Self-driving vehicles

Tesla presented misleading ‘Full Self-Driving’ safety data to European regulators

Researchers interviewed by Reuters said Tesla’s figures are highly misleading

BYD is waiting for China to formalise legislation allowing more consumer-facing deployment of self-driving vehicles, which the company expects to happen as soon as 2027.

BYD debuts China’s most advanced EV chip in smart-driving push

The most advanced chip globally is the 2nm N2 node made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Speaking by video link, Tesla chief Elon Musk says there are self-driving cars in Texas without safety monitors, and this roll-out will expand nationwide this year.

Tesla’s Musk expects widespread use of cars without human monitors in US this year

He says in 10 years, probably 90% of all driving will be done by AI in self-driving cars

Baidu’s Wuhan robotaxi operations have been suspended while local authorities investigate the incident.

China suspends autonomous driving permits after Baidu outage

The halt comes as a setback to a fast-growing industry that is estimated to be worth 83.1 billion yuan by 2030

The software is already available as a subscription for US drivers, where it is also facing consumer lawsuits and federal investigations after crashes and reports of traffic violations.

Tesla’s supervised self-driving software gets Dutch okay, first in Europe

Other carmakers have introduced ‘hands-free’ driving technology on select highways and at limited speeds, mostly in Germany

The precision measurement laboratory at the Geely safety centre in Ningbo.

China sets new benchmarks for global car industry innovation

Beijing’s financial support means China Speed is as much a product of state backing as industrial prowess

Nissan Leaf electric vehicles will be equipped with Wayve's self-driving technology and be made available to customers via Uber in Tokyo.

Nissan, Uber, Wayve unveil robotaxi tie-up

The vehicles will operate on Uber’s platform in the initial phase, with a trained safety driver in the cars

Over the past year, Wayve has conducted driving tests in more than 500 cities across Europe, North America and Japan without city-specific fine-tuning before deployment.

Self-driving startup Wayve raises US$1.5 billion for robotaxi wars

The UK capital has emerged as a testing ground for self-driving car companies globally

Pony AI is one of several Chinese robotaxi firms that are expanding service in their domestic market and abroad in places such as Europe and the Middle East.

China’s Pony AI, Toyota start ramp-up of self-driving car model

The bZ4X EV is one of three models the company is deploying in major Chinese cities