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Is Tesla's FSD full of it? Full Self-Driving forced into embarrassing rebrand

By Andrew Chesterton · 31 Mar 2025

Tesla has been forced into an embarrassing backdown over a trial of its Full Self-Driving tech in China, with owners of Tesla vehicles reportedly accruing fines for disregarding certain road rules, before the much-hyped – but misleadingly titled – technology was rebranded as Intelligent Assisted Driving.

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Nissan beats Tesla to the punch: First full self-driving car tested on public roads in Japan as Tesla awaits autonomous driving service debut

By Samuel Irvine · 11 Mar 2025

For the first time ever in Japan, Nissan has successfully tested a fully autonomous, driverless vehicle on public roads, beating electric car giant Tesla to the feat in the process.

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'Biggest year in Tesla history': Why 2025 is a make-or-break year for Tesla as the Model 3, Model Y face competition from a wave of Chinese rivals such as the BYD Sealion 7 and Xpeng G6 | Opinion

By Samuel Irvine · 05 Feb 2025

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk called 2025 the “biggest year in Tesla history” at a recent investors meeting, he was right, though not for the reason of becoming the world’s biggest company as he might think.

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Think your Tesla Model 3 or Model Y is smart? The first AI powered car race is a hilarious reminder that completely autonomous cars on our roads might never happen | Opinion

By Laura Berry · 20 Dec 2024

Before you go believing whatever your carmaker said about the self-driving capabilities of your vehicle, stop and remember just what a monumental mess occurred on the track for the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League’s inaugural race this year.

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Game-changing self-driving taxi to be revealed next month

By Samuel Irvine · 05 Sep 2024

Reports out of the US are claiming Tesla will unveil its long-awaited self-driving Robotaxi next month at the Warner Brothers Studio movie lot in Burbank, California.

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Electric car discounts not a 'long-term issue' for Tesla: Elon Musk promises Robotaxi this year followed by affordable Model 2 and flagship Roadster in 2025 despite lower profits

By John Law · 24 Jul 2024

At its second quarter investor conference, Tesla confirmed its commitment to launching a Robotaxi this year followed by an affordable model in the first half of 2025.

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Angry mobs are torching self-driving taxis in the US. Why are they so angry with autonomous cars and will Aussies react the same way when Waymo and Cruise arrive here? | Opinion

By Laura Berry · 18 Feb 2024

Self-driving taxis are under attack by angry mobs in the United States. Will we behave the same way when Waymo and Cruise arrive in Australia?

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Self driving cars: What is an autonomous vehicle and how do they work?

By Stephen Ottley · 12 May 2023

Self-driving cars have become one of the most hot-button topics in the car industry in the past decade. Everyone from General Motors to Google is involved in trying to remove the human being from the driving process.

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Will fully autonomous cars ever happen? Not anytime soon, according to Volvo boss

By Tim Nicholson · 02 Feb 2023

Volvo's global chief has said that full autonomous driving would not happen for a long time to come, despite him confirming that his company has the technology to roll it out now.

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Forget Kia and Hyundai! Nissan's Australian accent revealed with local tuning program

By Tim Nicholson · 03 Jan 2023

It’s not just Hyundai and Kia that have a program that tunes the steering and suspension of its models to suit Australian tastes.

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