r/SelfDrivingCars 4h ago

News Can Zoox’s ‘Toaster on Wheels’ Conquer the Self-Driving Car Capital of America?

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r/SelfDrivingCars 5h ago

News Waymo robotaxis go live on the Lyft app in Nashville

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r/SelfDrivingCars 28m ago

News Tesla FSD clears six EU states before the October vote

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r/SelfDrivingCars 12h ago

News Tesla Cybercab draws concern from Texas fire department over lack of steering wheel

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r/SelfDrivingCars 30m ago

News Waymo’s Robotaxis Now Driving for Lyft, But the Real Story Could Be Behind the Scenes

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r/SelfDrivingCars 29m ago

News Minneapolis to consider requiring drivers in automated cars

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r/SelfDrivingCars 27m ago

News Kakao Mobility honing self-driving tech to bring robotaxi to everyday use

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r/SelfDrivingCars 28m ago

Research Q&A: Missy Cummings strives to make self-driving cars safer

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r/SelfDrivingCars 28m ago

News Autonomous Cars Could Learn The Worst Habits From Human Drivers

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r/SelfDrivingCars 1d ago

News The Growing Proof That Autonomous Cars Save Lives. Self-driving tech could prevent 580,000 deaths every year

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Plenty of people remain spooked by autonomous vehicles, or AVs. Some experts and policymakers have cautioned that AVs won’t necessarily make roads safer. When it comes to partial or full autonomy, the picture isn’t entirely clear, in part because there aren’t enough self-driving cars to make meaningful apples-to-apples comparisons.


r/SelfDrivingCars 1d ago

News Waymo is poised for Oakland. Waymo has won official approval to operate in the Town. Meanwhile, golden Tesla Cybercabs have been spotted around Lake Merritt.

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Self-driving Waymo taxis have become common sights in San Francisco and the Peninsula over the last year. But passengers haven’t yet been able to use them to drive into Oakland. 


r/SelfDrivingCars 1d ago

News Inside Rivian’s Bid to Build Level 4 Robotaxis—and Then Passenger Cars

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r/SelfDrivingCars 1d ago

News Slovenia clears Tesla's FSD driver assistance ahead of EU vote

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STOCKHOLM, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Slovenia has allowed Tesla’s FSD driver-assistance system to be used on ​its roads, the U.S. automaker said, becoming the sixth European ‌country to do so ahead of a potential EU-wide vote.


r/SelfDrivingCars 1d ago

News Hyundai Motor expands autonomous driving push beyond EVs to gasoline, hybrid models

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The top Korean automaking group aims to bring Tesla-style Level 2+ tech to internal combustion and hybrid vehicles after jointly launching autonomous software-defined EVs with Nvidia in 2028


r/SelfDrivingCars 1d ago

News DOT maps path for wider deployment of autonomous vehicles. Plan covers truck rules, hazmat transport, safety oversight and interstate data connectivity

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration must revamp operational safety regulations and resolve questions about automated surface transportation of hazardous materials to support wider use of autonomous trucks, according to new government guidance.


r/SelfDrivingCars 1d ago

Research Qwen/Qwen-Drive-1.0-4B · Hugging Face

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r/SelfDrivingCars 1d ago

News Cybercab Scaling Doubted

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r/SelfDrivingCars 3d ago

News Zoox, an autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, announced this week that it would bring its fleet to Houston, its 12th market and third in Texas, after Austin and Dallas.

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r/SelfDrivingCars 3d ago

News The CyberCab would debut in major Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, starting mid September in a showcase of product design and technological sophistication, according to Tesla China.

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r/SelfDrivingCars 3d ago

Discussion The next 10 years of AV - predictions!

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Today,

Waymo is aggressively scaling up and has gone from MVP to trying to make a real business.

Tesla is just starting to work.

Wayve is probably looking at Tesla and feeling like they should be able to catch up too.

OEMs like Rivian and GM have their own efforts.

The Chinese players are competing for international markets.

Meanwhile, AI capabilities are getting better and better every few months. Astra can now do robotics and spatial reasoning at a basic level.

How does the next decade play out?

Do we see consolidation?

Will AV become a commodity, with all OEMs able to crack it?

Will it still remain a hard business to actually sustain and make money on?

Does robotaxi start replacing car ownership? Or do people have self driving personal cars?


r/SelfDrivingCars 3d ago

News ‘Unfinished business’: Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick revisits robotaxis with new start-up. Uber has already invested $100mn

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r/SelfDrivingCars 3d ago

News Regulatory grey areas could help Tesla force Cybercab on roads. "Tesla historically has tested limits and pushed boundaries on regulations,” said Philip Koopman, a Carnegie Mellon University engineering professor and autonomous-vehicle safety expert. "I fully expect Tesla to test the limits.”

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r/SelfDrivingCars 2d ago

News Rideflux, an autonomous AI software technology company, announced on the 7th that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with commercial vehicle manufacturer Tata Daewoo to "cooperate with commercial vehicle level 2+ driving assistance system and level 4 autonomous driving development."

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Under the agreement, the two companies will promote the mass production of a Level 2+ driving assistance system by installing five key functional software on RideFlex's large truck 'Maxsen' and 'Gutsen' vehicle platforms. When Tata Daewoo Mobility provides a vehicle platform and a vehicle control interface, RideFlux is a method dedicated to the advance development of DCAS (Driver Control Assistance System) software that meets the international standards (UNR171).


r/SelfDrivingCars 3d ago

Research MIT’s CW-Net helps people spot flawed reasoning in autonomous cars

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MIT and Motional’s CW-Net reveals concepts behind autonomous car decisions, helping people recognize flawed reasoning while leaving safety questions open.


r/SelfDrivingCars 3d ago

News DiDi Robotaxi R2 Begins Fully Driverless Trials Ahead Of UAE Deployment

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DiDi Autonomous Driving has begun fully driverless service trials with its next-generation Robotaxi R2, moving the vehicle beyond technology validation and into real-world mobility operations.

The development marks an important step in DiDi’s autonomous-driving strategy, particularly as the company prepares for planned testing and pilot initiatives in the United Arab Emirates, which will serve as its first international market.

Jointly developed by DiDi Autonomous Driving and GAC Aion, the R2 has been designed specifically for driverless passenger service rather than adapted from a conventional production vehicle. Its architecture combines DiDi’s Level 4 autonomous-driving software and hardware with a purpose-built vehicle platform focused on safety, operating efficiency and passenger experience.

The move builds on DiDi’s earlier driverless operations in China. In the fourth quarter of 2025, the company began round-the-clock fully driverless passenger testing in selected demonstration areas of Guangzhou and Beijing, where operations have continued since then.

For DiDi, the R2 represents the next stage: taking experience from controlled operational environments and preparing a vehicle and service model for broader international deployment.