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Tesla shares fell around 6% after a Cybercab update that landed badly and after NHTSA opened an investigation into how the company certified a vehicle with no steering wheel, pedals or mirrors. Amazon’s Zoox petitioned for an exemption and was approved…
It’s officially the Ternus era at Apple. Tim Cook stepped down as CEO this week, handing the company to former hardware chief John Ternus, whose first memo promised a “huge launch next week” — timing that puts Appl…
The company says no children under 13 can ride — even with a parent. That’s more restrictive than the Model Y SUVs it’s using as robotaxis.
Tesla is rolling out a new version of its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software that can take control of your car to avoid a crash, even when you’re driving manually.
The automaker announced the feature, part of FSD Supervised v14.3.9, in a post f…
Elon Musk’s gilded robot car barely made it on public roads before federal regulators launched an investigation into the vehicle’s lack of traditional features – many of which are required by law. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was opening an audit query (AQ) into the Tesla Cybercab “to examine the process and […]
Tesla’s Cybercab is already under federal investigation. NHTSA opened an audit into how Tesla certified the vehicle the same day the company started putting passengers in it in Austin.
The probe targets the exact thing that makes the Cybercab unusua…
The investigation was launched just a few hours after Tesla put the first production Cybercabs on the road in Austin.
America’s road safety regulator is looking into Tesla’s newest robotaxi just a day after it began carrying passengers. “NHTSA is in contact with Tesla and is evaluating the situation,” a spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrati…
At a private, closed-door event in Austin, Texas today, Tesla officially launched its gilded car of the future: the Cybercab. It’s a huge milestone for Elon Musk, who has been hyping the imminent arrival of driverless cars for years and has bet the future of his company on AI, autonomous vehicles, and humanoid robots. It […]