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Tesla's first robotaxi rides are already running into a few bumps

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-02 16:53:08

Tesla launched its robotaxi service over the weekend, with only a small number of cars and heavy human supervision on and off the road. While less impressive than previously promised, the company's caution ultimately seems for the best — at least one robotaxi attempted to drive on the wrong side of the road, based on a video posted to X and spotted by Bloomberg. The ride video shared by Rob Maurer is largely uneventful, with the Tesla navigating turns and lane merges with few issues. Except for

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory first images

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-02 16:41:00

Welcome to Rubin's cosmic treasure chest! Introducing the first riches from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s cosmic treasure chest, a wealth of data that will help scientists make countless new discoveries about our Universe. This image, one of the first released by Rubin Observatory, exposes a Universe teeming with stars and galaxies — transforming seemingly empty, inky-black pockets of space into glittering tapestries for the first time. Only Rubin can quickly produce such large images wit

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

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-02 20:20:10

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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Tesla stock pops 9% as Musk touts 'successful' robotaxi Austin launch

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-03 00:43:26

A Tesla Inc. robotaxi on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, on June 22, 2025. Tesla 's Model Y robotaxi finally hit the road this weekend, sending shares of the electric vehicle maker up 9% on Monday. The EV giant debuted autonomous rides in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, opening the service to a limited number of riders by invitation only. Those invited included longtime Tesla fans, promoters and shareholders, many of whom generate income from posting Tesla- and Musk-related social media content on

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China’s Electric-Vehicle Factories Have Become Tourist Hot Spots

wired.com Zeyi Yang 2025-09-02 16:30:00

Tours of electric vehicle factories have quickly become the hottest ticket in Beijing, with tens of thousands of people signing up each month for the chance to win a free visit. Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi, which has reinvented itself as an EV maker in recent years, started offering the one-hour tours in January to visitors interested in seeing its factory up close and getting a race car experience in a Xiaomi EV. As Chinese EV brands expand from competing on low prices to promoting premium

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How Apple's biggest potential acquisition ever could perplex AI rivals like Google

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-09-03 08:16:59

Bloomberg/Contributor/Getty Images Executives at Apple are weighing the possibility of buying buzzy AI start-up Perplexity, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Citing anonymous sources close to the matter, the report said that talks within Apple to bid for an acquisition of Perplexity were still in early stages. A spokesperson for Perplexity told Reuters that the company had no knowledge of any acquisition-related plans or discussions. Also: Apple vs. generative AI: Who needs who? If Apple were to

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Tesla’s $100 Billion Robotaxi Rally

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-09-03 08:29:44

Tesla is celebrating a massive win on Wall Street. Following the weekend launch of its long-awaited robotaxi service, the company’s shares jumped more than 10% in Monday trading session, adding a staggering $104 billion to its market capitalization and pushing the total value of the Elon Musk-led company to $1.14 trillion. The surge was a direct response to the limited debut in Austin, Texas, where a small fleet of about a dozen Model Y SUVs began operating in a geofenced area. For investors, t

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Tesla's Robotaxi Service Hits the Road in Austin, With Riders Sharing Their Experiences

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-03 07:09:00

Table of Contents Tesla's Robotaxi Service Hits the Road in Austin, With Riders Sharing Their Experiences Tesla's robotaxi service kicked off in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, with the cars picking up paying passengers without a driver behind the wheel for the first time. "The @Tesla_AI robotaxi launch begins in Austin this afternoon with customers paying a $4.20 flat fee!" Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted to X on Sunday. Earlier this month, Musk had said Tesla's robotaxi service would "tentatively" laun

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Tesla launches robotaxi service in Austin

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-03 08:52:05

Tesla’s robotaxi service, touted by Elon Musk as the future of his flagging electric-car maker, launched in the company’s home city of Austin, Texas, on Sunday with about 10 vehicles and a human safety driver on board amid regulatory scrutiny of its self-driving technology. Shares in Tesla have risen about 50 percent from this year’s low in early April, with investors hopeful the autonomous ride-hailing service will help revive a company that has suffered declining sales and a consumer backlash

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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 2025-09-03 12:10:24

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 stock pops 10% as Musk touts 'successful' robotaxi Austin launch

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-03 16:47:16

A Tesla Inc. robotaxi on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, US, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. T Tesla 's driverless robotaxi finally hit the road this weekend, sending shares of the electric vehicle maker up 10% on Monday. The EV giant debuted autonomous rides in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, opening the service to a limited number of riders by invitation only. CEO Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X that customers were charged a flat fee of $4.20. "Super congratulations to the @Tesla_AI

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Could ‘Hawkeye’ Return for Season 2 After All?

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-09-03 20:00:16

Jack Champion pushes back on those MCU Cyclops rumors. Toxie gets gory in a new red band trailer for The Toxic Avenger. Plus, a new look at New Vegas in set images from Fallout season 2. Spoilers, away! The MCU/X-Men Speaking with Comic Book Movie, actor Jack Champion stated its “news to him” that there are rumors he’s in talks to play Cyclops of the X-Men in the MCU. It’s, uh, definitely news to me. I mean, I don’t…I hope it comes true, you know. I would definitely love to play that characte

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The Download: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first pictures, and reframing privacy

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-09-04 00:10:00

The first spectacular images taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released for the world to peruse: a panoply of iridescent galaxies and shimmering nebulas. Much has been written about the observatory’s grand promise: to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos by revealing a once-hidden population of far-flung galaxies, erupting stars, interstellar objects, and elusive planets. And thanks to its unparalleled technical prowess, few doubted its ability to make good on that. Bu

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

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-04 09:15:00

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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China's Electric Vehicle Factories Have Become Tourist Hotspots

wired.com Zeyi Yang 2025-09-04 08:30:00

Tours of electric vehicle factories have quickly become the hottest ticket in Beijing, with tens of thousands of people signing up each month for the chance to win a free visit. Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi, which has reinvented itself as an EV maker in recent years, started offering the one-hour tours in January to visitors interested in seeing its factory up close and getting a race car experience in a Xiaomi EV. As Chinese EV brands expand from competing on low prices to promoting premium

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See the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

technologyreview.com Robin George Andrews 2025-09-04 07:01:00

Today, that promise has become a staggeringly beautiful reality. Rubin’s view of the universe is unlike any that preceded it—an expansive vision of the night sky replete with detail, including hazy envelopes of matter coursing around galaxies and star-paved bridges arching between them. “These images are truly stunning,” says Pedro Bernardinelli, an astronomer at the University of Washington. During its brief perusal of the night sky, Rubin even managed to spy more than 2,000 never-before-seen

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

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-04 02:58:26

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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Perplexity's AI-powered browser opens up to select Windows users

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-04 02:06:29

Perplexity is planning to open up its Comet browser that's powered by "agentic search" to Windows users, according to the company's CEO. Aravind Srinivas posted on X that the Windows build of Comet is ready and has sent out invites to early testers already. Perplexity's CEO also hinted at a potential release for Android devices, adding that it was "moving at a crazy pace and moving ahead of schedule." In May, Perplexity launched a beta version of its AI-powered Comet browser, only available to

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Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Robotaxi Gamble Is Here

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-09-04 06:37:29

The wait is finally over. After years of promises from its eccentric CEO, Tesla debuted its highly anticipated robotaxi service on June 22 in Austin, Texas, a launch that is central to the company’s entire future. This isn’t just about a new feature; it’s the cornerstone of Elon Musk’s narrative that Tesla is not merely a car company but a world-changing AI and robotics powerhouse. As the automaker faces fierce competition from Chinese rivals like BYD, the success or failure of its autonomous v

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Tesla launches robotaxi rides in Austin with big promises and unanswered questions

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-09-04 04:58:02

Tesla has started giving rides in driverless Model Y SUVs in Austin, a decade after CEO Elon Musk began making — and breaking — myriad promises about his company’s ability to launch such a service. The rollout will become the first big test of Musk’s belief that it’s possible to safely deploy fully autonomous vehicles using just cameras and end-to-end AI – an approach that differs from other players in the space like Waymo. On Sunday, numerous videos shared on social media as well as sources i

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The $14 Billion AI Google Killer

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-09-04 04:25:16

A new AI darling is making waves in Silicon Valley. It’s called Perplexity, and according to reports, both Meta and Apple have quietly explored acquiring it. Valued at a staggering $14 billion following a May funding round, the startup is being hailed as a revolutionary threat to Google Search’s search dominance. But here’s the thing: it mostly just summarizes web results and sends you links. So why the frenzy? Perplexity billed itself an “answer engine.” You ask a question, and it uses large

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Apple is reportedly considering the acquisition of Perplexity AI

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-04 00:00:12

Apple's executives are thinking of acquiring Perplexity AI both to get more talent and to be able to offer an AI-based search engine in the future, according to Bloomberg. Adrian Perica, Apple's head of mergers and acquisitions, has reportedly already talked about the idea with services SVP Eddy Cue and the company's top decision-makers with it comes to its AI efforts. It's early stages, however: Apple has yet to talk to Perplexity about a bid, and the internal talks may not even lead to a forma

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Tesla's inaugural Robotaxi rides will have a human 'safety monitor' on board

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-04 01:13:07

A select few will soon get to experience Tesla's robotaxi service for the first time, but they won't be alone in the car. The company plans to launch its fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Austin, Texas tomorrow, but a "Tesla Safety Monitor" will accompany the first riders, according to email invitations sent out to "Early Access Riders." It's unclear what capabilities the safety monitor will have, but they will sit in the front passenger seat of a self-driving Model Y. The email outlined

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Methane Pollution Has Cheap, Effective Solutions That Aren’t Being Used

wired.com Umair Irfan 2025-09-03 20:00:00

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Odorless and colorless, methane is a gas that is easy to miss—but it’s one of the most important contributors to global warming. It can trap up to 84 times as much heat as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, though it breaks down much faster. Measured over 100 years, its warming effect is about 30 times that of an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide. That means that over the course of decades, it takes smaller a

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Tesla Just Admitted Something Wildly Embarrassing About What'll Be in the Front Seat of All Its Robotaxis

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-04 12:06:18

Tesla is poised to finally launch its long-awaited robotaxi service this weekend in Austin, Texas. But there's a huge, embarrassing catch. As Electrek reports, the self-driving cabs will have a human "safety monitor" plunked in the front passenger seat — a far cry from Elon Musk's bold promise that his automaker would be hosting unsupervised rides this summer. The hilarious admission was disclosed in the recent invitations Tesla sent out to those interested in participating in the robotaxi ser

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Report: Apple held internal talks about acquiring AI search startup Perplexity

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-04 12:46:32

As Apple scrambles to play catch-up in the generative AI race, a new report says the company has considered making its biggest acquisition ever. According to Bloomberg, Apple executives have held internal discussions about a potential bid for Perplexity AI, the fast-growing AI startup known for its conversational web search platform. This would mark Apple’s biggest acquisition ever As reported by Mark Gurman, the talks are still at an early stage and may not result in an actual offer, but the

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Meta approached Perplexity before massive Scale AI deal

cnbc.com Deirdre Bosa Ashley Capoot 2025-09-04 20:33:26

Meta approached artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI about a potential takeover bid before ultimately investing $14.3 billion into Scale AI, CNBC confirmed on Friday. The two companies did not finalize a deal, according to two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because of the confidential nature of the negotiations. One person familiar with the talks said it was "mutually dissolved," while another person familiar with the matter said Perplexity walked away from

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BBC Threatens to Sue Perplexity, Alleging 'Verbatim' Reproduction of Its Content

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-04 19:32:00

The BBC is threatening to sue AI search engine Perplexity for unauthorized use of its content, alleging the artificial intelligence company generates BBC's material "verbatim." In a letter to Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas, as published by The Financial Times on Friday, the BBC alleges that Perplexity's default AI model was "trained using BBC content." The BBC said it would seek an injunction unless Perplexity stopped scraping BBC content, deleted all BBC material and submitted a "a proposal f

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Tesla’s first robotaxi rides will have a ‘safety monitor’ in the passenger seat

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-05 20:50:53

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Tesla has begun sending out invitations for its highly anticipated robotaxi service, but there’s one significant caveat: it’s installing a “safety monitor” in the front passenger seat, as previously reported by Electrek. The invites, which were sent to Tesla influencers and investors, say the human monitor will “accompany you on your trip” when ride

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BBC threatens AI firm with legal action over unauthorised content use

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-09-06 08:59:29

BBC threatens AI firm with legal action over unauthorised content use 1 hour ago Share Save Liv McMahon Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images The BBC is threatening to take legal action against an artificial intelligence (AI) firm whose chatbot the corporation says is reproducing BBC content "verbatim" without its permission. The BBC has written to Perplexity, which is based in the US, demanding it immediately stops using BBC content, deletes any it holds, and proposes financial compens

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