Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing school buses in Austin

Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing school buses in Austin

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has asked Waymo for more information about its self-driving system and operations following reports from the Austin School District that its robotaxis illegally passed school buses 19 times this year. In a December 3 letter sent to Waymo, regulators requested detailed information about its fifth-generation self-driving system and operations….

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Waymo starts autonomous testing in Philadelphia

Waymo starts autonomous testing in Philadelphia

Waymo is adding another four cities to its growing list of robotaxi rollouts. The company announced Wednesday it has begun testing its autonomous vehicles (with a safety monitor) in Philadelphia, and that it will start manual driving to collect data in Baltimore, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh. Waymo did not offer a timeline for when it…

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Stellantis teams up with Pony AI to develop robotaxis in Europe 

Stellantis teams up with Pony AI to develop robotaxis in Europe 

Automaker Stellantis and Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai have signed a nonbinding agreement to build robotaxis for deployment in Europe.   The collaboration will integrate Pony’s self-driving software into Stellantis’ electric medium-size van platform, which is built with advanced sensors to support autonomous vehicles. The companies plan to first deploy test vehicles based on the…

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Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full self-driving

Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full self-driving

Tesla is breaking up the team behind its Dojo supercomputer, ending the automaker’s play at developing in-house chips for driverless technology, according to Bloomberg. Dojo’s lead, Peter Bannon, is leaving the company, and the remaining team members will be reassigned to other data center and compute projects within Tesla, per Bloomberg’s reporting, which cited anonymous…

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Waymo recalls 1,200 robotaxis following low-speed collisions with gates and chains

Waymo recalls 1,200 robotaxis following low-speed collisions with gates and chains

Waymo issued a software recall on 1,200 self-driving vehicles after some of its robotaxis were involved in minor collisions with gates, chains, and other gate-like roadway objects. The software update, which was first reported by Reuters, was conducted late last year, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Alphabet-owned…

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