Will Baidu Apollo Go Be The 1st Profitable Robotaxi Service?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:22:23 +0000

In the USA, naturally, most discussion of robotaxis centers around Waymo, Cruise, and Tesla. And perhaps increasingly Zoox. However, on the other side of the world, there’s a different robotaxi service making a lot of progress and getting a lot of attention. That would be Baidu Apollo Go. For those … [continued]

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Elon Musk Confirming Delayed Tesla Robotaxi Event Confirms Other Things

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:26:06 +0000

When rumors came out that Tesla’s robotaxi reveal event would be delayed, it was not the greatest shock the world has ever seen. Musk has been overly optimistic on robotaxi timelines for about a decade. The date for the event originally seemed to be pulled out of the air, and … [continued]

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What If The Cost Of Training Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) Keeps Expanding, But Progress Stalls Again?

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024 20:26:53 +0000

In the world of Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD), I hear two main views. The Tesla bulls (of which I am a member) seem to pretend that it is a foregone conclusion that Tesla will solve FSD soon and the only thing left is details like the app to call … [continued]

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Tesla Patent Shows Clear Robotaxi Solutions

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024 12:39:51 +0000

Not that anyone needs it, but we’ve got more proof that Tesla is thinking seriously about robotaxi service and trying to prepare its table for that. Tesla has been awarded a patent for automatic cleaning — well, sanitizing — of enclosed spaces (i.e., vehicle interiors) shared by multiple people (i.e., … [continued]

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Rimac Unveils Verne Robotaxi Concept

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:15:45 +0000

Will a robotaxi from Rimac have what it takes to make self driving vehicles on demand a reality? The answer may actually be yes.

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Former Uber Boss: Robotaxis Too Expensive, Not Replacing Human Drivers Anytime Soon — Is That True?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:50:53 +0000

To be fair, this is not a new take on the potential “robotaxi revolution.” Robotaxi tech has been expensive for as long as robotaxis have been in development. That is one of the reasons robotaxis aren’t all over the place already. But I was curious to run some numbers after … [continued]

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Waymo Goes Big In San Francisco

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:31:15 +0000

Waymo’s progress may go under the radar a bit compared to Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) progress, but let’s remember that Waymo is actually offering fully self-driving robotaxi service in some areas. Now, in San Francisco, the company is making a big step forward and “going big” by opening up … [continued]

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Real (But Boring) Reasons Robotaxis May Be Overhyped

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 17:28:21 +0000

It’s going to be a robotaxi special today, apparently. Carolyn kicked it off with an article about one independent analyst’s critique of ARK Invest’s Tesla robotaxi and stock forecast. I was triggered by some wild assumptions in that critique, so wrote my own article highlighting a few things. However, there … [continued]

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Financial Analysts Question The Merit Of Tesla’s Robotaxis

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 13:19:48 +0000

Following discussions with the Tesla investor relations team, JPMorgan analysts earlier this month said they soon expected Tesla to reveal a robotaxi prototype. The investment firm also offered the caveat that Tesla’s robotaxis and their associated revenues could be years away. That’s the kind of speculation that has been occurring … [continued]

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Autonomous Shuttles For Roland-Garros 2024: Renault Group To Launch An Ambitious Level 4 For Public Transportation

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 21:35:04 +0000

Renault Group has chosen to approach the autonomous vehicle strategy in the years to come by separating expectations for individual vehicles from the needs of public transportation: For the individual vehicle: assistance rather than autonomy, with ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) at the top level of the market for even … [continued]

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