Elon Musk says Tesla’s Full Self-Driving subscription arrives in early 2021

Posted on 20/12/2020 by Engadget

Tesla is narrowing the time frame for the Full Self-Driving subscription rollout. Elon Musk told Twitter followers that the pay-per-month package is now due to arrive “early next year.” In theory, you could add the autonomous (currently semi-autonomo...

Lyft aims to bring fully driverless cars to multiple US cities in 2023

Posted on 16/12/2020 by Engadget

Lyft has completed more than 100,000 self-driving rides in Las Vegas over the last few years. Now, the company has revealed plans to bring fully driverless cars to multiple cities in the US, starting in 2023.The Las Vegas rides have taken place with...

Walmart will test driverless delivery trucks in Arkansas next year

Posted on 15/12/2020 by Engadget

In 2019, Walmart started working with a company called Gatik to test autonomous delivery trucks on a two-mile route between a fulfillment center and a store in Bentonville, Arkansas. After those vehicles logged more than 70,000 miles with a human dri...

Amazon’s Zoox shows off its first autonomous robotaxi

Posted on 14/12/2020 by Engadget

It’s been almost six months since Amazon purchased self-driving startup Zoox, and today the company pulled the wraps off its first autonomous vehicle. Rather than automating a standard car built with a human driver in mind, the Zoox robotaxi is built...

Uber is selling its self-driving unit to autonomous vehicle startup Aurora

Posted on 07/12/2020 by Engadget

As expected, Uber is selling off its self-driving unit. On Monday, the company confirmed the sale of its Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) to Aurora Innovation, one of its now previous competitors in the autonomous vehicle space. As part of the deal,...

Ford’s autonomous cars are delivering fresh produce in Miami

Posted on 07/12/2020 by Engadget

Ford’s long-running Miami self-driving car tests might just prove vital during the pandemic. The automaker, Argo AI and The Education Fund are running an eight-week pilot program that uses autonomous Fusion Hybrid cars to deliver fresh produce to Mia...

China’s first fully driverless robotaxis hit the streets of Shenzhen

Posted on 03/12/2020 by Engadget

Fully driverless robotaxis are now a practical reality on Chinese roads. AutoX has become the first company to put a fleet of the completely driver-free vehicles on the country’s streets, with the cars now roaming Shenzhen. They’re not yet available...

Waymo’s COVID-19 safety tightens as it faces another possible shutdown

Posted on 25/11/2020 by Engadget

Waymo’s self-driving passenger service is once again facing the risk of a another COVID-19 shutdown, and those involved are reportedly taking no chances. CNBC says it has obtained email from a Waymo partner warning staff of stricter “COVID Safety Pol...

Mini’s Vision Urbanaut concept looks like a living room on wheels

Posted on 17/11/2020 by Engadget

Mini had an eye-catching self-driving concept to show off at BMW's NextGen event. If the Mini Vision Urbanout ever became a reality, it'd have more interior space than any other Mini, and be perhaps the coziest way to get around town.The Mini Vision...

Motional’s fully driverless cars are coming to Nevada’s roads for testing