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Self-driving news: robotaxis, autonomous vehicles and driver assistance from Waymo, Tesla and others, with sources linked.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1246, which requires robotaxi operators like Waymo, Tesla and Zoox to send on-site help when their cars cause problems, and to keep remote drivers in the US.
SoftBank invested $225 million in Utah robotics company ASI and formed a joint venture to deploy autonomous haul trucks, dozers, loaders and compactors on big construction projects.
A Bay Area side project called DrivingBench wired four AI chatbots into a rented Corolla's steering, gas and brakes, then asked them to drive through a cone course. Only one finished.
Plain-English explainers for the ideas behind Self-driving news, each built from linked sources.
Self-driving is graded on six levels, from 0 (you do everything) to 5 (the car drives anywhere by itself). The big line is between Level 2, where you must supervise, and Level 3 and up, where the system is driving.
Read the explainerA robotaxi is a ride-hailing car that drives itself with no human driver. Today they run only inside mapped service areas, in a handful of cities in the US and China.
Read the explainerLidar (light detection and ranging) is a sensor that fires laser pulses and times how long they take to bounce back. Millions of those measurements build a detailed 3D map of the surroundings, used by self-driving cars, robots, mapmakers and even phones.
Read the explainerPhysical AI is artificial intelligence that runs machines in the real world, like robots and self-driving cars. It senses its surroundings, understands what's happening and then moves or acts, instead of only producing text or images.
Read the explainerSelf-driving is graded on six levels, from 0 (you do everything) to 5 (the car drives anywhere by itself). The big line is between Level 2, where you must supervise, and Level 3 and up, where the system is driving. Full explainer →
A robotaxi is a ride-hailing car that drives itself with no human driver. Today they run only inside mapped service areas, in a handful of cities in the US and China. Full explainer →
Lidar (light detection and ranging) is a sensor that fires laser pulses and times how long they take to bounce back. Millions of those measurements build a detailed 3D map of the surroundings, used by self-driving cars, robots, mapmakers and even phones. Full explainer →
Physical AI is artificial intelligence that runs machines in the real world, like robots and self-driving cars. It senses its surroundings, understands what's happening and then moves or acts, instead of only producing text or images. Full explainer →
