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Elon Musk unveils ‘Cybercab’ robotaxi for claimed 2026 rollout and offers guests first rides … in controlled environment

Published 11 October 2024
By Will Dron
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a new robotaxi on Thursday, claiming that the "Cybercab" will be produced from 2026.
Tesla stops accepting Bitcoin as payment

Autopilot developer: Tesla is 'dystopian company'

An anonymous whistleblower has described working for Tesla’s Autopilot department as like being trapped in a “dystopian company”.
Published 09 September 2024
Verne autonomous taxi

Rimac pivots from hypercars to self-driving taxis

Named after a famed sci-fi author, the new Verne autonomous taxi is expected into service by 2026.
Published 27 June 2024
Waymo self-driving car

The end of the road for self-driving cars?

The road to fully autonomous vehicles becoming mainstream has been a bumpy one, to say the least, but on Saturday it became a fiery one, too.
Published 13 February 2024
Ford Bluedrive

Ford gets approval for hands-free driving in UK

Ford drivers will be able to take their hands off the wheel legally while driving following the approval of its BlueCruise technology.
Published 13 April 2023
Ford autonomous technology

Keep up payments or autonomous cars drive away

Ford has submitted a patent that could give future self-driving cars the ability to be repossessed if the owner misses payments.
Published 02 March 2023
Waymo self-driving car in rain in San Francisco

Watch: Self-driving car in heavy rain

The autonomous driving technology company Waymo appears to be making considerable progress when it comes to dealing with bad weather.
Published 01 March 2023
Tesla Model Y goes on sale in UK, priced from £54,990

Tesla scraps ultrasonic sensors

Tesla has announced that it will no longer employ ultrasonic sensors on its models.
Published 07 October 2022
Jaguar Land Rover to open self-driving 'smart city hub' in Ireland

Law change to allow movies in self-driving cars

Proposed Highway Code changes will pave the way for self-driving cars on UK roads by 2025, including the ability to watch movie on the move.
Published 20 April 2022
Mercedes tests Drive Pilot

Mercedes to take blame for self-driving crashes

Mercedes has announced that it will take legal responsibility for any crashes that occur while the self-driving system is engaged.
Published 28 March 2022
German court calls Tesla Autopilot claims misleading

Tesla Autopilot accidents down

Tesla has released its latest quarterly report showing an improvement in the safety performance of its Autopilot driver assistance system.
Published 18 January 2022
FedEx to begin self-driving truck trials on US highways between Dallas and Houston

FedEx to begin self-driving truck trials

US parcel delivery firm FedEx is to begin testing a fleet of self-driving trucks on highways in the state of Texas in partnership with Aurora.
Published 24 September 2021
Tesla Model 3

Tesla Autopilot reduces driver attention

Tesla Autopilot to launch later this year, but study reveals its negative impact on driver behaviour.
Published 21 September 2021