The American Automobile Association (AAA), revealed in a new survey that 66% of drivers are afraid of the idea behind fully self-driving cars and 25% of drivers are uncertain.
If you're in North America, a Tesla staff member will show you how the automaker's Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology works before you can take your car home, according to Bloomberg. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reportedly issued a memo that requires Tesla stores in the region to install and activate its latest Full Self-Driving software and then take customers on a short test ride before handing over a vehicle. He added that "almost no one actually realizes how well (supervised) FSD actually works"...
Self-driving company Waabi is using a generative AI model to help predict the movement of vehicles, it announced today. The new system, called Copilot4D, was trained on troves of data from lidar sensors, which use light to sense how far away objects are. If you prompt the model with a situation, like a driver recklessly…
HOUMA — A FedEx driver was arrested for allegedly driving intoxicated and crashing his truck into a house in Houma.Michael Smith, 31, reportedly drove his delivery truck into the driveway of the home on Mary Hughes Drive off of Acadian Drive and crashed into the front of it Tuesday afternoon. While the home had people in it at the time of the crash, when police responded they reported no one was hurt.Smith failed a sobriety test and was taken into custody. Houma Police said that Smith...
Tesla will start taking customers on test drives to demonstrate self-driving capabilities of their cars before they buy, a report claims.
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - KU senior guard Kevin McCullar will not play in the 2024 NCAA tournament, KU head men's basketball coach Bill Self told reporters on Tuesday. McCullar missed the Big 12 tournament, too. He's been battling a bone bruise on his knee and played in only 26 of KU's 32 games this season. "He's []
A semi-truck driver was shot while driving on a highway Thursday in Northwest Indiana. The victim was transported by medical transport helicopter to Indianapolis, police said.
Stumpy, along with 158 other trees, will be axed in Washington DC, USA.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded the entrepreneurial spirit of India's youth, and said the startup ecosystem is flourishing at an unprecedented pace. Through Startup India mission, the government has given a platform to innovative ideas, connected them to funding channels, established incubators in educational institutions, PM modi said on the third day of Startup Mahakumbh at Bharat Mandapam.The prime minister highlighted that the government started working on startups at the...
An interesting survey out of the U.S. has revealed that two-thirds of drivers are afraid of self-driving vehicles, a figure that has jumped significantly from the 54% that expressed similar feelings in 2021. The study from AAA was conducted between January 11-16, 2024, using a panel to provide a sample coverage of approximately 97% of the U.S. household population. A total of 1,010 eligible drivers responded to the survey and 66% of them said they are afraid of self-driving vehicles, 25% said...
Fossil-fuel burning trucks spew alarming amounts of greenhouse gases, dangerous nitrogen oxides, lung-clogging particulate matter and a toxic stew of other pollutants. Getting rid of them will be costly — nearly $1 trillion, according to an industry study released Tuesday. Sponsored by the freight-hauling truck fleet industry, it concludes that charging infrastructure for a nationwide fleet of 100% electric trucks — from delivery trucks to big rigs — will cost $622 billion. Add to that an...
Younece Obuad, 32, the man suspected of shooting an aggressive subway rider, will not face charges as Brooklyn prosecutors have ruled he acted in self-defense.