Austin, Texas. What Happened: "We attended Tesla’s Robotaxi launch in Austin, TX and got the opportunity to take multiple rides in a Robotaxi," the analyst said in a...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has officially rolled out its much-awaited Robotaxi in Austin, Texas, with a limited number of Model Y Robotaxis in the South Congress neighborhood. What Happened: "Our approach to autonomy also enables scalability: Tesla self-driving can be deployed anywhere it’s...

Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) former head of AI, Andrej Karpathy, thinks that tech companies still haven't solved autonomous driving. What Happened: Karpathy, speaking at last week's Y Combinator event, explained that achieving fully autonomous driving may not be as easy as it seems. Karpathy shared...

Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) FSD or Full Self-Driving technology is under scrutiny again as a new video surfaced online that showcases a Cybertruck driving in the wrong lane, ahead of the Robotaxi launch on June 22. What Happened: "I use FSD for over 2 hours of travel every day around the...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is reportedly closer to achieving fully autonomous driving than competitors like Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) autonomous driving company, Waymo, new data suggests. What Happened: "If you can produce the cars at a fraction of the price, you can get more of...

A Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) Model 3 was reportedly hit by a train after it got stuck on the railroad tracks while in FSD or Full Self-Driving mode. What Happened: The driver, who was able to escape the car before it was hit by a train, said that the Tesla was in "self-driving mode", Electrek...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has called on the European authorities to approve the EV giant's FSD or Full Self-Driving technology as Tesla gears itself up for June 22's Robotaxi launch in Austin. What Happened: "Waiting for Dutch authorities and then the EU to approve," the billionaire...

Wedbush Securities' managing director Dan Ives has reiterated his bullish views on Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) despite tense relations between U.S. President Donald Trump and CEO Elon Musk. What Happened: "Trump/Musk going from BFFs to frenemies does not change our bullish view of the autonomous path...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is actively lobbying U.S. lawmakers to establish a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles. Musk, alongside his team, has been directly contacting Congress members to rally support for this initiative, according to a Bloomberg report. In recent weeks,...

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) autonomous taxi provider Waymo is set to test its AV taxis in several U.S. cities as the company looks to bolster its position in the domestic autonomous driving sector. What Happened: In a series of posts on social media platform X, Waymo announced that...

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) autonomous driving service Waymo's CEO, Tekedra Mawakana, has shared her thoughts on the LiDAR vs Camera-based system debate for autonomous driving. What Happened: "Asking people to put their children, their families in a Waymo vehicle without a human...

Future Fund LLC's managing director, Gary Black, has slammed Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) autonomous driving plans, as CEO Elon Musk earlier said next month's Robotaxi launch in Austin would have supervised autonomous vehicles. What Happened: "I have warned $TSLA investors numerous times not to get...