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Autonomous Driving Goes Into High Gear

By Gideon Lichfield and Lauren GoodeON THIS WEEK'S episode of Have a Nice Future, Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode talk to Chris Urmson, CEO of the self-driving-truck company Aurora....

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Sep 2023

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Are self-driving cars already safer than human drivers?

August was an eventful month for driverless taxis in San Francisco. On August 10, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to allow Google's Waymo and GM's Cruise to begin charging customers f...

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Sep 2023

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Ford's recall of Mustang Mach-Es in 2022 is under investigation by feds

Last year, Ford issued a recall for almost 49,000 Mustang Mach-E crossovers due to a problem with the electric vehicles' high-voltage battery contactors. The automaker's fix was a software update to t...

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Aug 2023

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TuSimple has started testing its self-driving truck tech in Japan

TuSimple, a publicly traded company developing self-driving trucks, is doing regular test runs on an expressway in Japan, marking its entrance into the island nation, the company said Tuesday.The test...

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Jun 2023

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Wine snobs all over California cry into their Cab Sav as Apple launches new OS

Apple released its new Mac OS operating system, naming it Sonoma, after the well-known wine region just north of Apple's home in Silicon Valley - Sonoma.Apple debuts macOS 14 Sonoma"When it came to na...

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Jun 2023

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California lawmakers and AV industry battle for future of self-driving trucks

A California bill that would require a trained human safety operator to be present any time a heavy-duty autonomous vehicle operates on public roads in the state is getting traction. The bill, first i...

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Jun 2023

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Politicians Need to Learn How AI Works--Fast

[photo1]Will KnightThis week, US senators heard alarming testimony suggesting that unchecked AI could steal jobs, spread misinformation, and generally "go quite wrong," in the words of OpenAI CEO Sam ...

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May 2023

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TuSimple gets temporary reprieve from Nasdaq delisting

Autonomous trucking company TuSimple's stock shot up 28% Monday after the company narrowly dodged a delisting from the Nasdaq stock exchange. TuSimple's stock closed at $1.06 per share.TuSimple report...

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May 2023

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Self-Driving Cars Are Being Put on a Data Diet

[photo1]Paresh DaveFor self-driving-car developers, like many iPhone and Google Photos users, the growing cost of storing files on the cloud has become a nagging headache.Early on, robocar companies p...

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May 2023

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TuSimple continues its slide into the ether with new delisting warning

It wasn't that long ago that self-driving trucks company TuSimple was on a tear -- raising funds, locking in partnerships and hitting some development milestones that seemed to push to it to the front...

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May 2023

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Waymo doubles robotaxi service area in Phoenix in bid to grow driverless trips tenfold

Waymo is doubling its commercial robotaxi service area in the Phoenix metro area, an expansion that will add new suburbs and connect previously isolated sections of the sprawling and car-dependent des...

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May 2023

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Meta says time spent on Instagram grew 24% thanks to TikTok-style AI Reel recommendations

Meta shared some updated engagement info around its platforms on its Q1 2023 quarterly earnings call on Wednesday, with Meta CFO Susan Li joining CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg to field questions fro...

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Apr 2023

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Toyota Prius review: EV reality check

It's a weird time to be the Toyota Prius. On the one hand, no car is more synonymous with eco-conscious virtue signaling than this ubiquitous lozenge-shaped hybrid. But on the other hand, the Prius' g...

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Apr 2023

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Rivian R1S review: king of the mountain

The biggest compliment I can give to the Rivian R1S is that it makes life easy. Exemplified by a recent trip I took to Big Bear with friends -- prior to the record-breaking snowstorms that slammed Sou...

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Apr 2023

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Tesla wins Autopilot crash case in California

Tesla scored a victory Friday after a California jury determined the automaker was not to blame for a 2019 crash that involved its advanced driver assistance system, known as Autopilot.The jury awarde...

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Apr 2023

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Tesla beats Autopilot lawsuit as jury rejects crash victim's claim

Tesla today defeated a lawsuit that claimed its Autopilot technology caused a car crash that left the plaintiff with severe injuries."A California state court jury on Friday handed Tesla a sweeping wi...

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Apr 2023

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Whether to Turn on the A/C or Roll Down the Windows, According to Science

Rolling down the windows seems like the most eco-friendly and economical way to cool off when you're driving. You don't have to turn on the air conditioning, because you get a nice breeze from nature ...

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Apr 2023

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GM leads $50M EnergyX deal to lock down lithium for its EVs

Eager to secure all the lithium it needs to power a growing lineup of electric vehicles, General Motors said on Tuesday that it will lead a $50 million investment into lithium extraction and refining ...

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Apr 2023

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Forget the race cars, here's how F1 will really cut carbon emissions

Formula 1 might be a sport, but it's also a $2.6 billion business with shareholders, and like pretty much every other multibillion-dollar business with shareholders, that means it's under increasing s...

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Apr 2023

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Waymo retires its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan

More than five years ago, a newly minted Waymo took the wraps off of what would become its first commercialized autonomous vehicle: a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan loaded with sensors and software....

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Mar 2023