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Mercedes Beats Tesla to Earn Level 3 AV Sales Approval in California

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That said, a few companies have begun testing autonomous vehicles in cities nationwide, especially in tech-forward California. & Though Tesla has long touted its “full self-driving” tech and other features, Mercedes beat the electric automaker to the punch in California.

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Cruise to Suspend All Driverless Operations After California Pulled the Plug

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Cruise was already in hot water with California authorities after a string of high-profile incidents, and now the company is suspending all operations to regroup and rebuild public trust. That said, the regulatory and legislative landscape is fragmented between 50 states, so there are far more hurdles to clear than figuring out the tech.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla (TSLA) Q1 2021 earnings call summary

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Anyway, thanks for staying with us for another live blog! We’ll see a lot more of what we saw in Texas and California,” Musk said. And if one were to look at Tesla’s tech evolution, Tesla came to a point where it needed something more powerful than what the market offers. These are always fun. Until the next time!

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VinFast Announces New U.S. Dealers Across Several States

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With 18 stores in seven states and its corporate dealers in California, VinFast now has a surprisingly robust U.S. It only managed 265 in all of 2023, though that was likely due to delays in the rollout and early hiccups with the vehicle’s tech. is the VF 8 SUV.

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Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Set Ablaze By Crowd In San Francisco

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Autonomous vehicles don’t have the best track record when it comes to earning and keeping public trust, even in tech-forward California. General Motors’ Cruise is taking a hiatus testing its vehicles after a high-profile crash and recall, and most recently , a Waymo vehicle was set on fire in San Francisco.

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Toyota-backed U.S. self-driving startup garners $67 million investment

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You can see the five levels of autonomy from the SAE below, courtesy of a May Mobility blog post. The company says it has already been testing the self-driving tech in 12 cities, primarily in North America, and that it has been used over 350,000 times thus far.

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California Grants Cruise and Waymo Expansion Approval

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.& While public complaints seemed to be endangering the companies’ ability to expand operations, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted 3-to-1 on Thursday to do just that. This has also been the position of automotive and tech companies hoping to promote self-driving vehicles.