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Autonomy & Self-Driving

May 12, 2026

Riding in cars with robots: One woman's Waymo experience

## Fleeing the Human Hazard: One Rider's Revelation Rebecca Ruiz had enough of San Francisco's chaotic streets last year. Dodging careless drivers glued to their phones or weaving through fog …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

May 12, 2026

Latest Tesla News

## Tesla's Monumental Data Milestone in Supervised Driving Tesla has achieved a significant benchmark, surpassing 10 billion miles driven on its Full Self-Driving supervised system, as confirmed by CEO Elon …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

May 11, 2026

AI Risk Management Framework

## A Wake-Up Call for AI in High-Stakes Systems Imagine a power grid faltering because an AI algorithm misreads a storm's path, or a self-driving fleet grinding to a halt …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

May 11, 2026

SWIR imaging chips: breakthrough for autonomous driving

## Fog-Piercing Vision: The Promise of SWIR Sensors Imagine a self-driving car barreling through thick fog, its cameras blinded and LiDAR scrambling against the haze. That's the nightmare scenario plaguing …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

May 11, 2026

A Global Regulatory Breakthrough for Assisted and Automated Driving

## Ushering in a New Era of Automated Driving The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe has marked a turning point for assisted and automated driving by adopting two comprehensive …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

April 22, 2026

A new ‘color’ Lidar breakthrough just made 'hands-off' self-driving cars a reality, experts say — Chinese tech will 'significantly enhance' spatial intelligence and reduce the need to 'guess' objects

## Hesai's Groundbreaking LiDAR Debut Shanghai, April 2026 — Hesai Group unveiled its 6D ETX full-color LiDAR platform this week, a system that detects an object's position, reflectivity, velocity and …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

April 22, 2026

A Global Regulatory Breakthrough for Assisted and Automated Driving

## Unveiling a Global Milestone in AV Regulation In Geneva, at the 24th session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA), …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

April 21, 2026

Your Source for Automation System & Robotics News

## Sweeping Changes: Tennant's Bold Leap into Autonomous Cleaning In the bustling warehouses and gleaming retail floors where grime never sleeps, a quiet revolution is underway. Tennant Company, a stalwart …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

April 20, 2026

Why BMW, Mercedes are pulling back on eyes-off self-driving in favor of Tesla-style systems

## Automakers Rethink Autonomous Driving Ambitions BMW and Mercedes-Benz have paused the rollout of Level 3 eyes-off assisted driving systems in Europe, company officials confirmed. The decision shifts resources toward …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

April 19, 2026

London gets closer to its first robotaxi service as Waymo begins testing

## Waymo's Autonomous Testing Hits London Streets LONDON (Battery Wire) — Waymo has begun autonomous testing of its vehicles on London's public roads this week, marking a step toward the …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

April 18, 2026

Breakthrough AI system helps self-driving cars remember the road

## Unveiling KEPT: A Memory-Boosted AI for Safer Self-Driving SHANGHAI (AP) — Researchers at Tongji University's School of Automotive Studies have introduced KEPT, an innovative AI framework that enables self-driving …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

April 18, 2026

Self Drive News

## Expanded Partnership Drives Robotaxi Growth SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber Technologies Inc. expanded its partnership with Lucid Group Inc. on Tuesday, committing to purchase at least 35,000 vehicles for …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

April 6, 2026

Self Drive News

## Robotaxi Horizons: Expansions Amid Setbacks Zoox's launch of robotaxi operations in Austin, Texas, marks a strategic step for the Amazon-owned company, deploying its custom-built autonomous vehicles in a new …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

April 5, 2026

Autonomous Vehicles news, trends and insights

## A Foggy Road Ahead for Tesla's Autonomy Picture the chaos of a foggy highway at dawn: a Tesla zips along on Full Self-Driving mode, oblivious to the thickening mist. …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

April 5, 2026

A Global Regulatory Breakthrough for Assisted and Automated Driving

## Breaking Barriers in Autonomous Driving Picture a bustling highway where cars glide effortlessly, anticipating hazards before they emerge. That's the promise of automated driving systems, now inching closer to …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

April 4, 2026

Waymo Is Quickly Expanding to More Cities. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

## Waymo's Rapid Expansion into New Markets Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous vehicle unit, launched driverless robotaxi operations in Miami on Nov. 18, 2025, with Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando slated …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

April 2, 2026

Self Drive News

## Zoox's Expansion Plans Take Shape Amazon's Zoox announced plans to extend its robotaxi operations to Austin, Texas, and Miami by 2026, while scaling up in existing markets. The company …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

April 2, 2026

A Global Regulatory Breakthrough for Assisted and Automated Driving

## Racing Toward Unity: UNECE's Bold Step in Autonomous Driving In a bustling Geneva conference room last month, regulators from around the world finally hammered out a unified playbook for …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

March 30, 2026

Waymo’s skyrocketing ridership in one chart

## Surging Ahead in the Robotaxi Race Waymo's robotaxis are clocking serious miles. The Alphabet-owned company announced on X this week that it's now delivering 500,000 paid rides per week …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 15, 2026

Tesla to axe FSD one-time purchase in Aus for subscription only

## Tesla's Shift to Subscriptions: A Deadline for FSD in Australia Tesla's decision to phase out the one-time purchase option for Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised in Australia and New Zealand …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 15, 2026

Exploring autonomous luxury design trends with Lucid Motors SVP design Derek Jenkins

## Redefining Luxury in the Driverless Era Derek Jenkins, Lucid Motors' senior vice president of design, envisions a future where cars aren't just vehicles—they're rolling sanctuaries. In a recent interview …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 15, 2026

A Global Regulatory Breakthrough for Assisted and Automated Driving

## A Milestone in Global Vehicle Autonomy In January 2026, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe marked a pivotal moment when its Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 13, 2026

Tesla releases update details for Full Self-Driving beta after recall decision

## Sparks Fly in Tesla's Latest Software Surge Elon Musk's electric empire just hit the gas on its latest software blitz, beaming update 2026.2.3 to roughly 62% of its global …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 13, 2026

Waymo to expand to 20+ cities after $16 billion financing round

## Massive Funding Round Fuels Waymo's Autonomous Ambitions Alphabet's self-driving unit, Waymo, announced on Monday that it has raised $16 billion in a new financing round, valuing the company at …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 13, 2026

Scania Hails Positioning Accuracy Breakthrough for Autonomous Vehicles

## A Truck Merges with Millimeter Precision Picture a bustling Swedish test track: a massive Scania truck barrels down a simulated highway ramp, weaving seamlessly between two human-driven cars. No …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 10, 2026

Illinois state bill would authorize pilot program for self-driving cars in Chicago

## Illinois Edges Toward Driverless Roads Illinois has lagged behind in the autonomous vehicle race, watching 29 other states greenlight driverless tech while its own roads remain stubbornly human-driven. That …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 10, 2026

Scania Hails Positioning Accuracy Breakthrough for Autonomous Vehicles

## Centimeter Precision Revolutionizes Autonomous Trucking In a groundbreaking demonstration at Sweden's AstaZero test track, a Scania autonomous truck merged seamlessly with two human-driven cars, achieving positioning accuracy down to …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 8, 2026

Tesla Stock Slips as Full Self-Driving Goes Subscription-Only

Tesla announced it will end one-time purchases of its Full Self-Driving software after February 14, 2026, shifting to a subscription-only model. CEO Elon Musk confirmed the change on X. The …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 8, 2026

How frequently Tesla Robotaxis and Waymo vehicles crash

Tesla Robotaxis in Austin, Texas, crashed nine times between July and November 2025, according to an analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports and Tesla's fourth-quarter 2025 earnings data …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 8, 2026

Will self-driving cars slash traffic injuries? Researchers examine promising data

## The Million-Injury Milestone: Projections from Toronto's Latest Study Researchers at the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have projected that autonomous vehicles could avert more than 1 …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 8, 2026

Elon Musk unveils new safety upgrades to Tesla's Autopilot system

## Elon Musk Unveils Safety Upgrades Amid Scrutiny Elon Musk announced upgrades to Tesla's Autopilot system during a Sunday press call, calling them a dramatic improvement in vehicle safety. The …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 8, 2026

Autonomous Vehicle & Self-Driving Car Technology from NVIDIA

## NVIDIA's AV Revolution Unveiled Mercedes-Benz plans to roll out its all-new CLA sedan in the United States by 2026, equipped with NVIDIA's Alpamayo reasoning AI that promises to handle …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 8, 2026

Driverless Waymo seemingly drives straight into oncoming traffic in viral video

A driverless Waymo robotaxi drove the wrong way on a frontage road near Interstate 35 in Austin, Texas, facing oncoming traffic before stopping and turning into a gas station, according …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 8, 2026

Full Self-Driving (Supervised) Trial for New Owners

## Tesla Rolls Out 30-Day FSD Trial for New Owners Amid Subscription Pivot Tesla launched a 30-day trial of its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software for new owners taking delivery of …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 8, 2026

Is it even worth mentioning that Elon Musk blew past his own FSD deadlines again?

Elon Musk missed his deadline for deploying unsupervised Full Self-Driving technology in Tesla vehicles by the end of 2025, marking another delay in the company's autonomy push. Tesla failed to …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 5, 2026

Full Self-Driving (Supervised) Transfers

## Tesla's FSD Transfer Program Nears Critical Deadline Tesla has set a firm March 31, 2026, deadline for transferring Full Self-Driving (Supervised) licenses in the U.S. and Canada, notifying customers …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 3, 2026

Level 4 self-driving cars may come to Europe next year, says Nvidia executive

## Nvidia's Bold Prediction for Autonomous Vehicles Nvidia's automotive vice president, Ali Kani, predicted that Level 4 self-driving cars could arrive in Europe by 2027. He shared this forecast in …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 3, 2026

Tesla granted more time in US investigation into its self-driving tech

## Tesla's Self-Driving Saga Hits a Speed Bump Tesla just bought itself some breathing room in a high-stakes federal probe, but the clock is still ticking. On Thursday, the U.S. …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 3, 2026

Tesla News, Tips, Rumors, and Reviews

## Tesla's Robotaxi Revolution Takes Flight in Austin Tesla marked a significant milestone in autonomous transportation on Jan. 27, 2026, launching its first paid, fully unsupervised Robotaxi rides in Austin, …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 3, 2026

Tesla cars with updated Autopilot will now stop at traffic lights

Tesla discontinued its Basic Autopilot feature in January 2026, stripping new vehicles in the U.S. and Canada of standard lane-centering capabilities. The company shifted these functions, including traffic light and …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 3, 2026

Waymo launches robotaxi service in Miami

## Waymo's Bold Entry Into Miami's Autonomous Ride Scene Alphabet's Waymo unit launched its fully autonomous robotaxi service to the public in Miami on Jan. 22, 2026, marking the company's …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 3, 2026

Purdue's CHORUS Center advances resilient cyber-physical systems for autonomous transportation - Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Purdue University

## Purdue Leads Charge in Resilient Cyber-Physical Systems Purdue University is spearheading a groundbreaking initiative in cyber-physical systems research with the 2024 launch of the CHORUS Center, backed by a …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 3, 2026

Nvidia, Tesla chase same self-driving goal via varying paths

## Titans Clash in the Self-Driving Sprint Nvidia and Tesla are barreling toward Level 4 autonomy, but their paths couldn't be more different. Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO, praised Tesla's Full …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 3, 2026

Waymo robotaxi hits child at school drop-off, triggering safety inquiry

## Chaos in the School Zone: A Waymo Robotaxi Hits a Child It was a chaotic Friday morning in Santa Monica, the kind where parents double-park SUVs and kids dart …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

February 3, 2026

INSAIT develops breakthrough system to train smarter autonomous vehicles

## Breakthrough in Autonomous Driving Simulation Sofia, Bulgaria — Researchers at INSAIT, based at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski,” unveiled DiffSim Trinity on Jan. 12, 2026, a system designed to …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

January 17, 2026

Rivian Stock

Rivian's Hands-Free Gamble: Is This the Spark That Ignites the Stock? Let's cut to the chase. Rivian just flipped the switch on its "Universal Hands-Free" driving software, turning its second-generation …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

January 17, 2026

INSAIT develops breakthrough system to train smarter autonomous vehicles

Sofia, Bulgaria — Researchers at INSAIT, affiliated with Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski,” unveiled DiffSim Trinity on January 12, 2026, a system designed to train autonomous vehicles through differentiable simulation. …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

January 14, 2026

Tesla move to subscription only model for FSD

Tesla's FSD Pivot: From Eternal Promise to Monthly Bill Let's be clear about what just happened here: Elon Musk, the eternal optimist of autonomy, just pulled the plug on Tesla's …

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Autonomy & Self-Driving

January 10, 2026

Tesla FSD v13 Update: What the Latest Full Self-Driving Release Means for Autonomy

Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) version 13 marks a key step in the company's push for advanced driver-assistance systems. It shifts from rule-based algorithms to end-to-end neural network architectures that process …

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