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Tesla has started talks with Silicon Valley’s busiest airports as it looks to expand its Robotaxi ride-hailing service in California. According to Politico, the company has expressed interest in securing permits for operations at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC), and Oakland International Airport (OAK). “We have received a request […]

Tesla has officially launched its long-anticipated ride-hailing service in the San Francisco Bay Area, marking a significant step forward in the company’s autonomous vehicle roadmap. In a Wednesday post on X, @Tesla_AI confirmed that invites to the Bay Area service are now being sent out. The rollout comes as part of a new Tesla Robotaxi […]

Tesla may be preparing to launch its long-awaited Robotaxi service in San Francisco as soon as this weekend, according to an internal memo viewed by Business Insider. The memo, reportedly sent to staff on Thursday, outlines a sudden timeline acceleration and plans to invite select Tesla owners in the Bay Area to start booking paid […]

General Motors has initiated legal action against the city of San Francisco, contesting a $108 million tax levy imposed over a span of seven years. The automotive giant claims the city unjustly linked the tax to a portion of its global revenue due to the presence of its Cruise self-driving unit, despite GM’s minimal operational […]

In a significant move towards driverless commercial passenger services, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) granted additional operating authority to Cruise and Waymo. As of today, both companies can now offer commercial passenger rides using autonomous vehicles in San Francisco and charge fares at any time of the day. This approval came after both Cruise […]

San Francisco has emerged as a leading figure in electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the United States, achieving a record-breaking 50% penetration rate of electric and hybrid vehicles in all new retail vehicle registrations in March and April this year, according to data from S&P Global Mobility. This landmark achievement makes it the first significant […]

Tesla has reportedly leased approximately 148,500 square feet of industrial space at 22290 Hathaway Ave. in Hayward, which represents half of the 297,000-square-foot Hathaway facility. The facility is owned by San Francisco industrial real estate investment trust, Prologis Inc., reports the San Francisco Business Times, citing unnamed sources. It is not clear how Tesla intends […]

Transportation officials in San Francisco are trying to slow the rollout of robotaxis in the city, arguing that they can pose a road hazard to other drivers and that more data is needed before they can be allowed to freely roam the streets — reports NBC News. San Francisco has become a bit of a […]

Data from an eight-car pileup led by a Tesla Model S in San Francisco, California shows that the vehicle’s driver assist system was engaged within 30 seconds of the accident, according to a report from CNN. It’s unclear if this was referring to Autopilot or Full Self-Driving beta, according to the CNN report, as it […]

A Chevy Bolt retrofitted into an autonomous vehicle (AV) by General Motors Co. subsidiary Cruise was pulled over by the San Francisco Police last week, upon which the car bolted to a safe spot a few yards away (via Electrek). The SFPD reportedly pulled the driverless car over because its headlights weren’t on at night. […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently announced the company’s plans to roll out its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta to the public for those that have purchased the add-on (after a review of driver behavior first). Now, San Francisco transport officials are growing concerned about the system’s safety ahead of the wider beta release. San Francisco’s County […]

Autonomous vehicles are quickly becoming a reality, even as self-driving company Cruise has introduced its most recent California-based driverless vehicle to the public. Cruise shared a new video on Tuesday of what it calls “one of [its] favorite self-driving vehicles,” depicting the autonomous vehicle Poppy. According to the video’s description, the autonomous vehicle delivered thousands […]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 9 was released on Saturday, and it’s already making waves across the internet as beta testers share their experiences with the system. AI Addict released a video on Saturday driving around downtown San Francisco with the newly-released Tesla FSD beta 9. The video shows several different street circumstances, many of […]

After Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) with radar attempted to conquer San Francisco’s Lombard Street last year, the company’s new camera-only FSD 9 beta is out, and it’s taken on the extremely windy road. Whole Mars Catalog took Tesla’s camera-vision FSD beta 9 down San Francisco’s Lombard Street in the middle of the night, and for […]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta continues to impress and the latest video shared by @WholeMarsBlog demonstrates just how advanced the system is at the moment. @WholeMarsBlog has shared numerous videos of FSD beta driving in downtown San Francisco, California, and the latest introduces one of the most impressive challenges we’ve seen the autonomous driving system […]