From a Halo-inspired Cybertruck to where self-driving AI is headed next, this episode gets into the mind of a real car-tech builder and innovator. https://youtu.be/l0xnxn07Hpg?si=rJQQfBY5a1oLp8Cw

On Reality Check, Dave Nicholson chats with Ken Smiley about autonomous vehicles, computer vision, and what the future of self-driving cars actually looks like as the tech keeps evolving.

#RealityCheck #TeslaFSD #AutonomousVehicles #SelfDrivingCars #Tesla #Cybertruck #AI #ComputerVision #LIDAR #TechPodcast #Halo

California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypjx3rg2go

#HackerNews #Tech #SelfDrivingCars

California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws

Under the new rules, police will be able to issue tickets directly to the car's manufacturer when an autonomous vehicle breaks a traffic law.

🚗🤖 Oh, look! Uber's grand plan is to transform its fleet of underpaid, overworked drivers into a high-tech sensor grid for self-driving cars. Because who wouldn’t want their data harvested while dodging potholes for minimum wage? 🙄 #TechRevolution #DriverlessDreams
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/01/uber-wants-to-turn-its-millions-of-drivers-into-a-sensor-grid-for-self-driving-companies/ #TechRevolution #DriverlessDreams #UberInnovation #DataPrivacy #SelfDrivingCars #HackerNews #ngated
Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies | TechCrunch

Praveen Neppalli Naga, Uber's chief technology officer, revealed the plan in an interview at TechCrunch's StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, describing it as a natural extension of a nascent program the company announced in late January called AV Labs.

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#SelfDrivingCars . . .

It's about time regulators empowered themselves with the authority to regulate Self Driving Cars. WTF took them so long???? 🤦‍♂️

https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/california-crackdown-autonomous-vehicles-22235441.php

Is this #Waymo declaring war on cyclists? And, if so, how can cyclists expect to fight back?

https://road.cc/news/driverless-taxis-veering-into-cycle-lanes-normal-practice-says-waymo

#SelfDrivingCars #cycling @TheWarOnCars

Expecting driverless taxis to respect bike lanes “too high a bar” – because customers want to be dropped off in them, autonomous vehicle firm Waymo tells cyclists

Waymo, the autonomous driving tech firm whose so-called ‘robo-taxis’ are now roaming the streets of London, has told cycling campaigners that expecting their driverless cars to respect cycle lanes is “too high a bar” – because their customers want to be dropped off in them.According to the Highway Code, motorists “must not drive or park ... Read more

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‘Look, no hands’: China chases the driverless dream at Beijing car show

As domestic sales slow manufacturers are investing in AI and seeking growth in technology and in overseas markets

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District Department of Transportation (Washington DC) releases a report on Autonomous Vehicle Policy
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/DCWASH/bulletins/4131e96
#DDOT #WashingtonDC #DC #SelfDrivingCars #DOT #report #DepartmentOfTransportation #news
Press Release: DDOT Releases Report on Autonomous Vehicle Policy

District of Columbia