16+ hour, 47+ min ago   (713+ words) Pedestrians in Austin discovered they can halt Tesla’s driverless robotaxi simply by stepping in front of it, with no tools required A gold driverless taxi rolls down an Austin street, a man steps directly into its path, and the car…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (655+ words) NHTSA opened a formal audit of 1,000 Austin-deployed Cybercabs within days of launch, citing self-certification concerns A driverless Tesla car with no steering wheel, no pedals, and no mirrors started picking up paying passengers in Austin. Within days, federal regulators opened…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (357+ words) Tesla demonstrated Cybercab Braille controls and service-animal space at the NFB convention ahead of a planned September 2026 launch That’s a demo with real stakes. These are design decisions baked into a purpose-built vehicle, not retrofits bolted onto an existing model....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (294+ words) Two 2020 Model 3s halted in live freeway lanes under active automation 25 days apart, with crash logs blacked out Two incidents sharing an identical signature suggest a pattern regulators cannot afford to dismiss. Twenty-five days before Mesa, on October 6, 2025, another 2020 Tesla Model…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (261+ words) Tesla’s September 3 interest form invites fleet operators and infrastructure partners to signal intent, with no pricing or ownership terms attached Tesla’s new Robotaxi interest page invites businesses to signal what role they might play in the network — but stops well…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (468+ words) Waymo’s Zeekr-built Ojai minivan anchors all three launches as the company targets 5,000 vehicles by year-end The Zeekr-built Ojai minivan isn’t just a new vehicle — it’s Waymo’s clearest signal yet that purpose-built economics are replacing borrowed hardware. The three new markets…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (322+ words) Hyundai’s Ioniq 3 and Avante charge up to $255 extra for a speedometer display while the 14.6-inch touchscreen ships free Pleos Connect is genuinely ambitious — until you check what’s actually included. Motor1 commentary put it plainly: “Making buyers pay extra to see their…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1617+ words) The automotive industry evolves at breakneck speed, with genuine innovations emerging alongside marketing fluff. Separating real utility from hype requires a sharp eye. These 16 technologies deliver tangible solutions to cargo woes, off-road challenges, and everyday driving hassles—proving that the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (293+ words) Georgia’s 2017 state law blocks Atlanta from capping Waymo’s fleet as drivers report earnings falling up to 30% The complaints are loud. Systematic data is still missing. That doesn’t mean the grievance isn’t real. It means nobody has proved it systematically yet....