Self-driving Cars

Govt clears way for self-driving, safety car tech to reduce road deaths

Govt waived the licence requirement for 77-81 GHz radar sensors, allowing faster deployment of automotive sensing tech without separate spectrum allocation approvals

US grants Tesla more time to respond in self-driving tech investigation

US regulators have granted a five-week extension for Tesla to respond to allegations that its vehicles have broken traffic laws while operating in what the electric automaker calls full self-driving mode. An investigation of Tesla's full-self driving feature was opened in October after the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration said it had collected dozens of reports of the cars running red lights or driving on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and causing injuries. The investigation covered 2.9 million vehicles, essentially all Teslas equipped with full self-driving technology, or FSD. Critics say the name is a misnomer that has lulled drivers into handing full control over to their cars. The federal agency responsible for auto safety said in a letter to Tesla on December 3, 2025 that it was investigating 62 complaints, up from 58 reported incidents in October. Tesla, headed by billionaire CEO Elon Musk, has argued to regulators and in .

Ford hints at robotaxi with new hands-free, eyes-off-road technology

Should Ford join the robotaxi race, it would be a turnabout from its 2022 decision to shut down its autonomous affiliate Argo AI and cancel plans to develop fully self-driving cars

Elon Musk, Tesla sued by shareholders over concealing Robotaxi risks

Tesla and Elon Musk face a shareholder lawsuit alleging fraud for hiding safety risks linked to Robotaxi and self-driving tech, following a flawed public test and a $68 bn drop in market value

Musk's robotaxis under probe after video shows wrong-lane driving in Texas

Federal traffic safety regulators are looking into suspected problems with Elon Musk's test run of self-driving "robotaxis" in Texas after videos surfaced showing them braking suddenly or going straight through an intersection from a turning lane and driving down the wrong side of the road. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that it has asked Tesla for information about the apparent errors. Though many other videos show robotaxis driving perfectly, if regulators find any major issues, that would likely raise questions about Musk's repeated statements that the robotaxis are safe and his claim that Tesla will dominate a future in which nearly all cars on road will have no one behind the wheel or even need a steering wheel at all. "NHTSA is aware of the referenced incidents and is in contact with the manufacturer to gather additional information," the agency said in a statement. Passengers in Tesla robotaxis on the road in Austin, Texas, have generally bee

Minus Zero unveils India's first AI-based end-to-end autopilot system

Minus Zero's vision-based autopilot system uses foundational AI models to navigate urban traffic in India, with production expected in 2 years through OEM partnerships

Tesla reassures investors with growth pledge, to begin robotaxi rollout

Tesla plans to launch its autonomous ride-hailing service in Austin in June and then in other cities by the end of the year

US opens Tesla probe focused on tech that remotely returns car to driver

US regulators have opening an investigation into 2.6 million Tesla after reports of crashes involving the use of company technology that allows drivers to remotely command their vehicle to return to them, or move to another location, using a phone app. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also said Tuesday that Tesla has failed to report any of the accidents. Tesla is under order to report crashes on publicly accessible roads involving vehicles being operated through its autonomous driving technology. The new investigation follows another probe launched in October looking into the company's Full Self-Driving system after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian. That investigation covers 2.4 million Teslas from the 2016 through 2024 model years. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press on Tuesday. One driver filed a complaint after a crash while using Tesla's Actually Smart Summon .

Donald Trump's team seeking to ease US rules for self-driving vehicles

If new rules enable cars without human controls, that would directly benefit Elon Musk

Chinese self-driving firm Pony AI seeks around $4.5 bn valuation in US IPO

Two investors, including Chinese carmaker BAIC, have indicated on buying shares worth $74.9 million in the IPO

Tesla faces lawsuit by family of motorcyclist killed in Autopilot crash

The lawsuit adds to growing scrutiny of Tesla's driver assistant systems Autopilot and Full Self-Driving

Elon Musk pushes plan for China data to power Tesla's FSD ambitions

Tesla's efforts underscore the speed of the electric vehicle maker's pivot to bet on a breakthrough in AI at a time when EV demand has slowed and its competition has deepened

Tesla must face claims it misled buyers about autopilot and self-driving

Musk declared in April that Tesla is going balls to the wall for autonomy while committing the car maker to a next-generation, self-driving vehicle concept called the robotaxi

SoftBank heads $1 billion funding for UK self-driving startup Wayve

The latest funding brings Wayve's total funds raised to just over $1.3 billion and marks the largest investment yet in a British startup focused on artificial-intelligence technology

US regulator opens probe into Ford's hands-free driving tech BlueCruise

The investigation will evaluate the system's performance on the dynamic driving task and driver monitoring, the NHTSA said

Elon Musk visits China as Tesla seeks self-driving technology rollout

The U.S. electric vehicle maker rolled out Full Self-Driving, or FSD, the most autonomous version of its Autopilot software, four years ago but has yet to make it available in China

Ashok Leyland partners with Minus Zero to develop self-driving trucks

Minus Zero, founded in 2021, is backed by technology venture capital fund Chiratae Ventures among other investors

Tesla, major automakers get low marks for autopilot-driving technology

The IIHS, a safety research arm of the insurance industry, also said there is no evidence that Autopilot or other assisted-driving systems have real-world safety benefits, based on crash data.

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