Documents submitted by Waymo and Tesla to the US government reveal new info about the remote assistance programs for their robotaxis, staffed by human operators
Self-driving vehicle companies are revealing new details about their safety-critical “remote assistance” programs—but questions remain.
Documents submitted by Waymo and Tesla to the US government reveal new info about the remote assistance programs for their robotaxis, staffed by human operators
Self-driving vehicle companies are revealing new details about their safety-critical “remote assistance” programs—but questions remain.
Tesla's robotaxi service in Austin significantly trails Waymo, deploying an estimated 30 cars with safety drivers, vs. Waymo's 200 cars without human monitors
What? Oh, never mind. — We'll always have Twitter to remember him. [embedded post] Mastodon: @GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai : @Techmeme — The safety record of this minuscule population of vehicle...
A profile of Aaron Greenspan, who has spent years on a crusade to expose what he believes are financial problems at Tesla and at big tech companies
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b... … Noam Scheiber / @noamscheiber : I have a profile up today of the transparency activist and Tesla skeptic Aaron Greenspan, who's unearthed lots of evidence undercutt...
Apple removes Eyes Up, which simply archives videos of ICE abuses, from the App Store; unlike ICEBlock, Eyes Up doesn't share ICE officers' real-time locations
and it's not masked agents of ICE www.404media.co/apple-banned... Benn Jordan / @bennjordan : Your smartphone manufacturer doesn't think you deserve 1st or 4th amendment rights. — www.404media.co/ap...
A look at Starlink's plans to launch a cellphone service that some experts say will likely remain complementary to existing networks, focusing on rural coverage
The tech entrepreneur has upended one business after another. Now he may be going after our phone networks. — Just now X: @eyup_io and @kidcandyfighter Bluesky: @dogefort and @prietschka . Mastodon...
Elon Musk says that Apple “makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI” to top its App Store, an “antitrust violation”, and xAI will take legal action
This is a column about AI. My boyfriend works at Anthropic. Becca Monaghan / indy100 : Elon Musk has dropped the Trump feud for now - he's falling out with another CEO instead Forbes : Elon Musk Says...
Elon Musk calls the Senate tax bill “utterly insane” as it raises taxes on nuclear and geothermal energy and battery storage, which are crucial for AI training
Yet Rachel Frazin / The Hill : Updated Senate bill slashes wind and solar incentives — and adds a new tax Nellius Irene / Cryptopolitan : Elon Musk called Trump's new tax and spending bill “insane” Bl...
Tech industry fears the fallout from the Musk-Trump rift, as some prominent tech right figures downplay its permanence; source: David Sacks was “shell-shocked”
Internet Calls It ‘Battle Of The Century’ Mikala Theocharous / 9News : Kanye West weighs in on Musk-Trump split Bluesky: Brian Merchant / @bcmerchant : Even if the Musk-Trump feud is permanent, he wil...
Elon Musk departs the Trump administration as a “special government employee”, defending DOGE's mission to reduce wasteful government spending
Now the job falls to the insidious fossil-fuel-funded creep Russell Vought, their henchman at OMB. E.W. Niedermeyer / @niedermeyer.online : “Say what you will about Elon Musk, the man thinks ahead.” ...