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Leapmotor B03 Review: Chinese EV Hatch Takes Aim at Renault 5 and VW ID. Polo With Big Range and Low Price
PARIS — Chinese automaker Leapmotor has brought its new B03 electric hatchback to Europe, pitching the compact car as a cheaper, more powerful alternative to established rivals such as the Renault ...
Leapmotor B03 Review: Chinese EV Hatch Takes Aim at Renault 5 and VW ID. Polo With Big Range and Low Price
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NHTSA weighs probe into claims Tesla Robotaxis speed in school zones
A new defect petition accuses Tesla’s Robotaxis of speeding through active school zones, and NHTSA has opened a file to decide whether to investigate. The agency puts the affected fleet at about 1,...
NHTSA weighs probe into claims Tesla Robotaxis speed in school zones
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Tesla drops ‘Full Self-Driving’ name in Europe after Germany pushback
Tesla’s driver-assistance package is now called “Tesla Assisted Driving” in Europe. The company’s German website no longer mentions “Full Self-Driving,” and the old address now redirects to a new “...
Tesla drops ‘Full Self-Driving’ name in Europe after Germany pushback
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Tesla leaned on Dutch regulator to ease its FSD review, emails show
Tesla spent months pushing the Dutch vehicle regulator RDW to scale back its review of “Full Self-Driving (Supervised),” including disputing a €365,000 bill, according to emails obtained by Reuters...
Tesla leaned on Dutch regulator to ease its FSD review, emails show
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Mazda adds LiDAR to CX-6e, rolls out “self driving” tech in China
Mazda’s CX-6e just got a major tech update in the form of a new LiDAR suite that makes the sporty electric SUV capable of delivering “advanced L2” autonomy, navigation on autopilot (NOA), and autom...
Mazda adds LiDAR to CX-6e, rolls out “self driving” tech in China
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Self-Driving Cars Are Getting Better. The Risks Are Getting Bigger.
Self-driving systems are getting so good that drivers may overestimate the technology and not be prepared to respond when something goes wrong.
Self-Driving Cars Are Getting Better. The Risks Are Getting Bigger.
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Mercedes-Benz signs deal to put Wayve AI Driver in cars within 2 years
Mercedes-Benz has signed a definitive production agreement with British self-driving startup Wayve to build its “AI Driver” into future Mercedes vehicles, with integration starting within the next ...
Mercedes-Benz signs deal to put Wayve AI Driver in cars within 2 years
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XPeng shops its self-driving tech to automakers — Tesla found no takers
XPeng is trying to turn its self-driving and smart-cockpit systems into a licensing business, courting automakers, suppliers, and software firms well beyond its existing Volkswagen deal, according ...
XPeng shops its self-driving tech to automakers — Tesla found no takers
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Lucid and Bolt to deploy 25,000 autonomous EVs across Europe
Lucid and Bolt announced a partnership today to build and deploy autonomous vehicles across Europe, with the ride-hailing platform aiming to put at least 25,000 self-driving Lucid EVs on its networ...
Lucid and Bolt to deploy 25,000 autonomous EVs across Europe
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Tesla’s record month: 4 fatal Autopilot and Full Self-Driving crashes
July 2026 was the worst month on record for Tesla driver-assist crashes. Tesla reported 236 of them to federal regulators, the most it has ever filed in a single month. Four of those crashes kil...
Tesla’s record month: 4 fatal Autopilot and Full Self-Driving crashes
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Geely TT launches at $19,100 — half the price of a Tesla
Geely launched its new TT electric sport sedan in China, starting at 129,900 yuan (about $19,100), with 800V fast charging and LiDAR on every trim. That price puts a 640 km sedan with next-gener...
Geely TT launches at $19,100 — half the price of a Tesla
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Can Zoox’s ‘Toaster on Wheels’ Conquer the Self-Driving Car Capital of America?
The Amazon-owned driverless car company is a distant second to Waymo. Its pitch to riders? Wine pop-ups, festival sponsorships and a car built to be filmed.
Can Zoox’s ‘Toaster on Wheels’ Conquer the Self-Driving Car Capital of America?
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A Tesla ran a stop sign and killed a man, record confirms Full Self-Driving/Autopilot was on
A Tesla Model 3 ran a stop sign in Buena Vista Township, New Jersey, and hit a Honda Civic turning left through the intersection. The Civic’s driver, 82-year-old Stephen Field, was killed. Polic...
A Tesla ran a stop sign and killed a man, record confirms Full Self-Driving/Autopilot was on
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U.S. DOT’s New Self-Driving Car Plan Promises National Standards for Autonomous Vehicles
But the agency still needs to specify exactly what they are, write them, agree to them, and set them.
U.S. DOT’s New Self-Driving Car Plan Promises National Standards for Autonomous Vehicles
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TESLA CYBERCAB AUSTIN NO STEERING WHEEL CAR TESLA ROBOTAXI LAUNCH SELF DRIVING CAR FEAR
Elon Musk Driverless Taxi: ಸ್ಟೀರಿಂಗ್ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಸೈಬರ್‌ಕ್ಯಾಬ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಆಸ್ಟಿನ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಟೆಸ್ಲಾ ರಸ್ತೆಗೆ ಇಳಿಸಿದೆ. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯವೇನೆಂಬುದು ತಿಳಿಯೋಣಾ ಬನ್ನಿ..
TESLA CYBERCAB AUSTIN NO STEERING WHEEL CAR TESLA ROBOTAXI LAUNCH SELF DRIVING CAR FEAR
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A Tesla killed a motorcyclist on Autopilot/FSD, Tesla’s own data confirms
A Tesla Model X struck and killed a motorcyclist at an intersection in Moraine last year and the crash went mostly unnoticed. But Tesla’s own report to federal regulators says the vehicle was a ...
A Tesla killed a motorcyclist on Autopilot/FSD, Tesla’s own data confirms
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Tesla confirms Full Self-Driving was active in a crash that killed a mother of five
A Tesla Model Y turning left at an intersection collided with a pickup truck in Batavia, Illinois, killing a passenger in the Tesla — Maggie Espinosa, 37, a teacher and mother of five. It was repor...
Tesla confirms Full Self-Driving was active in a crash that killed a mother of five
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Waymo takes a shot at Tesla’s self-driving: it’s a ‘false summit’
Waymo published a list of “10 AI lessons” from driving more than 200 million fully autonomous miles, and several of them read as a direct rebuke of Tesla’s self-driving strategy — without ever nami...
Waymo takes a shot at Tesla’s self-driving: it’s a ‘false summit’
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You can now ride a Chinese EV in the US as Waymo opens Zeekr Ojai to all
Waymo is now letting all riders in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix hail its next-generation Ojai robotaxi — a vehicle built in China by Zeekr. That makes the Ojai one of the only ways for a...
You can now ride a Chinese EV in the US as Waymo opens Zeekr Ojai to all
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Watch Tesla driver plea with police after FSD drove 64 mph in a 45
A police department in Parker, Colorado, pulled over a Tesla going 64 mph in a 45 mph zone whose driver insisted they weren’t responsible, because the car was running “Full Self-Driving.” Of course...
Watch Tesla driver plea with police after FSD drove 64 mph in a 45
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