Tag Archives: Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles

The New York Times 10:00 am on March 8, 2023
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The Perils of Working on a C.E.O.’s Pet Project

Big tech companies have long been willing to fund efforts with no obvious payoff. But those groups have been hit hard in recent layoffs.

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The New York Times 5:43 pm on March 4, 2023
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Ford Is Leaving Tesla in the Dust

Boring old Ford is proving to be a very modern company.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on March 3, 2023
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As A.I. Booms, Lawmakers Struggle to Understand the Technology

Tech innovations are again racing ahead of Washington’s ability to regulate them, lawmakers and A.I. experts said.

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The New York Times 7:18 pm on February 16, 2023
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Tesla to Recall 362,000 Cars With Its ‘Full Self Driving’ System

A federal auto safety agency said the technology can cause crashes, but said the company was unaware of any deaths or injuries caused by the flaws.

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The New York Times 5:05 pm on February 1, 2023
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Self-Driving Car Services Want to Expand in San Francisco Despite Recent Hiccups

Waymo and Cruise hope to widen their projects to include more of the city. But local officials are increasingly concerned about breakdowns causing congestion.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on December 15, 2022
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Once You See the Truth About Cars, You Can’t Unsee It

Cars promised liberation. They delivered something very different.

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The New York Times 1:00 pm on September 28, 2022
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Stuck on the Streets of San Francisco in a Driverless Car

A reporter and a photographer went for a ride in an experimental autonomous vehicle operated by the General Motors subsidiary Cruise. There were bumps in the road.

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The New York Times 1:28 pm on June 15, 2022
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Self-Driving and Driver-Assist Technology Linked to Hundreds of Car Crashes

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released data on 10 months of crashes involving systems like Tesla’s Autopilot. A handful of accidents turned deadly.

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The New York Times 5:17 pm on June 9, 2022
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Auto Safety Agency Expands Tesla Investigation

NHTSA will take a broad look at whether the electric carmaker’s driver-assistance system can increase the risk of crashes.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 8, 2022
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How Safe Are Systems Like Tesla’s Autopilot? No One Knows.

Automakers and technology companies say they are making driving safer, but verifying these claims is difficult.

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The New York Times 1:00 pm on May 16, 2022
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The Problem With Elon Musk’s Vision of Tesla’s Autopilot Future

Our documentary explores Tesla’s difficulty in making automated driving a reality.

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The New York Times 10:17 pm on May 11, 2022
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Google’s I/O Conference Offers Modest Vision of the Future

Artificial intelligence is being woven into an array of the company’s products. But the change — for now — is subtle.

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The New York Times 7:00 am on May 3, 2022
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How Elon Musk Winged It With Twitter, and Everything Else

To a degree unseen in any other mogul, the world’s richest man acts on impulse and the belief that he is absolutely right.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 19, 2022
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Can A.I. All but End Car Crashes? The Potential Is There.

Well before self-driving cars become a reality, there are simpler approaches that can make roads much safer.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 4, 2022
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My Big Fat Self-Driving Road Trip

I took a top-of-the-line Cadillac Escalade on a two-week road trip. Unfortunately for the planet, I loved it.

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The New York Times 11:00 am on January 27, 2022
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New Technology for Lamborghini: What3words Joins With Alexa

A novel navigation system, What3words, will be standard on new Huracán models. It divides the globe into 57 trillion 10-foot squares, and leads you to one.

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The New York Times 8:39 pm on January 26, 2022
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General Motors plans 8,000 hires this year in high-tech jobs.

The automaker will ramp up recruitment of engineers and other specialists to further its ambitions in electric and self-driving vehicles.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 24, 2022
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Why Is Silicon Valley Still Waiting for the Next Big Thing?

The tech industry has grown ever more rich off big ideas that were developed more than a decade ago. New things like quantum computing and self-driving cars could take a while.

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The New York Times 8:32 pm on January 4, 2022
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What We Got Wrong About Tech

Looking back at tech misjudgments so we can better look ahead.

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The New York Times 5:37 pm on December 30, 2021
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Tesla Recalls More Than 475,000 Cars Over Two Safety Defects

The recalls, which Tesla initiated on Dec. 21, affect about 350,000 Model 3s and 120,000 Model S cars.

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The New York Times 4:02 pm on December 28, 2021
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Tech Won. Now What?

We’re grappling with how to handle the tech we have, and imagining what to make of the tech of our future.

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The New York Times 11:00 am on December 23, 2021
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Public Streets Are the Lab for Self-Driving Experiments

When the U.S. ordered companies to report accidents involving driver-assistance tech, Tesla was thought to be the motivation. But 108 companies were listed, showing how widespread the testing may be.

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The New York Times 9:05 pm on December 22, 2021
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U.S. Regulator Investigating Tesla Over a Video Game Feature

Drivers can be distracted playing games while the vehicle is in motion, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said, following a New York Times report earlier this month.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on December 6, 2021
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Inside Tesla: How Elon Musk Pushed His Vision for Autopilot

The automaker may have undermined safety in designing its Autopilot driver-assistance system to fit its chief executive’s vision, former employees say.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on December 1, 2021
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Cars Keep Getting Smarter. Do They Have to Look So Boring?

New cars are packed with technology, but they lack style and personality.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 25, 2021
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I’m Not a Pilot, but I Just Flew a Helicopter Over California

New technology, a few iPads and a quick tutorial can help anyone act like a pilot. Dealing with air traffic control is another matter.

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The New York Times 5:11 pm on October 3, 2021
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‘Saildrone’ Footage Offers Rare Peek Inside a Category 4 Hurricane

The 23-foot unmanned vessel pierced the eyewall of Hurricane Sam and captured stunning images as the storm barreled through the Atlantic Ocean.

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The New York Times 3:24 pm on August 20, 2021
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Tesla Sells ‘Full Self-Driving,’ but What Is It Really?

As the company deals with government scrutiny of its driver-assistance technology, an add-on kit sold for up to $10,000 is also getting more attention.

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The New York Times 4:04 pm on August 17, 2021
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Books That Cover Two Human Constants: Time and Motion

A review of Tom Standage’s “A Brief History of Motion” and David Rooney’s “About Time” delves into our concern with moving faster and checking our clocks.

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The New York Times 3:04 pm on August 17, 2021
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Inside a Fatal Tesla Autopilot Accident: ‘It Happened So Fast’

A 2019 crash in Florida highlights how gaps in Tesla’s driver-assistance system and distractions can have tragic consequences.

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The New York Times 6:45 pm on July 30, 2021
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Why Tesla’s ‘Beta Testing’ Puts the Public at Risk

We’re all Tesla’s guinea pigs.

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The New York Times 8:30 pm on July 5, 2021
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Tesla Says Autopilot Makes Its Cars Safer. Crash Victims Say It Kills.

A California family that lost a 15-year-old boy when a Tesla hit its pickup truck is suing the company, claiming its Autopilot system was partly responsible.

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The New York Times 7:55 pm on June 29, 2021
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Crashes involving Tesla Autopilot and other driver-assistance systems get new scrutiny.

Federal safety regulators told automakers to provide more information about accidents involving cars and trucks with automation technology.

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The New York Times 8:42 pm on June 12, 2021
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Flying Car Makers Want to Build ‘Uber Meets Tesla in the Air’

Inside Silicon Valley’s 10-year quest to make soaring above a crowded city street as easy as calling an Uber.

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The New York Times 5:10 pm on May 24, 2021
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When It’s OK to Be a Guinea Pig

It can be fun to try out new products, but only if we know what we’re signing up for.

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The New York Times 3:36 pm on May 24, 2021
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The Costly Pursuit of Self-Driving Cars Continues On. And On. And On.

Many in Silicon Valley promised that self-driving cars would be a common sight by 2021. Now the industry is resetting expectations and settling in for years of more work.

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The New York Times 7:38 pm on May 12, 2021
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Man Riding in Driverless Tesla Is Arrested in California

Param Sharma, 25, was arrested on charges of reckless driving. “I’m about to go in the back seat right now,” he said after being released from jail.

#driverless-and-semiautonomous-vehicles, #drunken-and-reckless-driving, #electric-and-hybrid-vehicles, #san-francisco-bay-area-calif, #sharma-param, #tesla-motors-inc

The New York Times 2:56 pm on April 27, 2021
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These Materials Could Make Science Fiction a Reality

Metamaterials, which could improve smartphones and change how we use other technology, allow scientists to control light waves in new ways.

#computer-chips, #driverless-and-semiautonomous-vehicles, #robots-and-robotics, #sensors, #smartphones

The New York Times 5:28 pm on April 20, 2021
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Texas Police Investigate Fatal Tesla Crash Near Houston

Two people died in the crash, and officials said no one had been behind the wheel. Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, said recovered data showed “Autopilot was not enabled” in the vehicle.

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The New York Times 10:12 pm on April 18, 2021
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2 Killed in Driverless Tesla Car Crash, Officials Say

“No one was driving the vehicle” when the car crashed and burst into flames, killing two men, a constable said.

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The New York Times 6:52 pm on April 5, 2021
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Apple’s C.E.O. Is Making Very Different Choices From Mark Zuckerberg

Tim Cook views privacy as ‘one of the top issues of the 21st century.’ Other tech leaders don’t seem to agree.

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The New York Times 3:44 pm on April 5, 2021
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Apple’s C.E.O. Is Making Very Different Choices than Mark Zuckerberg

Tim Cook views privacy as ‘one of the top issues of the 21st century.’ Other tech leaders don’t seem to agree.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 5, 2021
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Is Apple’s Privacy Push Facebook’s Existential Threat?

Tim Cook says no.

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The New York Times 7:00 am on March 23, 2021
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Tesla’s Autopilot Technology Faces Fresh Scrutiny

Federal regulators are investigating 23 recent accidents in which drivers were, or may have been, using the automatic steering and braking system.

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The New York Times 12:43 am on February 12, 2021
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The Coming Technology Boom

Politics is grim but science is working.

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The New York Times 9:31 pm on February 10, 2021
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G.M.’s Profits From Trucks and S.U.V.s Fuel Its Electric Quest

The automaker earned more than $6 billion last year — money that it will plow into the development of electric and autonomous vehicles.

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The New York Times 5:15 pm on January 29, 2021
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G.M. Wants to Make Electric Cars. China Dominates the Market.

With government support and lavish subsidies, Chinese companies have come to dominate the market for batteries, motors and other essentials Detroit may need for its new fleets.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on December 31, 2020
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German Automakers Are Charged Up and Ready to Take on Tesla

As Tesla completes a factory in Berlin, Mercedes-Benz and Audi are introducing electric cars in bids to defend their dominance of the luxury market.

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The New York Times 12:51 pm on December 23, 2020
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Trump Threatens to Reject $900 Billion Stimulus

The president threatened to upend a hard-fought compromise, but he may not get what he wants.

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The New York Times 10:23 am on December 14, 2020
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Autonomous Vehicles Take Another Big Leap

The Amazon-owned Zoox is unveiling an electric self-driving vehicle. But are we ready for driverless cars?

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