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Safety concerns raised after approval of hands-free driving system

Ensuring drivers take control quickly enough to avoid a crash has been identified as ‘the biggest challenge’ to semi-autonomous vehicles’ development.

The Independent UK

First hands-free self-driving system approved for British motorways

System in Ford’s Mustang Mach-E allows motorist to remove grip from wheel but eyes must be kept on road

The Guardian - UK

UK drivers allowed to take hands off wheel on motorways with new law

A camera will make sure drivers are watching the road

Wales Online

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Motorway drivers can take hands off wheel as self-driving system approved

Ford said it has been given the go ahead by the Government to switch on its BlueCruise technology.

The Independent UK

GM’s Cruise Recalls 300 Robotaxis After Crashing Into The Back Of A Bus

A software fix was issued after an embarrassing accident involving a Cruise robotaxi and a San Francisco municipal bus.

InsideEVs

Five Waymo Robotaxis Blocked SF Traffic Because Of Heavy Fog

Early Tuesday morning, no less than five of Waymo’s robotaxis blocked traffic on a residential street in San Francisco's Balboa Terrace neighborhood, apparently baffled by thick fog that covered the southwestern part of the city.

InsideEVs

GM Cruise Self-Driving Cars Recalled Following Bus Crash In March

Cruise's driverless taxi has started operating in San Francisco since last year.

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Hypercraft Advanced Electric Propulsion, A New Way To EV

InsideEVs interviews Hypercraft CEO Jake Hawksworth about the advanced electric powertrain maker's history and current and future plans.

InsideEVs

Texas, Florida Have Highest Number Of Fatal Crashes From Distracted Driving: Study

But two other states are likely even more dangerous when it comes to distracted driving.

Motor1

Robotaxis aim to take San Francisco on ride into the future

Two trailblazing ride-hailing services are heading toward uncharted territory as they seek regulatory approval to transport passengers around the clock throughout one of the most densely populated U.S. cities in vehicles that will have no one sitting in the driver’s seat

The Independent UK

Self-driving buses to serve route in Scotland in ‘world first’

Buses will carry passengers over Forth Road Bridge from May with a safety driver and ‘bus captain’ onboard

The Guardian - UK

World’s first self-driving bus service set to launch next month

The buses will begin taking passengers across the Forth bridge - with capacity for 10,000 journeys a week

Insider UK

'World's first self-driving bus' to carry public on Scots route from next month

Stagecoach announced the ground-breaking scheme over the Forth Road Bridge will launch on May 15.

Daily Record

Tesla FSD Updates Appear To Be Huge Advances In Safety, Functionality

Since Tesla released version 11 of its FSD beta software, which moved to the single stack, there have been many quick updates with loads of new functionality.

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Ford Pulls Petition To Skip Safety Standards On Autonomous Vehicles

The automaker is focusing on its SAE Level 2 BlueCruise technology.

Meet the Kia EV9 – a 7-seat SUV with Level 3 autonomy and 336 miles of range

Kia’s new flagship electric car also has access to an online store for downloading upgrades

InsideEVs

Watch Tesla's Full Self-Driving Beta V11 Avoid Various Obstacles

When it comes to advanced driver-assist system tech like Tesla's FSD beta, a big question is whether it may save more than its potential to harm.

The Guardian - AU

Uber drivers criticise rideshare giant’s ‘misleading’ campaign spruiking flexibility for Australian workers

With potential workplace changes coming to the gig economy, workers argue they are already treated as employees with none of the benefits

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Cruise Chevy Bolt Rear-Ends Municipal Bus, The Company Responds

Just two days before this crash, a pair of Cruise’s robotaxis got tangled in caution tape and downed wires after a recent storm that hit San Francisco, blocking traffic and looking like “flies in sticky traps.”

InsideEVs

Cruise Robotaxis Spotted Tangled In Caution Tape And Downed Wires After SF Storm

The pair of robotaxis was spotted by Twitter user John-Philip, who said that the autonomous Chevy Bolts didn’t detect the caution tape blocking a street.

Los Angeles Times

Deaths, burns, brain injuries, broken limbs: The human cost of distracted driving is mounting

Highway fatalities are on the rise again — 46,000 in the U.S. in 2022, up 22%, according to numbers released last week. How many of those deaths involved distracted driving?

The Independent UK

Uber offers drivers free childcare

Opportunities for the highest earnings are usually at weekends and evenings, but childcare commitments prevent some parents from working then.

InsideEVs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk: Next-Gen EV To Run Mostly In Autonomous Mode

Musk has been promising self-driving Teslas for years, and some say they've already arrived, but they're not autonomous. Will the next-gen EV be that different?

InsideEVs

Tesla's Impact On Evolution of Intelligent EVs And Their Supply Chains

The concept of vehicles being intelligent devices is relatively new, and it has largely come as a result of Tesla’s contributions to the auto industry.

The Independent UK

Tesla that hit firetruck was using automated driving system

A Tesla that crashed into a firetruck in California last month was operating on one of the company’s automated driving systems, U.S. safety regulators said Wednesday

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