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Former Waymo CFO jumps to self-driving startup Wayve (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-16 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: waymo, wayve, elisa de martel

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Self-Driving Cars Might Change Crash Testing Forever (wired.com)

2026-09-16 | by Aarian Marshall | get seatbelt pillow cushion for car → | tags: tesla cybercab, robotaxi, crash testing

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How Self-Driving Cars Might Change Crash Testing Forever (wired.com)

2026-09-16 | by Aarian Marshall | get car seatbelt pillow travel pad → | tags: cybercab, tesla robotaxi, crash testing

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Cybercabs Are Taking Psychotic Routes That Turn Tiny Trips Around the Neighborhood Into Hour-Long Nightmares (futurism.com)

2026-09-16 | by Frank Landymore | get Garmin DriveSmart 76 GPS navigator → | tags: tesla cybercab, robotaxi, austin

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Oops! Many Tesla Cybercabs Actually Do Have Steering Wheels, Undercutting a Core Promise (futurism.com)

2026-09-12 | by Victor Tangermann | get Garmin Dash Cam Mini 3 → | tags: tesla, cybercab, elon musk

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Firefighters Say There’s a Glaring Issue With Tesla’s Cybercab (futurism.com)

2026-09-11 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: tesla cybercab, austin fire department, self-driving vehicle

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Self-driving cars are coming for driving culture (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-11 | get Garmin DriveSmart 76 GPS navigator → | tags: self-driving cars, driving culture, traffic

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The end of driving culture (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-11 | get Garmin DriveSmart 76 GPS navigator → | tags: self-driving cars, driving culture, new york drivers

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There’s a Huge Economic Problem With Tesla’s Cybercabs (futurism.com)

2026-09-10 | by Victor Tangermann | get Tesla mobile connector charging cable → | tags: tesla, cybercab, robotaxi

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Tesla’s Glitchy Cybercab Accidentally Lets Passengers Access Controls to Manually Drive the Car Using Virtual Joystick on In-Vehicle Screen (futurism.com)

2026-09-09 | by Frank Landymore | get Vantrue N4 dash cam → | tags: tesla, cybercab, robotaxi

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Rivian’s Gambit for Full Autonomy (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-09-08 | by Lawrence Ulrich | get Autonomy The Quest to Build the Driverless Car book → | tags: rivian, autonomy+, rivian r1s

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A Tesla ran a stop sign and killed a man, Full Self-Driving/Autopilot was on (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-07 | by Fred Lambert | tags: tesla model 3, full self-driving, autopilot

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If a Tesla Cybercab fleet were profitable, Tesla wouldn't sell you one (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-07 | by Fred Lambert | get Tesla wall connector charging cable holder → | tags: tesla, cybercab, elon musk

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The People Maintaining Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Are Being Treated Horribly, Insider Claims (futurism.com)

2026-09-04 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: waymo, tesla, robotaxi

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Tesla Driver Killed After Self-Driving Mode Stops in the Middle of a Highway (futurism.com)

2026-09-03 | by Frank Landymore | tags: tesla, autopilot, full self-driving

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Watch: BBC travels in self-driving Uber around London (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-09-03 | get Anker MagGo magnetic wireless power bank → | tags: uber, robotaxi, london

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A Solar Superstorm Caused a GPS Glitch Bad Enough to Crash Self-Driving Cars (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-02 | get Garmin GPSMAP 67i handheld GPS → | tags: solar superstorm, gps glitch, self-driving cars

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Uber is cutting around 3,000 jobs in the name of efficiency (engadget.com)

2026-09-02 | by Kris Holt | tags: uber, autonomous vehicles, management restructuring

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Elon Musk’s heterodox robotaxi philosophy gets put to the test (theverge.com)

2026-09-02 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | get Samsung PRO Endurance microSD card 128GB → | tags: tesla, cybercab, elon musk

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Self-driving cars make mistakes, and now users can see why (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-02 | by Kim | get Interpretable Machine Learning Molnar book → | tags: concept-wrapper network, autonomous vehicle, nature machine intelligence

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Explainable deep learning improves human mental models of self-driving cars (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-02 | by Kenny | get Interpretable Machine Learning Molnar book → | tags: driveirl, hivt, self-driving cars

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Researchers Alarmed as GPS Readings Suddenly Veer Off by 33 Feet, Enough to Crash Self-Driving Cars (futurism.com)

2026-09-01 | by Victor Tangermann | get Garmin GPSMAP 67 handheld GPS → | tags: gps, nasa, solar storm

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Tesla “Ambassador” Melts Down Over “Horrible” Robotaxi Ride, Says He Had to Call an Uber After Total Self-Driving Failure (futurism.com)

2026-08-30 | by Victor Tangermann | get Spigen OneTap Tesla screen mount → | tags: experience, minutes, overton

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Teslas Are Still Driving Into Oncoming Freight Trains (futurism.com)

2026-08-30 | by Frank Landymore | get Nextbase dash cam front and rear → | tags: tesla, full self-driving, electrek

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Physical AIFollows Aviation’s Flight Plan (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-26 | get Kitty Hawk Field Guide? no → | tags: aviation, self-driving trucks, engines

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Waymo Is Expanding to Germany (slashdot.org)

2026-08-25 | get Garmin Dash Cam 57 → | tags: waymo, germany, autonomous vehicles

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Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-25 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Autonomy Lawrence Burns book self-driving → | tags: gatik, pepsico, autonomous vehicles

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TechCrunch Mobility: The custom chip driving Waymo’s robotaxi ambitions (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-23 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Garmin Dash Cam Mini 2 → | tags: waymo, self-driving system, silicon chip

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Self-driving Ford F-250 truck with shotgun-equipped drone-killing turret tested by US Army — autonomous system designed to blast fast-moving drones at between 10 and 100 meters range (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-23 | by Mark Tyson | tags: ford f-250, forterra autodrive, forterra

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Waymo’s self-driving cars get Gemini integration, so you have someone to talk to (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: waymo, gemini, ojai