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What Do Consumers Really Feel About Autonomous Vehicles?
What do consumers feel about the coming era of autonomous transportation? On the face of it, the advantages seem evident - the freed up personal time, relieving driving stress, making the journey more productive and enhanced safety for drivers…
Vay secures €34M to bring remote-controlled cars to the streets of Europe
German “teledriving” startup Vay has secured €34mn from the European Investment Bank (EIB). In January, Vay launched a commercial remote-controlled car service in Las Vegas. Now it wants to roll out the technology on its home…
Beyond the hype: Why Tesla's robotaxi future faces regulatory roadblocks
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Kirsten is still out doing Kirsten things, so I (Rebecca Bellan)…
Tesla Wants To Flood The Streets With Robotaxis. A Federal 'Cap' Blocks The Way
NHTSA will only exempt up to 2,500 vehicles that don't conform with federal safety standards per year per manufacturer This could be a speedbump for Tesla's Robotaxi unless laws change The laws may not change unless the government is satisfied that…
Chinese robotaxi firm Pony AI files for US IPO
China-based autonomous driving firm Pony AI, backed by carmaker Toyota, filed for an initial public offering in the US on Thursday, in another sign of growing investor interest in new listings and easing regulatory pressures. Activity in the IPO…
We Are Watching The Death Of Tesla
It's fair to say that Tesla's ‘We, Robot' event was a totalcar crash, and barely even metaphorically. It was more akin to FSD fatally steering a Tesla into a bridge at highway speeds — a totally avoidable mess caused by misinformed…
Waymo pilot program to give $3 credit for rides to transit stations
Robotaxi company Waymo is launching a pilot program to give Bay Area riders a $3 credit if they're picked up near certain public transit stations. The pilot, which starts Thursday and will run through Nov. 15, is the first of its kind by a robotaxi…
Why Elon Musk's robotaxis will have to share the road - or disappear
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Last week, Tesla's “We, Robot” event unveiled the much anticipated Cybercab – the company's driverless robotaxi. The…
Waymo offers $3 credit for San Francisco riders going to public transit stations
For the next month, Bay Area riders of Waymo robotaxis can earn a $3 credit whenever they travel to and from certain public transit stations. Riders will be able to take advantage of the offer through November 15, and they can use the credits…
Global Autonomous Driving Tech Company Pony.ai Files for IPO
Self-driving startup Pony.ai has filed for its initial public offering, one week after competitor Tesla unveiled its long-awaited take on autonomous vehicles. The company didn't say how many shares it would list or give an anticipated price range…
Council Post: Top 3 Breakthrough Technologies Of 2025 And Their Impact On E-Commerce
Gev Balyan is co-founder of Ucraft, an intuitive website-building platform and e-commerce solution for business owners and entrepreneurs. It's quite hard to predict anything nowadays, as technology—and life itself—evolves at an…
AI - Artificial Intelligence or Just an Ambitious Idea?
Published in Short business articles by Svyatoslav Biryulin It's Thursday, and it's time for the ‘Trend of the Week' column. The technological revolution is temporarily postponed. Elon Musk demonstrated Tesla Inc.'s highly anticipated…
When it comes to security, LLMs are like Swiss cheese - and that's going to cause huge problems
The more people use LLMs, the more trouble we are going to be in. Two new examples crossed my desk in the last hour. One concerns personal information, and the temptation that some people (and some businesses) to share their information with LLMs.
Edge Computing and Just-in-Time Learning
As we've explored in previous articles, emerging technologies can provide fresh perspectives on educational practices. In this article, we'll explore how edge computing—technologies that process data close to its source—can serve as…
Elon Musk's 'one weird trick' to get investors excited about Tesla's Optimus bots
Tesla (TSLA) on Thursday tried to show off its Optimus project again after an event featuring them last week “tricked” some analysts who were unaware the humanoid robots were being assisted remotely. The company posted a less than…
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