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ForkLog 13.05.2026

Waymo Recalls 3,800 Autonomous Vehicles After “Puddle Incident”

Waymo has recalled approximately 3,800 autonomous taxis in the United States to address software issues that led to vehicles "driving onto a flooded road."

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ForkLog 61 27.05.2025

Germany Trials Autonomous Public Transport

Germany has commenced trials of autonomous vehicles as a form of public transport. On May 26, the KIRA project launched public trials in certain areas of the Rhine-Main region, encompassing Frankfurt, Mainz, and Wiesbaden. Knut Ringat, managing director of the RVN transport association, anticipates that by 2030, KIRA will serve as an alternative to other […]

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ForkLog 34 29.04.2024

Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Linked to Numerous Accidents and Fatalities, Report Finds

Driver inattention combined with flaws in Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) technologies have resulted in hundreds of injuries and dozens of deaths, according to a report by the NHTSA. The findings indicate that users of these systems “were not sufficiently engaged in vehicle operation.” Meanwhile, Tesla’s technologies themselves “did not ensure an adequate level […]

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ForkLog 38 15.05.2023

Tesla cars learn to recognise driver drowsiness

Tesla has introduced in-car driver monitoring to track yawns, blinks and other signs of drowsiness.

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ForkLog 31 12.05.2023

U.S. Transportation Secretary Criticizes Tesla Autopilot

Tesla should not call its driver-assistance system Autopilot an autopilot, because the company's cars cannot drive themselves. This was stated by U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

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ForkLog 21 06.03.2023

AI pilot beats human in aerial dogfight in 90 seconds

Chinese military researchers conducted a one-on-one duel between an AI-controlled drone and a human-operated drone in real-world conditions.

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ForkLog 35 01.02.2023

Binance partners with Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s largest airline

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced a partnership with Air Astana, the largest airline in Kazakhstan.

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ForkLog 26 18.01.2023

Tesla allegedly misled in 2016 autopilot advertising

A video published in 2016 showing the Tesla Model X, illustrating the capabilities of autonomous driving technology, turned out to be staged.

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ForkLog 28 09.01.2023

In Germany, police pursued a Tesla with a sleeping driver

The Bamberg road police patrol in Germany pursued a Tesla robo-car with Autopilot engaged while the driver allegedly slept at the wheel.

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ForkLog 20 28.12.2022

California bans Tesla from calling Autopilot ‘Full Self-Driving’

California authorities passed a law prohibiting Tesla and other manufacturers from marketing driver-assistance technology as fully autonomous.

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ForkLog 13 07.12.2022

Kodiak Robotics to develop autonomous vehicles for the Pentagon

Autonomous-vehicle maker Kodiak Robotics has secured a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Defense worth $49.9 million to develop autonomous vehicles.

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ForkLog 24 03.12.2022

Porsche Announces Its Own NFT Collection

The German carmaker Porsche will launch its own NFT collection in January 2023. It will comprise 7,500 NFTs.

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