Driverless freight truck makes history
For the first time, a driverless commercial truck delivered freight, completing a 230-mile route from Houston to Dallas.
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Tesla FSD blows past humans with record-low crash rate and driverless robotaxi launch in Austin
Tesla’s Q2 2025 safety report shows cars using Full Self-Driving crashed once every 6.69 million miles, vastly outperforming human drivers who crash every 702,000 miles on average. Autopilot users still do better than non-Autopilot at one crash per 963,000 miles. Elon’s safety boast isn’t hype. Driverless Robotaxis are quietly proving it on Austin streets. FSD …
Driverless trucks hit Texas highways, truckers warn of job losses
Truck driving was once a reliable path to middle-class stability, but that reality is changing fast. Autonomous trucks have officially hit the highways in Texas, and drivers are sounding the alarm. This shift is not just about efficiency. It is about livelihoods, and the consequences could ripple across the entire economy. Aurora Innovation has launched …
First totally driverless autonomous semi-trucks running in Texas
Drivers along a 200-mile stretch of I-45 between Dallas and Houston should get ready for something new: The semi-truck in the next lane might not have anyone in the driver’s seat. Why it matters: Autonomous trucking companies have been testing their fleets on Texas highways for several years, but always with backup safety drivers in …
Driverless taxis find their sweet spot — with women.
Autonomous taxis are winning over women in cities like San Francisco by offering an answer to a long-standing concern about ride-hailing apps: misbehavior by human drivers, especially men. Some women said in interviews that they’ve mostly stopped using Uber and Lyft, the two most popular ride-hailing apps, and have switched instead to a driverless competitor, …
Uber and Waymo to offer driverless ride-sharing trips in Austin and Atlanta
Uber announced Friday it is expanding its partnership with Alphabet’s Waymo to offer robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta beginning in early 2025. Shares of Uber jumped 5% on the news while Alphabet rose about 1%. Uber riders in those cities can be matched with a driverless Waymo car for some trips, according to …
To no one’s surprise, GM’s Cruise has been lying about their driverless tech capabilities for years.
by callmecrude For anyone unaware, as of last week Cruise has indefinitely halted all of their driverless robotaxis nationwide after a slew of issues (accidents, blocking emergency service workers, parking in front of fire hydrants, unsafe driving near pedestrians) culminated in one of their cars running over a woman and dragging her body for 20 …
Gavin Newsom vetoes ban on self driving semi-trucks… Driverless trucks will be on the road…
via YAHOO: California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed Teamsters-backed legislation to effectively ban heavy-duty driverless trucks in the state. “Assembly Bill 316 is unnecessary for the regulation and oversight of heavy-duty autonomous vehicle technology in California. Existing law provides sufficient authority to create the appropriate regulatory framework,” Newsom wrote to the California Assembly on Friday, …
Driverless Car Gets Stuck in Wet Concrete in San Francisco
Driverless vehicles promise a future with less congestion and pollution, fewer accidents resulting from human error and better mobility for people with disabilities, supporters say. But every now and then, one of the cars runs into trouble in a way that casts a bit of doubt on that bold vision. So it was on Tuesday …