Bill Russo, CEO of advisory firm Automobility Limited, which is based in Shanghai, said the Duty Drawback program offers a way for Chinese-affiliated automakers to \"bridge the moat\" of U.S. import tariffs.\nIndustry analyst Michael Dunne said the drawback program threatens to \"throw the doors open\" to imported Chinese-made vehicles by creating an end run around the tariff.\nUnlike U.S. foreign free trade zones and other tariff avoidance strategies, the drawback program is retroactive, allowing automakers to recoup duties paid on already imported vehicles.\n\"You're taking the (China tariffs) and using them in a way that brings American jobs.\"\nBut few automakers import fully assembled vehicles from China.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Tesla's new CFO now has two jobs and a lot of question marks","slug":"tesla-s-new-cfo-now-has-two-jobs-and-a-lot-of-question-marks","publishDate":"2023-08-08 14:36:07-04:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-09 14:31:07.587577","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Tesla has a long history of promoting talent from within.\nOutside hires don’t last for very long in the carmaker’s scrappy, hard-charging culture, and it takes a certain stamina to work for Elon Musk.\nTesla’s new CFO, Vaibhav Taneja, already has a hefty gig serving as the company’s chief accounting officer.\nTesla watchers were surprised to hear Monday that he was replacing Zach Kirkhorn, a 13-year Tesla veteran who abruptly stepped down from the CFO post.\nHe has spoken briefly on just one Tesla earnings call, back in early 2019.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Driverless car companies seek expansion in SF despite worries tech lacks safety guard rails","slug":"driverless-car-companies-seek-expansion-in-sf-despite-worries-tech-lacks-safety-guard-rails","publishDate":"2023-08-09 00:02:10+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-09 14:31:06.809644","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Self-driving cars once seemed like futuristic wonders, however, in tech-savvy San Francisco, autonomous vehicles are now just about everywhere, making deliveries and shuttling passengers.\nAs autonomous vehicle companies now seek to further expand their operations in the San Francisco, some say it’s time to hit the brakes on the emerging technology.\nIt’s not always a smooth rideRegulations in California require autonomous vehicle companies to self-report each collision involving an autonomous vehicle.\nNBC Bay Area Driving instructor Eugenia Borges and Senior Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban take a test ride in a Cruise autonomous vehicle.\n“The better course was for the [autonomous vehicle] to come to a safe stop rather than proceed,” the statement said.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Protecting your self-driving car, and your privacy, from cyberhackers in the age of AI","slug":"protecting-your-self-driving-car-and-your-privacy-from-cyberhackers-in-the-age-of-ai","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-09 14:31:06.146084","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Amini is an expert in developing machine learning, AI and optimization algorithms and tailoring them towards real world applications, including health care, homeland security and infrastructure resilience.\nOne of the key focuses is the storage of drivers' information.\n\"Privacy is the first of many challenges we will face in applying classic AI algorithms to vehicles,\" Amini said.\nThe algorithms that power artificial intelligence are hungry for data, Amini explained.\nThe result: an AI network that is more difficult to steal personal information from.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Explore: See the 55 reports — so far — of robot cars interfering with SF fire dept.","slug":"explore-see-the-55-reports-so-far-of-robot-cars-interfering-with-sf-fire-dept","publishDate":"2023-08-09 08:37:32+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-09 14:31:05.229355","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"On the eve of the vote to allow unfettered access to San Francisco for driverless car companies, the San Francisco Fire Department has generated some 55 “Unusual Occurrence” reports documenting autonomous vehicles meandering into fire and emergency scenes.\nThe day with the most reports — four on March 21 — was also the day a record number of trees fell in San Francisco during vicious windstorms.\nData from the San Francisco Fire Department.\nA Waymo car traveling the opposite direction turned directly in front of it onto Newhall and then abruptly stopped, blocking the fire rig.\n“In the name of safety … a cone was placed on the hood of the Cruise vehicle,” reads the report.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Cruise Robotaxi collides with turning semi-truck","slug":"cruise-robotaxi-collides-with-turning-semi-truck","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-09 14:31:04.288691","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"A driverless Cruise autonomous vehicle collided with a semi-truck in San Francisco on 7 August, General Motors' autonomous driving unit confirmed.\nThe company added that there were no passengers in the Cruise AV at the time, and no injuries were reported.\nIn June 2022, a Cruise AV was involved in an accident with a Toyota Prius after the robotaxi turned left in front of the oncoming Prius.\nOne passenger in the Cruise car was taken to the hospital, while four more passengers (two from the robotaxi and two from the Toyota) needed medical attention for minor injuries.\nThen in March 2023, a Cruise AV rear-ended a San Francisco municipal bus that was on the right lane of the road.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Hongqi's 3rd-Gen L4 Robotaxi sails through autonomous driving test in Beijing","slug":"hongqi-s-3rd-gen-l4-robotaxi-sails-through-autonomous-driving-test-in-beijing","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-09 14:31:03.367201","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Beijing (Gasgoo)- Hongqi, the premium automobile brand under FAW Group, announced the success of its third-generation L4 Robotaxi in the autonomous driving road test license examination conducted within the Beijing High-level Automated Driving Demonstration Area (BJHAD).\nImpressively, Hongqi's third-generation L4 Robotaxi excelled across all examination domains.\nThis triumph heralds the official debut of Hongqi's third-generation L4 Robotaxi.\nThe redundant autonomous driving system undergoes an annual iterative update cycle.\nNotably, Hongqi’s third-generation Robotaxi rides on the same platform as its mass-produced vehicles, which allows the Robotaxi to achieve L4 autonomous driving proficiency while significantly reducing costs.
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