Volkswagen orders $4B in LiDAR sensors, what Elon Musk calls ‘a fool’s errand’
Volkswagen has reportedly ordered up to $4 billion of LiDAR sensors from Israeli company Innoviz Technologies to help develop self-driving…
2 years ago
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Toyota adopts Tesla’s camera-only approach to self-driving development
Toyota subsidiary Woven Planet will utilize a camera-only approach for its self-driving project development, joining Tesla as the only other…
2 years ago
LiDAR startup lured Tesla’s VP of Legal away with $30m compensation package
LiDAR startup Luminar Technologies, Inc. lured Tesla Vice President of Legal Alan Prescott away from the Austin-based electric vehicle leader…
2 years ago
Tesla sends Luminar stock upward, but don’t expect Tesla to adopt LiDAR
Tesla's rumored use of LiDAR systems from Luminar on a Model Y crossover have shot the company's stock upward. After…
3 years ago
Tesla rival Xpeng to use LiDAR, deviating from lawsuit of former employee
Chinese electric car company Xpeng will use LiDAR sensors in its mass-market vehicles that are produced in 2021. The announcement…
3 years ago
Waymo could dominate 60% of driverless taxi market by 2030
A report from investment bank UBS has revealed that Waymo would likely command up to 60% of the driverless taxi…
6 years ago
Waymo’s driverless taxi service details revealed in DMV application
Details of Waymo’s driverless taxi service were revealed in the company’s recent application to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).…
6 years ago
Waymo selects all-electric Jaguar I-PACE for its self-driving ride service
Waymo’s newest addition to its self-driving fleet was revealed on Tuesday’s livestream event, dubbed The Next Step in Self-Driving. During…
6 years ago
GM says Tesla can’t achieve Level 5 self-driving using Autopilot hardware
Director of autonomous vehicle integration for General Motors, Scott Miller, thinks Tesla's goal to build a self-driving vehicle that meets SAE's criteria…
7 years ago
Tesla with LiDAR and mfg plate spotted testing in Palo Alto near Model 3 sighting
On the same day a black Model 3 release candidate was spotted driving around Silicon Valley, another Teslarati reader caught a…
7 years ago
Tesla is about to unveil a new product on Monday, October 17
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Sunday to reveal that the company plans to unveil a new product, "unexpected by most",…
8 years ago
Tesla Model S with LIDAR ‘Puck’ spotted testing near Palo Alto HQ
Another Tesla Model S with a roof-mounted LIDAR sensor has been spotted near the company's Palo Alto-based headquarters. However, unlike the…
8 years ago
Elon Musk won’t be using LIDAR in upcoming Tesla Autopilot update
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been opposed to the idea of using LIDAR for self-driving cars stating that the same…
8 years ago
Sighting of Tesla Model S with LIDAR suggests Autopilot 2.0 could be self-driving
A recent sighting of a white Model S equipped with LIDAR hardware suggests that Tesla's next generation Autopilot 2.0 could be coming with advanced…
8 years ago