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Tesla’s Scaled Back Robotaxi Timeline Still Faces Obstacles

By Theo Wayt · Oct 30, 2025 6:00am PDT
Elon Musk has already dampened expectations for when Tesla will widely roll out its robotaxi service, which the CEO says is critical to the automaker’s future. But it’s questionable whether Tesla will even be able to hit the lowball expansion figures Musk disclosed to Tesla shareholders last week. Tesla has yet to complete all the paperwork... Elon Musk has already dampened expectations for when Tesla will widely roll out its robotaxi...
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OpenAI Executive Explains the Insatiable Appetite For AI Chips

By Sri Muppidi · Oct 20, 2025 7:00am PDT
Peter Hoeschele, who runs OpenAI’s Stargate data center team, said at an event last week that the company’s models are essentially in constant training mode. That’s a change from the past, when OpenAI would stop training them when they reached a certain point. “Let’s stop talking about training versus inference,” Hoeschele said after Oracle... Peter Hoeschele, who runs OpenAI’s Stargate data center team, said at an event last week that the...
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The Electric

The Electric: A Chinese AI Expert On What It Will Take For Cars To Go Completely Autonomous

By Steve LeVine · Oct 20, 2025 4:30am PDT · 1 comment
Global automakers agree that very soon consumers will expect all new cars to function autonomously, requiring little or no attention from the driver. But they are sharply divided about how to get there. Global automakers agree that very soon consumers will expect all new cars to function...
Testing Bedrock's autonomously driven excavator. Photo: Courtesy Bedrock
The Electric

The Electric: These Ex-Waymo Executives Are Automating Construction Equipment

By Steve LeVine · Jul 31, 2025 4:30am PDT
It’s taken a decade or so for companies like Tesla, Waymo and others to launch self-driving vehicles. Now a group of five former Waymo executives is aiming to produce giant excavators that operate autonomously in just two years. It’s taken a decade or so for companies like Tesla, Waymo and others to launch self-driving...
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Waymo’s Debatable Growth Milestone

By Martin Peers · Jul 15, 2025 5:00pm PDT · 2 comments
Way to go, Waymo! The Alphabet-owned robotaxi service has hit a 100-million-mile autonomous driving milestone, the company announced Tuesday to much fanfare. That figure is 10 times what it was two months ago. Take that, Elon Musk, whose Tesla has barely launched its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas.Waymo’s success reflects a growing acceptance... Way to go, Waymo! The Alphabet-owned robotaxi service has hit a 100-million-mile autonomous...
Waymo cars are seen parked at a Waymo facility on June 10 in San Francisco.
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Waymo Fleet Manager Targets Funding That Would Lift Valuation Past $1 Billion

By Alex Perry and Sri Muppidi · Jun 12, 2025 12:38pm PDT · 1 comment
Moove, a five-year-old startup whose employees clean and charge Waymo’s electric robotaxis, is aiming to raise about $300 million in new funding, according to a person who spoke to the startup’s executives. The new round is likely to lift the Uber-backed company’s valuation past $1 billion, according to an investor in Moove. The startup recently... Moove, a five-year-old startup whose employees clean and charge Waymo’s electric robotaxis, is...