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Sep 1, 2026 · via tampabay.com
TAMPA, Fla. — Waymo announced it will be welcoming public riders in Tampa starting Tuesday. The company said it will welcome the first public riders in Denver, San Diego, and Tampa starting Sept. 1. "With thousands of residents already signed up, we’re inviting new riders on a rolling basis to ensure a seamless experience as we scale," said Waymo. The company's press release included a quote from Mayor Jane Castor. “Tampa’s innovative spirit continues to draw companies that are on the forefront of technology to our city,” said Castor. “Waymo’s launch in Tampa provides another effective – and exciting – way to get around, helping us in our goal to strengthen our transportation network and provide options for every preference or need.” For more information on how to sign up to use the service, click here. Back in November, Tampa Fire Rescue welcomed members from Waymo to its training facility to witness the company's autonomous vehicle ahead of the self-driving service coming to the city. Tampa Bay 28's Blake Phillips asked travelers about their thoughts on the upcoming service back in November. Waymo said its autonomous vehicles will operate across multiple Tampa neighborhoods, including areas from Sweetwater Creek and Del Rio to West Shore and Palmetto Beach. Puerto Rican kikiriki chickens winning hearts across Florida Puerto Rican kikiriki chickens are becoming one of Florida's fastest-growing pet trends. A Tampa Bay breeder tells Tampa Bay 28 reporter Michael Paluska the demand for the miniature birds has exploded.
Sep 1, 2026 · via tampabay28.com
Tesla's Cybercab Fleet Hits 45 Ahead of Austin Launch Texas’ public automated-vehicle records now show 45 Cybercabs under Tesla Robotaxi, LLC, alongside 269 Model Ys, giving the Sept. 3 Austin launch a more consequential backdrop: Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is beginning to assemble the purpose-built fleet it says will power its autonomous ride-hailing ambitions. Tesla’s Texas authorization for commercial automated vehicles is not new. Under Texas’ rules, an approved operator can maintain an active vehicle list by adding and deleting specific vehicles under its authorization. In other words, the meaningful development is that Cybercabs are now appearing in that existing fleet, not that Tesla suddenly received permission to operate them. The latest reporting based on the Texas DMV database shows the Cybercab count rising from an initial seven vehicles to 45. That represents roughly 14% of Tesla Robotaxi’s 314 authorized vehicles in the state, with the rest consisting of Model Ys. That mix matters: Tesla has explicitly positioned the Cybercab as something different from the modified Model Ys currently used for Robotaxi service. Read Also: Tesla Isn't Leading Humanoid Robotics—Figure AI Is Tesla’s Robotaxi Shift Tesla said in its latest quarterly filing that it had started production of Cybercab, which it describes as a “purpose-built autonomous EV designed to be the workhorse of our Robotaxi fleet.” The company also said engineering test drives of production Cybercabs had begun on public roads and that employee rides started at Gigafactory Texas in July. That makes the growing Texas fleet more than a display of new hardware. It offers an early glimpse of Tesla’s intended transition from using existing vehicles for autonomous rides toward a vehicle designed specifically for that business. Tesla’s own Robotaxi site currently says autonomous rides are being offered in Austin, Dallas, and Houston, as well as Miami, Orlando, and Tampa,
Sep 1, 2026 · via tradingview.com
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Sep 1, 2026 · via digitimes.com
This as-told-to essay is based on three conversations with Brett Schreiber, a California-based lawyer who represented the plaintiffs in the Miami Autopilot case involving Naibel Benavides Leon. In 2025, a federal jury found Tesla partially responsible for the crash that killed Benavides Leon and seriously injured Dillon Angulo. The jury ordered Tesla to pay more than $242.5 million in damages. Tesla is appealing the verdict. Tesla and its attorney did not respond to requests for comment. The conversations have been edited for length and clarity. I've practiced law in California since 2005. I came up in a plaintiff civil litigation firm in San Diego and had the opportunity to work up and try serious-injury cases. Around 2021, I started getting calls about Tesla crashes. At the time, I had a GED-level education in autonomous vehicles, but that already put me head and shoulders above many of my contemporaries. Now, my firm has weekly meetings called "Tesla Autopilot Review Team" and gets dozens of calls a month from across the country on incidents involving Autopilot or Full Self-Driving modes. The vast majority of them involve minor or modest injuries that I'm simply incapable of reviewing. The barrier to entry due to the cost of litigation is so high. In the Miami case, I spent over a million dollars on litigation costs alone — not including fees, but experts, depositions, data work, and everything else. I'm a contingency lawyer. The math on that has to be a $10-plus million case to make sense. So we have to limit the cases that we look at to those involving catastrophic injuries or, unfortunately, a loss of life. For someone who is minimally hurt: great for them, bad for their lawsuit. At the end of the day, the courthouse doors are closed to most of
Sep 1, 2026 · via businessinsider.com
Autonomous vehicle energy consumption could affect range and charging, FleetCheck warns Neil Avent said: “We’re at the very beginning of fleet adoption of AVs and information about their operational capabilities is extremely limited." Autonomous vehicles could require significantly more energy than conventional EVs, potentially affecting range and charging requirements, according to FleetCheck. A paper published in Nature included modelling showing that prototype robotaxis used around 57% of their total power consumption for propulsion. The remainder was used for onboard sensing and computing, communications, fleet management and offboard infrastructure including video storage and model retraining. Neil Avent, chief technology officer at FleetCheck, said: “Reduced range and the necessity to schedule more frequent charging are key operational considerations. “They could even be the difference between choosing to use an EV and staying with a conventional vehicle.” While the research focused on robotaxis, Avent said the findings could have wider implications as autonomous technology develops. He said: “Robotaxis are the current apex of AV capabilities and use a range of power-hungry equipment but the technology is starting to be seen on a wider range of cars and there has been very little conversation about its impact on energy use. “While there is not much evidence company cars or vans running Tesla Autopilot-style systems have dramatically higher power demands, it seems reasonable to assume that as they become more sophisticated, they will need more power and perhaps greater attention should be given to measuring this factor.
Sep 1, 2026 · via motortradenews.com
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Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda said on Monday they would jointly develop standardized electronic control units (ECUs) for software-defined vehicles (SDVs), deepening their collaboration on more advanced car technology. The companies plan to introduce an architecture incorporating the jointly developed ECUs and software in next-generation vehicles from the 2029 financial year onwards, they said in a joint statement. Software has become a key battleground for automakers as vehicles take on more autonomous-driving and connected functions. Carmakers are investing heavily in operating systems that support features ranging from driver assistance and entertainment to over-the-air updates, increasing development costs. The move also reflects growing competitive pressure from Chinese automakers such as BYD, which have gained ground in markets including Europe and Southeast Asia with electric and hybrid cars packed with advanced software features. The agreement stems from talks that began in 2024, when Honda and Nissan said they would jointly research next-generation software platforms. It comes more than a year after they abandoned merger talks that would have created the world’s fourth-largest automaker. Honda and Nissan said they aim to establish common specifications for core ECUs within their vehicles’ electrical and electronic architecture, as well as operating systems and parts of the middleware and vehicle-control software. Nissan’s alliance partner Mitsubishi Motors said it was considering joining the collaboration and remained in discussions with the two automakers on potential areas of collaboration. (Reporting by Leussink; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim and Mark Potter) Was this article valuable? Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Sep 1, 2026 · via claimsjournal.com
A video circulating on social media over the past day has sparked widespread attention after appearing to show a Tesla driver asleep while his vehicle continued traveling on the road.
According to Channel 12 News, police questioned the driver following the footage on suspicion of careless driving and failing to maintain control of the steering wheel. He was released after questioning.
The video shows the 36-year-old driver from Migdal HaEmek with his eyes closed and his head tilted forward as the vehicle continued moving. The footage has reignited debate over Tesla's advanced driver-assistance systems and the distinction between driver assistance and fully autonomous driving.
Police stressed that despite the advanced technology, the driver remains fully responsible for operating the vehicle at all times. "Israeli law requires drivers to keep their hands on the wheel, maintain control of the vehicle and remain alert at all times," police said.
Police also clarified that the vehicle's driver-assistance systems do not constitute autonomous driving and do not permit drivers to fall asleep or relinquish responsibility while the vehicle is in motion.
Sep 1, 2026 · via israelnationalnews.com
Honda Motor and Nissan Motor said Monday they have agreed to jointly develop and standardize operating systems and other core components for software-defined vehicles (SDVs), with both planning to install them in their new models from fiscal 2029. The move by the two major Japanese automakers is aimed at splitting huge development costs and countering U.S. electric vehicle giant Tesla and Chinese competitors that lead the field. The agreement came 18 months after Honda-Nissan business integration talks broke down in February 2025. With the business environment worsening due to intensifying competition and high U.S. tariffs, cooperation between the two companies is shifting into higher gear. Mitsubishi Motors, in which Nissan has a stake, is expected to join the SDV-related partnership. SDVs allow users to add functions and services through onboard software updates after they buy them, much like smartphone apps, while enabling automakers to generate recurring service revenue. Besides in-vehicle operating systems, Honda and Nissan will jointly develop and standardize items such as electronic control units for vehicle functions such as braking. Standardizing core components and increasing the number of vehicles that use them will make it easier to recoup investments, reduce parts procurement costs and obtain more driving data. Honda and Nissan said they aim to maximize development resources and efficiency by combining their technological expertise and personnel. Meanwhile, the two companies will pursue their own approaches to autonomous driving and driver-assistance technologies, and in-car entertainment such as music. Honda and Nissan agreed in March 2024 to conduct joint research on basic SDV technologies. In December that year, they went further by launching talks on business integration, but the discussions ended unsuccessfully. Still, they continued talks on cooperation in individual fields. Further collaboration will likely be considered, including vehicle supplies in the North American market. For fiscal 2025, which
Sep 1, 2026 · via japantimes.co.jp
KARACHI: A video clip went viral on social media after a remote-controlled car crashed into a police van in Islamabad, reportedly due to a “technical fault” caused by an internet disruption. On Sunday, journalist Muhammad Aalijah uploaded a video on his official social media account showing him seated in the front passenger seat of a car at Islamabad’s D-Chowk, which appeared to be operated using a remote-control device. As Aalijah explains the car’s features and it moves forward, the steering wheel, controlled remotely by an operator, suddenly goes out of control. The car consequently bumps into a police van parked along the road. The video also shows Aalijah pulling the handbrake in an attempt to prevent the car from hitting the police van, but his efforts prove futile. Since being uploaded, the video has been widely circulated on social media, with users adding witty captions to the footage. When contacted, Aalijah told Dawn that he had been asked by technology enthusiast Ehsan Zafar of Abbottabad to report on his tech-based automated-driving innovation. “Everything was fine until a technical fault occurred due to an internet disruption, causing the car to go out of control and crash into a police vehicle,” he said. Aalijah explained that the car was controlled remotely over the internet and that a sudden loss of connection caused it to go out of control. In a social media post on Monday, Aalijah said his intention in making the video was “never to defame or target this young man”, who owned and operated the car. “The sole purpose was to raise awareness and urge people to remain cautious until any new experiment or technology has been thoroughly tested, proven safe and established as a complete success,” he said. “This was a message of caution, not an attempt to discredit
Sep 1, 2026 · via dawn.com
USA and ASMS students showcase drone research
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The University of South Alabama and the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science showcased their advanced drone research.
The event featured faculty- and student-built autonomous drones, rovers, boats and submarines. The vehicles are meant to assist regional first responders.
Organizers said the drones can help find or deliver supplies during disaster recovery or life-saving operations. One drone delivered an AED to a drop point during the showcase.
Bushan Lohar, an assistant professor in systems engineering at the University of South Alabama, said the submarine is one of his favorites.
“In the future, I want to see this submarine going into the water and diving 10 feet down and see what’s happening in Mobile Bay, as well as the last drone that we were flying that connects to the VR goggles, you don’t see that happening every day,” Lohar said.
Lohar said a project like the drone is in its prototype stage. It could take another year for it to be fully ready.
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Sep 1, 2026 · via fox10tv.com
Senator Cortese’s SB 1246 Heads to Governor, Demanding Accountability Over Autonomous Vehicles SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) announced that his Senate Bill 1246, his landmark legislation to strengthen accountability, oversight, and emergency-response standards for Autonomous Vehicles (AV), has cleared the California Legislature and now advances to the Governor’s desk, where it awaits his signature. As autonomous vehicles continue to expand across California, SB 1246 ensures that public safety and emergency response keep pace with the technology. The bill would establish statewide standards for remote AV operations, require stronger communication between AV companies and first responders, and give local emergency personnel the tools they need to respond when autonomous vehicles become disabled, obstruct traffic, or interfere with emergency operations. “We should never allow technology to move faster than public safety. Autonomous vehicles are already operating on our streets, and our laws must ensure that when something goes wrong, a human being is there to respond, immediately,” said Senator Dave Cortese. “SB 1246 puts real accountability behind the promise of autonomous technology. It makes clear that AV companies cannot simply deploy vehicles and leave first responders to figure out the consequences. If a driverless vehicle crashes, blocks an emergency lane or becomes disabled, our police officers, firefighters and paramedics need a direct line to someone who can act, not a corporate voicemail. I urge Governor Newsom to sign my SB 1246.” SB 1246 would: - Require remote drivers to be based in the United States and hold a U.S. driver’s license; - Require AV companies to notify local jurisdictions about the location and status of vehicles during system-wide failures; - Guarantee first responders an on-site contact who can assist with AV accidents and obstructions; - Ensure AVs can be manually or remotely disabled at the request of
Aug 31, 2026 · via sd15.senate.ca.gov
(The Center Square) – Virginia is moving closer to setting rules for commercial self-driving vehicles after a work group wrapped up its final meeting Friday. Members of the Autonomous Driving Work Group agreed to move forward with draft legislation for the 2027 General Assembly session after two years and two administrations. The group has been looking at how self-driving vehicles could operate in Virginia and what rules would be needed before companies move beyond testing. Virginia does not have a specific statewide framework governing autonomous vehicle testing, permitting or deployment, leaving questions of oversight, insurance and law-enforcement interaction unresolved. Members focused largely on level 4 vehicles, which can operate without a human driver under certain conditions. They also backed limiting the initial framework to commercial use, requiring a pilot period before wider deployment and putting the Department of Motor Vehicles in charge of permits. Companies would have to complete that pilot period before moving into full autonomous operation, with DMV deciding whether each operator met the required safety standards. Members also supported requiring companies to provide safety information, first-responder interaction plans and details on where the vehicles could operate, including limits tied to location, roads, weather or other conditions. Some questions remain unresolved. The group debated how safe a self-driving vehicle should have to prove it is before moving beyond the pilot stage. Rather than setting a fixed crash-rate target, members favored giving DMV room to decide whether each company had safely completed its pilot based on its operating conditions, miles driven and vehicle type. Taxes, fees and worker protections also drew debate. A workforce study presented Friday found that driver displacement and lost income were the biggest labor concerns raised by transportation workers and other stakeholders. The study also pointed to possible benefits, including new jobs tied to autonomous
Aug 31, 2026 · via cbs19news.com
On the Dash: - Dealers will need to stay ahead of software and connected-vehicle training as SDV technology becomes more common in future Honda and Nissan models. - Shared vehicle technology could make future products easier to update and maintain, while changing how dealers explain features to customers. - Mitsubishi’s potential involvement could expand the technology partnership and give dealers another indication of how alliance partners are consolidating development costs. Honda and Nissan announced today that they will collaborate to develop standardized electronic control units (ECUs) for software-defined vehicles. The companies plan to integrate these jointly developed ECUs and software into next-generation vehicles starting in fiscal year 2029. This partnership builds on their collaboration that began with software platform research in 2024. As vehicles incorporate more connected and autonomous features, software has become a crucial area of competition among automakers and companies are making significant investments in operating systems that support driver assistance, entertainment, and over-the-air updates, leading to increased vehicle development costs. Honda and Nissan aim to establish common specifications for core ECUs within their electrical and electronic architectures. Their collaboration will also extend to operating systems, middleware, and vehicle-control software. Standardizing technology could enable the automakers to share development resources across future vehicle programs. Chinese automakers increase pressure Both Honda and Nissan are facing growing competition from Chinese automakers such as BYD, which have gained traction in Europe and Southeast Asia with EVs and hybrids that feature advanced software. The industry’s shift toward a standardized software architecture reflects a broader effort to enhance vehicle technology while managing costs. Moreover, Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan’s alliance partner, is also considering joining the collaboration and is currently in discussions with the two companies about potential areas of partnership. Notably, an expanded collaboration could increase the scale of the shared technology architecture. Though
Aug 31, 2026 · via cbtnews.com
Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda agree to work together on software for cars Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda are going to jointly develop computer parts and software for vehicles set to enter the market in fiscal 2029 TOKYO -- Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda entered a deal to jointly develop computer parts and software for vehicles set to enter the market in fiscal 2029, both sides said Monday. Under the deal, Nissan, based in the port city of Yokohama, and Tokyo-based Honda will share standardized parts in “core ECUs,” or electronic control units, as well as software. Nissan and Honda started talks in 2024 to work together in developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology. Nissan makes Leaf electric cars and Infiniti luxury models, while Honda makes the Accord sedan, Civic compact and Odyssey minivan. Monday’s agreement did not specifically mention EVs, or any model names, and was focused on so-called software-defined vehicles, which could include EVs. These vehicles have functions and features that can be updated and controlled by software, rather than the mechanics of hardware. The global competition in the auto industry is increasingly intensifying as it moves into various technologies, such as automated driving and zero emissions. Each vehicle is starting to be more like a computer packed with electronic parts and software rather than the old image of the gas-guzzling engines. Sharing components and collaborating on research will help cut costs and speed up development, as well as add efficiency in economy of scale once the vehicles go into production. European makers Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis are working together in software development so they can share the same operating system. Both Nissan and Honda are overshadowed by Toyota Motor Corp., the top Japanese automaker, and working together could be a plus in competing against Toyota.
Aug 31, 2026 · via abcnews.com
- Momenta reported a gross margin of 73.2% in the first half, while adjusted loss narrowed to 14.1 million yuan. - New installations of mass-production solutions rose 83.7% year-on-year to about 321,000 units in the first half. Momenta (HKEX: 6880) on Monday reported its first results since listing, with first-half revenue rising 75.9% year-on-year to 1.6 billion yuan ($236 million). The growth was mainly driven by an increase in vehicle model nominations and the number of mass-produced vehicle models. Revenue from technical development services rose 81.5% to 995 million yuan, accounting for 62.1% of total revenue. Revenue from licensing services increased 67.5% to 607 million yuan, representing 37.9% of total revenue. Gross profit rose 79.4% to 1.17 billion yuan, while gross margin increased by 1.4 percentage points to 73.2%. On a non-IFRS basis, Momenta's adjusted loss narrowed 96.6% to 14.1 million yuan from 416 million yuan a year earlier, according to a Hong Kong exchange filing. The measure excludes share-based compensation, changes in the fair value of preferred shares and other financial liabilities, and listing expenses. On an IFRS basis, Momenta's first-half net loss widened to 16.54 billion yuan from 1.7 billion yuan a year earlier. The wider loss was primarily driven by a 16.31 billion yuan charge arising from changes in the fair value of preferred shares and other financial liabilities. All of the preferred shares were converted into ordinary shares after Momenta completed its listing in July. The company said the fair-value change was a noncash item and would not result in future cash outflows. Expansion of the core business continued to accelerate. New installations of Momenta's solutions in mass-produced vehicles totaled about 321,000 units in the first half, up 83.7% year-on-year, taking cumulative installations above 1 million units. The company delivered 37 mass-produced vehicle models during the
Aug 31, 2026 · via cnevpost.com
Hundreds of Waymo’s newest robotaxis have been photographed massed in a Southern California port lot without any of the sensors that make them drive themselves — as the company continues expanding its fleet with China-built vehicles. A user posting as ‘Full_Astern’ posted the photographs on Sunday to the r/waymo forum showing hundreds of pale-blue vans, roofs bare, parked at the Los Angeles Port. The Ojai is built by Zeekr, the premium marque of China’s Geely Holding Group, on the SEA-M platform at Ningbo, Zhejiang. The US Commerce Department’s connected-vehicle rule takes effect for model year 2027 and bars vehicle-connectivity and driver-assistance hardware or software sourced from China or Russia. Waymo’s answer is to import the shells stripped of Chinese connectivity hardware and sensors entirely. The vehicles are shipped to a facility in Mesa, Arizona, operated with the Canadian giant Magna, where Waymo installs its own US-designed compute and sensor suite: 13 cameras, four lidar units, six radar units, an array of external audio receivers and a 17-megapixel imager. Waymo’s regulatory framing is that what arrives is not a connected vehicle at all — a rolling chassis, a glider. “Those Chinese vehicles, the Geely vehicles, have no smarts, no connectivity,” Chief Safety Officer Mauricio Peña has said earlier this year. The company has also said Zeekr receives no access to its autonomous driving technology, sensor data or rider information. The relationship runs deeper than an off-the-shelf purchase — Waymo and Zeekr announced a partnership in 2021 and co-developed the vehicle on the SEA-M platform over three years — but the hardware and the data stay on the American side. The Political Risk None of that has settled the question in Washington. A bipartisan Senate bill would bar the Zeekr-built chassis by 2027. Zeekr is a Geely subsidiary, and Geely’s Polestar brand
Aug 31, 2026 · via eletric-vehicles.com
Waymo is offering Oregon lawmakers and officials a free trip to Phoenix to persuade them to support the launch of its robotaxi service. Here's what to know As Waymo pushes to move operations to Oregon, the company has offered Oregon officials a trip to its flagship city, Phoenix, Arizona, where it launched its robotaxi service, so they can see the technology in operation, according to OregonLive. The proposed October trip would last two days and would let public officials ride in Waymo's autonomous vehicles, providing a direct look at what the experience is like and how they behave in everyday traffic. The invitation comes as Portland has not approved Waymo to put self-driving cars into service, even though the Alphabet-owned company has already used vehicles with human drivers to map the city's streets. In 2026, lawmakers rejected legislation supported by Waymo, but OregonLive reported that statewide autonomous vehicle rules could come back up in 2027. The Arizona visit also fits into a larger lobbying campaign around how Oregon may choose to regulate the technology. More background Self-driving vehicles are often promoted as a transportation breakthrough that could one day reduce crashes caused by human error, expand mobility for some riders, and reshape urban travel. However, the technology also raises familiar concerns about public safety, oversight, liability, labor impacts, and regulators' ability to keep pace with rapid innovation. In Oregon, many of those questions remain unresolved. Any statewide action in 2027 could have an outsized effect on whether residents begin seeing commercial robotaxis on local streets. What's being done? Waymo appears focused on familiarizing Oregon officials with its service before any new statewide rules are considered. A controlled visit to Phoenix gives lawmakers an opportunity to observe a live commercial operation rather than debate the concept in theory. That kind of
Aug 31, 2026 · via thecooldown.com