Uber is investing up to $1.25 billion in Rivian to add thousands of robotaxis to its fleet

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Rivian R2
Rivian launched its more affordable R2 electric vehicle this month.

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Former Uber self-driving chief says crashing his Tesla in FSD exposed this big risk with AI

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Raffi Krikorian
Raffi Krikorian led Uber's self-driving car project from 2015 to 2017.

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Rivian's CEO said self-driving cars shouldn't just be able to drive, but also run errands for you like a secretary

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Rivian CEO Robert
Rivian's CEO RJ Scaringe said self-driving cars should be able to do a lot more than drive.

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GM has hired a former Tesla exec in its revived self-driving push

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Sterling Anderson
GM Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson announced the hiring of two former Cruise executives in November.

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Tesla offers Full Self-Driving ride-alongs in Europe as it inches closer to regulatory approval

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Two Tesla vehicles are pictured.
Tesla has been battling to get FSD approved in Europe for over a year.

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Waymo just got approval to start testing its self-driving vehicles in New York City

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A Waymo robotaxi in Austin, TX.
Waymo began operating its robotaxi on the Uber app in Austin in March.

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Wayve's CEO talks teaching self-driving cars to handle US roads

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Wayve vehicles being tested in California.
Wayve announced in October that it would begin testing its driver-assist technology in California.

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A former Twitter engineer got a Waymo robot taxi to give her a 6.5-hour ride around San Francisco. Here's what happened.

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A woman in a Waymo autonomous robot vehicle
Sophia Tung, 28, traveled 83 miles for 6.5 hours in San Francisco in one of Waymo's autonomous taxis.

Sophia Tung

Automatic driving assistance systems may create more risks than they solve, study finds

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a man takes his hands off the steering wheel in a car
Some driver-assistance systems allow people to go "hands-free."

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A San Francisco Lyft driver shares how Waymo's self-driving taxis are competing with his top earnings strategy: short rides

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Nycholas Boenzi
Nick Boenzi, A San Francisco Lyft driver, said focusing on short trips has helped him boost his ride-hailing profits.

Nycholas Boenzi

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