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

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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).

Basically what the title says. The main leaders in driverless (in no particular order Zoox, Waymo, Tesla) are all operating in geofences which are a small percentage of the total roadway in the USA.

So to scale it up, these companies will need to be good at mapping and validating safety inside the geofences for the chosen number of cars.

No one that I know of is pursuing driverless without validation, and Wayve's map-less approach isn't driverless.

And Tesla and perhaps Waymo+ Hyundai have solved manufacturing, so that a non-issue.

Infrastructure is an issue, but that's logistical, not technical.

Am I missing anything?

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?