Hacker News with Generative AI: Self-Driving Cars

Collectively, the Tesla fleet has driven more than 3.6B miles on FSD (twitter.com)
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Waymos crash less than human drivers (understandingai.org)
After 50 million miles, Waymos crash a lot less than human drivers
Next stop for Waymo One: Washington, D.C (waymo.com)
It’s official: Waymo One, the world’s leading fully autonomous ride-hailing service, will be ready for riders in the nation’s capital on the Waymo One app in 2026.
Tesla Full Self-Driving is stagnating after Elon said it is going exponential (electrek.co)
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) is stagnating with no real improvement in miles between disengagement in months just as CEO Elon Musk said it is going exponential.
Waymo is now offering 24/7 robotaxi rides in Silicon Valley (theverge.com)
Waymo is kicking off the process of making its robotaxi service in Silicon Valley commercially available to everyone.
Tesla hit with class action about its self-driving claims, hardware 3 computer (electrek.co)
Tesla is hit with a fresh class action lawsuit about the performance and claims of its self-driving and Autopilot systems as well as its “hardware 3 computer.”
BYD to offer Tesla-like self-driving tech in all models for free (asiafinancial.com)
China’s biggest carmaker BYD has shaken up the electric vehicle industry yet again this week after announcing it will offer cutting-edge self-driving systems on all its vehicles — including its cheapest Seagull model — for free.
Chinese EV leader BYD to offer 'God's Eye' self-driving system on all models (ft.com)
Chinese EV leader BYD to offer ‘God’s Eye’ self-driving system on all models
Elon Musk is about to masterfully move the goalpost on Tesla Full Self-Driving (electrek.co)
Elon Musk is about to move the goalpost on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) program in a masterful way that will allow him to claim a win.
China's BYD Adding 'High-Level' Self-Driving to Its Budget $10K Electric Car (gizmodo.com)
Tesla’s famously sky-high market valuation is based in part on the premise that it is not actually a car company at all, but an AI and robotics company.
Chinese EV leader BYD to offer 'God's Eye' self-driving system on all models (ft.com)
Tesla Cybertruck Crash on Full Self-Driving v13 (electrek.co)
A Tesla owner reported that he crashed his Cybertruck into a pole after hitting a curb while using Full Self-Driving, Tesla’s advanced driving assist system that Elon Musk claims will be unsupervised this year.
Waymo drives through sinkhole in San Francisco during storm [video] (youtube.com)
Elon Musk reveals Elon Musk was wrong about Full Self-Driving (techcrunch.com)
For nearly nine years, Elon Musk has promised Tesla vehicles had the hardware needed to support a self-driving car. This week, he made his latest admission that many are not.
Elon Musk admits that Tesla will have to replace its HW3 self-driving computers (electrek.co)
Elon Musk finally admits that Tesla will have to replace its HW3 self-driving computers. He said it would be difficult, but Tesla would do it.
Elon Musk admits that Tesla will have to replace its HW3 self-driving computers (electrek.co)
Elon Musk finally admits that Tesla will have to replace its HW3 self-driving computers. He said it would be difficult, but Tesla would do it.
Elon Musk claims Tesla will launch a self-driving service in Austin in June (techcrunch.com)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday his company will launch a paid ride-hailing robotaxi service in Austin, Texas using its own fleet vehicles this coming June — the latest in a long line of sky-high promises he has yet to meet about autonomy.
Tesla refuses to do the right thing about 'Full Self-Driving' transfers (electrek.co)
Tesla is refusing to do the right thing about ‘Full Self-Driving’ package transfers and instead holds its own incapacity to deliver the package over the head of its owners.
Tesla has a new self-driving computer retrofit, but it's not even for HW3 cars (electrek.co)
According to a well-known Tesla hacker, Tesla has designed a new self-driving computer retrofit, but it’s not even for HW3 cars.
US safety regulators expand Ford hands-free driving tech investigation (techcrunch.com)
A U.S. federal safety regulator has “upgraded” its investigation into Ford’s hands-free advanced driver assistance system known as BlueCruise — a required step before a recall can be issued.
Elon Musk misrepresents Tesla self-driving data (electrek.co)
Elon Musk is praising data that he claims shows Tesla is on the verge of achieving unsupervised Full Self-Driving, when in fact, it shows it is still years away and he is misrepresenting it.
Tesla issues recall on over 200,000 vehicles for self-driving computer failure (electrek.co)
Tesla has officially issued a recall on over 200,000 vehicles in the US over the self-driving computer inside the vehicle short-circuiting and failing to work.
Man trapped inside driverless car as it spins in circles (bbc.com)
Mike Johns boarded a driverless Waymo taxi to an airport in Scottsdale, Arizona, but it began spinning in circles in a parking lot.
Self driving 1993 Volvo with open pilot (practicapp.com)
Together with some friends, I decided earlier this year to particpate in the Carbage run 2025 Winter edition. This is a 6-day journey in winter all the way through Sweden to the polar circle, and back down to Helsinki in a group of roughly 400 cars.
A comparison to Waymo’s auto liability insurance claims at 25M miles (waymo.com)
Understanding the safety impact of Automated Driving Systems (ADS) is crucial for their widespread adoption, yet robust real-world evaluation remains a critical area of development.
Are We Full Self Drive Yet? (smy20011.github.io)
Tesla wide releases v13 'self-driving', Elon says your mind will be blown again (electrek.co)
Tesla is finally wide-releasing Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised v13 to vehicles with Hardware 4 computers. CEO Elon Musk commented on the release with a familiar comment: “Your mind will be blown,” again.
Waymo – Avoiding a Falling Skateboarder (twitter.com)
Tesla is having major issue with its self-driving computer inside new cars (electrek.co)
Brand-new Tesla vehicles are experiencing self-driving computer failures, which are resulting in significant problems.
Waymo market share just passed Lyft in SF (twitter.com)