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Apple’s push to take over the dashboard resisted by car makers

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-28 13:21:48

Apple is facing resistance from the automotive industry over its CarPlay Ultra software system, which the tech group launched in an attempt to take over a vehicle’s dashboard for the first time. German luxury brands Mercedes-Benz and Audi as well as Volvo Cars, Polestar, and Renault said they had no plans to bring the upgraded software to their vehicles, despite earlier indications from Apple that they would. While few have followed General Motors, which announced in 2023 it would stop install

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Tesla’s robotaxis are operating in a regulatory vacuum

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-08-30 09:12:21

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. This week, Tesla launched its long-promised robotaxi service in Austin, and almost immediately its vehicles were caught fucking up. In a YouTube video, a Tesla robotaxi briefly drives on the wrong side of the road. Another video shared by Ed Niedermeyer, the author of a book about Tesla’s origins, shows a robotaxi braking

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Waymo’s robotaxis are now available on the Uber app in Atlanta

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-08-31 14:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Uber customers in Atlanta now have the option of hailing a driverless Waymo robotaxi, the company announced today. Atlanta is the second market, after Austin, to play host to Uber and Waymo’s burgeoning autonomous ridehail partnership. At launch, Waymo’s vehicles will be available exclusively on the Uber app in Atlanta. Th

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Tesla robotaxi incidents caught on camera in Austin draw regulators' attention

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2025-08-31 17:40:53

A Tesla robotaxi drives on the street along South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, on June 22, 2025 Tesla was contacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday after videos posted on social media showed the company's robotaxis driving in a chaotic manner on public roads in Austin, Texas. Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker debuted autonomous trips in Austin on Sunday, opening the service to a limited number of riders by invitation only. In the videos shared widely onli

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Videos Show Tesla Robotaxis Swerving, Hard-Braking for Cops in First Day of Austin Launch

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-01 09:20:10

Elon Musk’s Tesla launched its driverless “Robotaxi” service in Austin, Texas, on Sunday to the over-the-top praise from its diehard fans who bragged about spending all day calling for rides. For everyone else, the whole thing ranged from extremely underwhelming to confusing to downright dangerous. Footage has already started populating online of Tesla’s driverless vehicles making confounding decisions and occasionally messing up so bad that they end up driving on the wrong side of the road. Th

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This Tiny CarPlay Adapter Is Almost Free at Best Buy With Limited Stock, Works With Both Android and iPhone

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2025-09-02 01:10:24

If your car or truck is recent enough to have a factory installed Apple CarPlay and/or Android Auto wired setup for your smartphone but not quite new or high-end enough for built-in wireless, you know what it’s like to be at the mercy of that thin little USB cable. One good hard bump or jostle and your navigation app or hands-free phone call is suddenly gone. Even if your car can be upgraded to a fully wireless system, that’s going to cost you — a lot. See at Best Buy The good news is you’re a

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Tesla robotaxis launch in Austin with $4.20 invite-only service and human "safety monitors"

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-02 22:15:00

What just happened? Tesla's long-awaited robotaxi service finally launched yesterday (June 23) in Austin, Texas. So far, it has been limited to invited participants and not the general public, and passengers aren't alone in the vehicles; Tesla's "safety monitors" sit in the front passenger seat ready to take over if something goes wrong – despite Elon Musk promising the service would launch unsupervised. Musk's "tentatively, June 22" response early this month to an X user's question about when

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Tesla robotaxi 'low-key' launch in Texas

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-09-02 21:52:41

Tesla robotaxi 'low-key' launch in Texas 1 hour ago Share Save Liv McMahon Technology reporter Share Save Reuters Tesla's long-awaited robotaxis rolled out for the first time on roads in Austin, Texas on Sunday. In videos shared by Tesla on X, a small group of invited analysts, influencers and shareholders were shown participating in paid rides. The small number of vehicles deployed had a human safety operator in the passenger seat, according to reports. Analysts said the "low-key" robotaxi l

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Tesla’s robotaxi is live: here are some of the first reactions

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-02 15:58:26

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Tesla finally did the damn thing. The company launched its hotly anticipated robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, June 22nd — and we’re now starting to see some of the first reactions roll in. But first, we have to get a few important caveats out of the way. Tellingly, the service is not open to the general public

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SpaceX's Starship explodes again while still on the ground

news.ycombinator.com Richard Speed 2025-09-06 21:02:32

SpaceX has made excellent progress with its Starship rocket. The stainless steel vehicle can now explode before even leaving the Earth. The latest setback happened just before a planned static fire this morning. The rocket was fueled ahead of a test firing of its Raptor engines, but abruptly exploded. The explosion occurred on a test stand, and it is unclear how much damage the facility sustained. According to SpaceX, "a safety clear area around the site was maintained throughout the operation

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Waymo’s robotaxis are coming back to New York City

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-08 13:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Waymo announced today that it intends to launch a fully autonomous robotaxi service in New York City — but first it needs to change state law to permit its vehicles to operate with safety drivers behind the wheel. The Alphabet-owned company said it has applied for a permit from the city’s Department of Transportation to te

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Waymo has set its robotaxi sights on NYC

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-09-08 13:59:04

Waymo said Wednesday it has applied for a permit to test its autonomous vehicles in New York City, the Alphabet company’s first step in a sticky regulatory process to bring its robotaxis to U.S.’s largest city. Waymo applied for a permit with the New York City Department of Transportation to operate its self-driving Jaguar I-Pace vehicles with a human safety operator behind the wheel in Manhattan. New York’s autonomous vehicle demonstration or testing permit requires a human driver to be able t

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Honda’s hopper suddenly makes the Japanese carmaker a serious player in rocketry

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-09 05:42:49

An experimental reusable rocket developed by the research and development arm of Honda Motor Company flew to an altitude of nearly 900 feet Tuesday, then landed with pinpoint precision at the carmaker's test facility in northern Japan. The accomplishment may not sound like much, but it's important to put it into perspective. Honda's hopper is the first prototype rocket outside of the United States and China to complete a flight of this kind, demonstrating vertical takeoff and vertical landing t

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EVs dominate the most American-made cars index and it’s not just because of Tesla

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-09-10 00:57:17

Tesla vehicles took the four top spots of the 2025 American-Made Index (AMI), an annual list calculated by Cars.com that ranks qualifying vehicles built and bought in the United States. Tesla’s dominance in the AMI isn’t new. The U.S. automaker, which assembles its four light-duty passenger vehicles in Texas and California, has landed in the top 10 ever since it started participating in the annual ranking five years ago. This year, the Model 3 was ranked as the most “American-made” vehicle sold

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Applied Intuition raises $600 million as it pushes further into defense

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-09-10 17:58:48

Buzzy autonomous vehicle software company Applied Intuition has closed a $600 million Series F funding round, pushing its valuation up to $15 billion. The round was co-led by BlackRock-managed funds and Kleiner Perkins, and included new investments from the Qatar Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi Investment Council, Greycroft, and more. Existing investors General Catalyst, Lux, Elad Gil, and Mary Meeker’s growth fund Bond also participated. Applied Intuition’s raise comes just one year after it

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Android Automotive update will make it easier to talk to Gemini in your car

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-13 01:04:43

TL;DR The Android Automotive 16 update introduces several subtle UI changes to the home screen, launcher, and notification panel. Key adjustments include a redesigned volume panel, a taller media card, a new voice assistant button, and a more legible app grid. The update also adds a toggle for Ultra-Wideband (UWB), a key component of Android’s digital car key feature. Just like with Android on phones and tablets, Google pushes out yearly updates to its OS for cars, Android Automotive OS (AAOS

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TechCrunch Mobility: The cost of Waymo

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-09-14 21:45:00

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced late this week that it plans to streamline the Part 555 exemption process to make it faster for automakers that want to deploy self-driving vehicles built without human controls like a steering wheel or pedals. The letter sent to “stakeholders” (meaning those com

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Trump Wants to Kill California’s Emissions Standards. Here’s What That Means for EVs

wired.com Aarian Marshall 2025-09-15 09:00:00

This week the White House and President Donald Trump attempted to kill, once and for all, California's plan to accelerate the sale of zero-emission cars and trucks in the state. In a ceremony in Washington, DC, on Thursday attended by trucking executives, Trump signed three resolutions passed by Congress aimed at revoking California’s nearly 60-year-old power to set its own motor vehicle emissions rules. In doing so, the federal government is taking aim at one of the most ambitious vehicle elec

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USDOT wants more self-driving cars without pedals or steering wheels

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-15 13:44:56

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. The US Department of Transportation wants to make it easier for automakers and tech companies to deploy self-driving cars without traditional controls like steering wheels and pedals. In a letter sent to stakeholders, the department said it would streamline reviews of requests for exemptions from safety rules requiring vehi

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Tesla's new Model S and X vehicles are now available in the US

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-15 17:30:20

Tesla has officially launched new versions of the Model S and the Model X in the US. As Electrek notes, however, the upgrades may not be quite as big or compelling as one could hope when the vehicles now cost $5,000 more. The automaker has posted a list of updates for the vehicles on X, including a new Frost Blue paint color option and a range of up to 410 miles for the Model S Long Range version, which is Tesla's longest range yet. Getting the Frost Blue paint will cost buyers $2,500 more, howe

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Nvidia CEO says this is the decade of robotics and autonomous vehicles

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-09-18 13:38:30

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a round table discussion at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 11, 2025. Autonomous vehicles and robotics are going to take off in a big way in the years ahead, according to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. "This is going to be the decade of AV [autonomous vehicles], robotics, autonomous machines," Huang told CNBC's Arjun Kharpal Thursday at the Viva Tech conference in Paris

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Musk targets June 22 launch of Tesla’s long-promised robotaxi service

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-09-18 09:25:36

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his company will start offering public rides in driverless vehicles in Austin, Texas, on June 22, which would mark the beginning of his long-promised robotaxi service. That date could shift because Musk claimed Tesla is “being super paranoid about safety.” Tesla Model Y SUVs have been spotted in recent days and weeks being tested around Austin with no drivers in the seat. Bloomberg News previously reported that Tesla was eyeing a June 12 launch of the service. Musk has

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Kia unveils PV5 electric van as a futuristic ‘people mover’

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-06-03 08:23:25

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Kia revealed the exterior design of the upcoming PV5 electric van, the automaker’s first EV to come out under its “Platform Before Vehicle” (PBV) brand. With the PV5, Kia has declared its intention to compete with heavy hitters like the Volkswagen ID Buzz, Ford E-Transit, Mercedes eSprinter, and Ram ProMaster EV. There are

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Volvo’s ES90 sedan will be built with a Nvidia supercomputer

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-06-03 07:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Volvo’s next electric vehicle, the ES90 midsized luxury sedan, sounds like its got some serious computing chops. The new EV will come with a dual Nvidia Drive AGX Orin configuration, making it the “most powerful car Volvo ever created in terms of core computing capacity,” the company claims today. The new supercomputer is

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Latest Tech News

Apple’s push to take over the dashboard resisted by car makers

Tesla’s robotaxis are operating in a regulatory vacuum

Waymo’s robotaxis are now available on the Uber app in Atlanta

Tesla robotaxi incidents caught on camera in Austin draw regulators' attention

Videos Show Tesla Robotaxis Swerving, Hard-Braking for Cops in First Day of Austin Launch

This Tiny CarPlay Adapter Is Almost Free at Best Buy With Limited Stock, Works With Both Android and iPhone

Tesla robotaxis launch in Austin with $4.20 invite-only service and human "safety monitors"

Tesla robotaxi 'low-key' launch in Texas

Tesla’s robotaxi is live: here are some of the first reactions

SpaceX's Starship explodes again while still on the ground

Waymo’s robotaxis are coming back to New York City

Waymo has set its robotaxi sights on NYC

Honda’s hopper suddenly makes the Japanese carmaker a serious player in rocketry

EVs dominate the most American-made cars index and it’s not just because of Tesla

Applied Intuition raises $600 million as it pushes further into defense

Android Automotive update will make it easier to talk to Gemini in your car

TechCrunch Mobility: The cost of Waymo

Trump Wants to Kill California’s Emissions Standards. Here’s What That Means for EVs

USDOT wants more self-driving cars without pedals or steering wheels

Tesla's new Model S and X vehicles are now available in the US

Nvidia CEO says this is the decade of robotics and autonomous vehicles

Musk targets June 22 launch of Tesla’s long-promised robotaxi service

Kia unveils PV5 electric van as a futuristic ‘people mover’

Volvo’s ES90 sedan will be built with a Nvidia supercomputer

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