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Elon Musk set to reveal Tesla robotaxi amid shifting focus from low-cost EV production
6Apr By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk set to reveal Tesla robotaxi amid shifting focus from low-cost EV production

[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced plans to reveal a Tesla robotaxi on August 8, countering recent reports suggesting a shift in the company's focus away from a low-cost electric vehicle (EV). The announcement follows Musk's dismissal of a Reuters report, which claimed Tesla was abandoning its $25,000 EV project in favour of prioritising the development of a robotaxi.Strategic Shift Amidst Sales StrugglesTesla's decision comes amid sluggish EV sales and declining profits, prompting Musk to seek alternative avenues to bolster the company's performance. Reports indicated that Tesla intended to utilise the same platform for both the low-cost EV and the robotaxi, leading to speculation about the company's strategic direction, Techcrunch reported.  Also read: Google to introduce new to...
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Robotaxis Are Making Enemies as They Go Around San Francisco
25Aug By adminNo Comments
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Robotaxis Are Making Enemies as They Go Around San Francisco

[ad_1] Just before Patti Smith took the stage in San Francisco this month, the emcee thanked sponsors, including robotaxi company Waymo.The audience booed, reflecting the hostility that's growing in the city for one of tech's most-watched industries. There was the recent incident when a fleet of driverless vehicles froze and blocked traffic during a Friday night concert at North Beach. Days later, an autonomous car got stuck in wet cement at a construction site, and then a robotaxi crashed into a firetruck responding to an emergency call. Weeks earlier, pet lovers were mortified when a vehicle struck and killed a small dog. The mishaps are adding to traffic and safety concerns over driverless vehicles, which zip around the city's streets surrounded by sensors and cameras, collecting dat...
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Tesla to discuss factory plan for new $24,000 car with India commerce minister -source
25Jul By adminNo Comments
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Tesla to discuss factory plan for new $24,000 car with India commerce minister -source

[ad_1] Tesla representatives are set to meet India's commerce minister this month to discuss plans to build a factory to produce what the company has described as an all-new $24,000 car, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.Tesla has expressed an interest in building a factory in India that would produce low-cost electric vehicles (EVs) for the local market and for export, the person said, adding that the company had indicated that it would be for the new vehicle. The discussions represent a sharp reversal for the company after efforts last year to reduce import taxes on EVs shipped to India were scuppered by calls from government officials to commit to making cars locally. The meeting with the commerce minister would be the highest level discussion between Tesla an...
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Amazon’s Zoox tests robotaxi on public road with employees as passengers
14Feb By adminNo Comments
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Amazon’s Zoox tests robotaxi on public road with employees as passengers

[ad_1] Amazon.com Inc's self-driving vehicle unit, Zoox, said on Monday it has successfully tested a robotaxi with employees as passengers on a public road in a move to bring it closer to commercial service for the general public. The Feb. 11 test, conducted between two Zoox buildings a mile apart at its headquarters in Foster City, California, was part of the launch of a no-cost employee shuttle service that will also help the company refine its technology. "Putting the vehicle on (an) open public road and validating our approach to all of the different requirements, including regulatory, is a big step and we would not have done it unless internally we were already looking at the line of sight for going commercial," Chief Executive Aicha Evans told reporters on a conference call....
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US opens probe of Cruise robotaxi braking, causing collisions, clogging traffic
19Dec By adminNo Comments
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US opens probe of Cruise robotaxi braking, causing collisions, clogging traffic

[ad_1] Three rear-end collisions that reportedly took place after Cruise autonomous vehicles braked hard kicked off the probe, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. U.S. safety regulators are investigating reports that autonomous robotaxis run by General Motors' Cruise LLC can stop too quickly or unexpectedly quit moving, potentially stranding passengers. Three rear-end collisions that reportedly took place after Cruise autonomous vehicles braked hard kicked off the probe, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. At the time, robotaxis were staffed by human safety drivers. The agency also has multiple reports of Cruise robotaxis without human safety drivers becoming immobilized in San Francisco traffic, possibly stranding passeng...
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