After a concentrated period of using Waymo, I am a convert and believer that autonomous vehicles will make driving safe.Â
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Federal regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla's so-called full-self driving technology after dozens of incidents in which the electric vehicle maker's cars ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and endangering drivers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a filing dated Tuesday that it has 58 incident reports of Tesla vehicles violating traffic safety laws while operating in full self-driving mode. In reports to regulators, many of the Tesla drivers said the cars gave them no warning about the unexpected behavior. The probe covers 2.9 million vehicles, essentially all Teslas equipped with full self-driving technology
A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk's car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $240 million in damages. The federal jury held that Tesla bore significant responsibility because its technology failed and that not all the blame can be put on a reckless driver. The driver had been looking for a dropped cell phone when he hit a young couple out gazing at the stars. The case could encourage other crash victims to hold out for big damages and dent confidence in self-driving technology. Lawyers for Tesla said the company will appeal.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears to be confirming a report that the company's much-ballyhooed event to unveil a robotaxi will be delayed beyond its scheduled Aug. 8 date. Musk didn't give a new date, but in a posting on his social media site X he wrote that he requested a design change to the front of the vehicle. A message was left Monday seeking comment from Tesla. Bloomberg News reported on Thursday that the robotaxi event would be delayed due to changes sought by Musk. That sent Tesla shares down 8% for the day. But they have since rallied and were up nearly 3% in Monday afternoon trading.
