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Tesla 2.0: What customers think of Model S demise, Optimus robot rise

Many of Tesla's 7 million owners have turned their passion and knowledge of the company's products into market wealth. Could personal robots engender the same passion?

Waymo raises US$16bil (RM62.8bil) in robotaxi race with Tesla

In the race with Elon Musk's Tesla to dominate the market for driverless robotaxis, Google sister company Waymo has strengthened its finances to fund global expansion.

Waymo probed after robotaxi struck child near California school

US auto safety regulators are investigating a Waymo autonomous vehicle that struck a child near a school in Santa Monica, California, the second recent probe to examine the behaviour of the Alphabet Inc unit's robotaxis near children.

Waymo gears up to launch robotaxis in London this year

US self-driving car company Waymo said Thursday it is working with UK partners to launch driverless robotaxis in London, which are expected to begin operating later this year.

AI helps pave the way for self-driving cars

Even if Elon Musk's dream of robotaxis for everyone is a long way off, sleek electric cars powered by artificial intelligence packed the Consumer Electronics Show, promising to liberate people from the tedium of driving.

The robot cars have come for the kids

Because families have complicated schedules.

Uber shows off its robotaxi heading for San Francisco

Uber on Jan 5 unveiled a custom robotaxi it is adding to its global ride-share platform, starting on the San Francisco home turf it shares with rival Waymo, owned by Google.

How Chinese robotaxi giants are steering the Middle East towards a driverless future

WeRide, Baidu and Pony.ai expand operations in the Middle East as UAE promotes clean energy and reduces dependence on oil and gas.

Tesla faces NHTSA probe over Model 3 emergency door handles

Bloomberg separately reported that potential safety issues with electric handles were raised with chief executive officer Elon Musk during the development of the Model 3, and that he insisted on the futuristic design, which would include manual releases to mitigate power-loss problems.

After power outage, San Francisco wonders: Can robot taxis handle a big earthquake?

City officials have called for a hearing investigating Waymo after the company's self-driving taxis suffered widespread problems during a power outage.