autonomous vehicles

Ark Invest analyst Sam Korus took to X last week to dispute claims that Tesla Inc.’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) vision for operating a fleet of autonomous vehicles will likely not work. What Happened: Tesla CEO Elon Musk expects his company’s robotaxi fleet to function like a combination of Airbnb...

Ark Invest analyst Tasha Keeney said on Monday that EV giant Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) holds a key advantage over autonomous vehicle operators like Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo in deploying and scaling robotaxi operations owing to the company’s car manufacturing capabilities. What Happened:...

Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) autonomous driving tech unit Waymo introduced its sixth-generation hardware on Monday to reduce costs while simultaneously delivering more performance, including in winter. What Happened: Waymo’s sixth-generation system builds on its...

Former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt on Saturday cheered the retirement of autonomous vehicle critic and San Francisco fire chief Jeanine Nicholson, terming it a sign of progress for the city. What Happened: “Fortunately, she's gone. Progress for SF,” Vogt wrote about Nicholson’s...

A Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) analyst continues to put CEO Elon Musk's call for investors to test FSD to the test and shares how a third test of the technology performed and what it could mean for the future of autonomous vehicles. The Tesla Analyst: Truist analyst William Stein maintained a Hold...

A Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock analyst is putting pressure on the company's ability to solve autonomous driving after nearly crashing while  experiencing full self-driving first hand. The Tesla Analyst: Truist analyst William Stein reiterated a Hold rating on Tesla and a price target of $215...

General Motors (NYSE:GM) halted development of their Origin autonomous vehicle as they cannot make it work and not because of regulatory concerns as claimed, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk alleged on Tuesday. What Happened: “Well, obviously, the real reason that they canceled it...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has committed to a new multiyear investment of $5 billion into its autonomous driving technology unit Waymo, company CFO Ruth Porat said on Tuesday. What Happened: The new round of funding, Porat said during the company’s second-quarter earnings call...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with a statement from a Chevrolet spokesperson. General Motors’ (NYSE:GM) autonomous driving unit, Cruise, is abandoning its plans to build the Origin autonomous vehicle and instead focussing on using its next-generation Chevrolet Bolt for...

General Motors Co‘s (NYSE:GM) autonomous driving unit Cruise is attempting to better interactions with emergency responders with the formation of a new Cruise Emergency Responder Advisory Council following the involvement of one of its autonomous vehicles in an accident last year. What...

Several factors could help Baidu.com Inc‘s (NASDAQ:BIDU) Robotaxi initiative disrupt urban transportation, analysts note. What Happened: According to Goldman Sachs’ Lincoln Kong, Baidu’s Robotaxi launch is expected to accelerate user adoption and expand the company’s...

The Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) story is shifting to autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence and FSD after beating second-quarter deliveries. Here's what one analyst is saying ahead of the company's highly anticipated robotaxi day. The Tesla Analyst: Wedbush analyst Dan Ives has an Outperform...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with a statement from Waymo. A driverless Waymo car’s reaction to being pulled over by the police in Phoenix has Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk in splits. What Happened: Musk on Thursday responded to a video shared on X of a driverless car being...

Electric vehicle leader Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) reported second-quarter deliveries Tuesday morning before market open. While the deliveries served as a catalyst for the stock, analysts and investors may turn their attention now to the next catalyst, which centers on Tesla's robotaxi aspirations....

EV giant Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has a patent for systems and methods of sanitizing an enclosed space that can be shared among multiple persons such as vehicle cabins as it gears up to launch its dedicated robotaxi offering. What Happened: The sanitization method proposed in the patent involves...