Hong Kong authorities will ramp up autonomous vehicle (AV) tests and make more roads available for trials as Chinese technology company Baidu prepared to transition its robotaxis to fully remote-controlled operations in the city. Baidu on Monday showcased its sixth-generation AV under its Apollo Go platform on Lantau Island, showing a seven-minute driverless route that…
AI, robotics and global map intelligence converge to advance next-generation Navigation on Autopilot (NOA) HERE Technologies and neueHCT are working to scale production-ready intelligent driving systems globally Beijing, Auto China 2026 – HERE Technologies, the leading mapping and location data company, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with neueHCT, the intelligent driving…
Robotaxi passengers in China became stranded on busy roads after their driverless cars came to a sudden halt in heavy traffic. A “system malfunction” caused more than 100 Apollo Go vehicles to stall in the city of Wuhan, according to local police. While no injuries were reported, it did cause traffic chaos in some cases….
For Tesla’s board and many investors, CEO Elon Musk and Tesla’s success are closely linked. Now that a vote on a record-setting pay package for Musk is settled, the bulls are crowing and the naysayers are alarmed. On Thursday, 75% of Tesla shareholders voted to approve Musk’s proposed $1 trillion CEO pay package, contingent on…
Tesla shareholders have just days left to vote on whether to approve a staggering pay package for chief executive Elon Musk that could award him nearly $1 trillion in shares. Musk could leave the company if shareholders reject the package, board chair Robyn Denholm warned in a letter to voters last week. The pay proposal…
Regardless of how trade talks go, the US-China tech rivalry isn’t going away. From each side’s perspective, maintaining a lead in futuristic technologies matters significantly for economic growth and national power. Now, we’re entering round two. The first round was mostly defined by US export controls aimed at slowing China’s development of advanced technologies. These…
China is likely to see 300,000 driverless cabs operate in its four top-tier cities as early as 2030, buoyed by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and its highly competitive electric vehicle (EV) sector, UBS said on Thursday. The number of robotaxis on the mainland was expected to jump to 4 million by the late 2030s,…
On a balmy Sunday in Austin, Tesla fans awaited the promise of the future. After a few hours of delays, that promise was finally realized, and a select group took their first rides, livestreaming their experience. While Tesla robotaxis are meant to be fully autonomous, Tesla employees were still present in the passenger seat of…
00:00 Speaker A Tesla set to roll out their robo taxis this weekend and our next guest today says a successful launch is essential for Tesla to validate the company’s long-term pivot toward autonomous mobility. For more let’s welcome in our Stephen Jengaro, Stifel Next Gen transport analyst. Stephen, it’s good to see you. So,…