Connected and Autonomous Vehicles:
🙂 Waymo Opens Robotaxi Service to Anyone in Los Angeles, Marking Its Largest Expansion Yet. “[Starting this week], anyone in LA will be able to use the Waymo One app to hail a self-driving robotaxi throughout nearly 80 square miles of Los Angeles County, Waymo said.”
🏛 NHTSA Warns Tesla Over Deceptive Autonomous Driving Claims. “The NHTSA is probing Elon Musk’s company over potential safety failings in Tesla’s FSD option, with the latest investigation following a string of incidents, including a fatal collision. Tesla TSLA -6.41%↓ has until December 18 to respond to the letter from the NHTSA, with potential penalties of up to $135.8 million if the EV maker fails to take action.”
💰 From Self-Driving Cars To AI That Writes Enterprise Software: Cogna Founder Raises $15 Million. “Cogna — as the U.K.-based startup is called — is led by Ben Peters, the technical co-founder of Five AI, a self-driving startup that was acquired by Bosch in 2022.”
💲 Vatn Systems Raises $13 Million Seed Round to Advance Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for US Defense.
😕 Self-Driving Cars Will Ruin Cities, Not Fix Them. “With an estimated $160 billion invested so far, companies have already put a ton of money into developing autonomous vehicles, and the promise of replacing drivers with computers has been a futurist dream for a long time.”
