All articles tagged with #self driving technology
Tesla's Q4 2025 vehicle deliveries dropped 15.6% year-over-year, signaling a sales slump amid weaker demand and the expiration of U.S. tax credits, but growth in energy storage and future autonomous ride-sharing (Robotaxi) plans remain key to investor optimism. The company is expected to report full quarterly results on Jan. 28, with future demand hinging on advancements in self-driving tech and scaling Robotaxi services.
Tesla's Q3 2025 EV deliveries hit a record, but concerns remain about declining profit margins and high valuation. Top investor Daniel Sparks highlights the potential of Tesla's self-driving tech and growth opportunities, but advises caution due to economic uncertainties and lofty stock valuation, leading to a neutral stance with a 12-month target of $378.20, implying a ~13% loss.
Waymo is launching its driverless robotaxi service in Denver next year, starting with testing vehicles on the streets to understand the local environment, amid ongoing debates about the safety and impact of autonomous vehicles.
Tesla stock declined despite reports that Elon Musk might not pursue creating a third political party, with investors seemingly moving past Musk's political controversies. The stock's drop may also be influenced by Tesla's new vehicle models and optimism about its self-driving technology, which is valued at nearly $1 trillion by analysts. Overall, Tesla's stock has fallen 18% this year but increased 49% over the past year.
Tesla faces a rare trial over a 2019 accident where Autopilot allegedly failed to warn a driver, resulting in the death of a woman who was thrown 75 feet into the air. The lawsuit questions Tesla's safety claims and the company's handling of driver-assistance features, amid ongoing investigations and regulatory recalls. The case could impact Tesla's reputation and future self-driving technology rollout.
Tesla was required to reimburse a customer for its Full Self-Driving package after an arbitration found the company failed to deliver on its promise of unsupervised self-driving, highlighting ongoing issues with Tesla's hardware capabilities and customer trust.
Travis Kalanick is attempting to acquire the U.S. division of Pony AI, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company, with potential support from Uber and investors, marking Kalanick's return to the self-driving car industry after his departure from Uber in 2017.
Tesla's launch of a limited robotaxi service in Austin marks a cautious first step in its autonomous vehicle ambitions, facing challenges such as regulatory scrutiny, technological limitations of camera-based systems, and logistical hurdles, casting doubt on Musk's earlier optimistic projections of rapid expansion and full autonomy.
Tesla's shares dropped nearly 4% amid concerns over the safety of its upcoming robotaxi service and ongoing legal issues related to its autonomous driving data, highlighting investor worries about the company's high valuation being tied to future self-driving initiatives rather than its current electric vehicle sales.
General Motors has decided to cease funding its robotaxi service, Cruise, and will instead focus on integrating self-driving technology into its consumer vehicles. This move follows a high-profile accident and increasing competition, leaving Tesla as the only U.S. automaker still pursuing robotaxis. GM's decision reflects the challenges and costs associated with developing and managing autonomous fleets, as well as a shift towards enhancing self-driving features in privately owned cars.
Major automotive companies are urgently seeking ways to reduce costs as their significant investments in electric vehicles (EVs) and self-driving technology are not yielding the expected returns. The anticipated rapid adoption of these technologies has not materialized, leading to financial strain and strategic reevaluations within the industry.
After a decade of development, Apple has abruptly canceled its Project Titan, a self-driving electric car initiative, and is reallocating hundreds of employees to work on artificial intelligence. The move comes as Apple reportedly struggled to crack self-driving technology, and the market for electric vehicles began to slow. Despite the anticipation, analysts believe Apple was still years away from releasing its own car, and the company never publicly confirmed its development of a self-driving vehicle.
A pair of Super Bowl ads by The Dawn Project targeted Tesla's self-driving technology, urging viewers to boycott the company and claiming its vehicles are unsafe. The ads featured an Autopilot-driven Tesla ignoring a stop sign and striking child-sized dummies. Tesla's Autopilot technology has faced scrutiny from regulators, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) concluding that incorrect use of the software led to crashes. The company recalled about two million vehicles for mandated Autopilot updates, despite not agreeing with the NHTSA's findings. The software has been criticized for being easily fooled, and Tesla has been the subject of multiple recalls and safety investigations.
Tesla's stock price dropped after missing estimates and offering a weak production forecast, with automotive revenue growth slowing and profits tumbling. Elon Musk predicts that full self-driving technology could be coming this year, potentially transforming the company, and a mass-market vehicle is scheduled for production in 2025. If these initiatives are successful, they could be game changers for Tesla and help support the stock's long-term performance.
Tesla is recalling over 2 million vehicles equipped with Autopilot due to the fact that humans tend to stop paying attention when using the "driving assistance" system, which can lead to accidents. The recall exposes the dangerous and deceptive nature of Tesla's self-driving technology, which has always required human supervision. Tesla's claim that Autopilot is safer than human drivers has been debunked, and the company's lack of driver monitoring and legal liability for accidents caused by the system have raised concerns. The recall may lead to further regulatory action and civil litigation against Tesla.