An executive says GM is working on a Level 3 eyes-off, hands-off driving system, but does not provide a timeline for when it might become publicly available
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Waymo plans to debut its Waymo One robotaxi service in LA on March 14, gradually onboarding from a 50K+ waitlist, and in Austin commercially by the end of 2024
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Amazon now has 10,000 Rivian electric delivery vehicles in the US and Europe, up from 5,000 in July 2023; Amazon aims to have 100K+ Rivian vans by 2030
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California DMV issues the first permit to publicly sell or lease vehicles with an automated driving system, to Mercedes-Benz for its Level 3 Drive Pilot system
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At Tesla AI Day, Musk shows an Optimus humanoid robot prototype that he claims shares AI software and sensors with Autopilot and will “probably” cost under $20K
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BMW plans to use Alexa's tech to build a voice assistant, coming to cars launching within the next two years; BMW started offering Alexa in some cars in 2018
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Elon Musk says Tesla will use a week of personal driving data to determine whether owners who paid for “Full Self-Driving” can access its latest beta version
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Uber Eats introduces a new sharing feature that lets users send food to friends, who can now track the deliveries
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Ford says it's delaying the commercial launch of its self-driving vehicle services, developed with Argo AI, to 2022, as it reassess its strategy amid COVID-19
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Uber gets a permit to test autonomous vehicles on California's public roads, nearly two years after a fatal crash in Arizona, but says it has no plans to do so
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