Opening
Lane: A major shift in the automotive landscape is coming from General Motors.
Otto: Good evening, I'm Otto.
Lane: And I'm Lane. Welcome to Driverless Daily.
GM unveils sweeping tech and self-driving overhaul
Reported by Axios
Lane: Leading off tonight, GM is unveiling a sweeping tech and self-driving overhaul, according to Axios. the SelfDrivingCars subreddit, Car and Driver, Toledo Blade and Reuters are on this story too.
Otto: That sounds like a massive pivot for their engineering teams.
Waymo adds driverless rides to Las Vegas airport
Reported by Las Vegas Sun
Otto: Our next story: Waymo is expanding its reach, adding driverless rides to the Las Vegas airport, the Las Vegas Sun reports. TechCrunch and the SelfDrivingCars subreddit are on this story too.
Lane: Travelers will certainly appreciate that convenience.
Lucid's 25,000 Bolt robotaxis will run on Nvidia's self-driving software
Reported by Hacker News
Lane: Up next, Lucid's Bolt robotaxi deal in Europe now includes 25,000 autonomous vehicles running Nvidia's Alpamayo Stack self-driving software, according to the Hacker News thread. Electrek and the SelfDrivingCars subreddit are on this story too.
Otto: It is interesting to see them using a software stack that combines reasoning AI with classical perception and planning.
Lane: The project will start with data collection in Madrid in 2027, with plans to eventually deploy in Germany and France, according to the Hacker News thread.
Otto: The regulators in those countries will have a lot to review before that goes live.
Tesla releases Robotaxi Safety report, discloses unsupervised mileage completed, 3.3M
Reported by r/SelfDrivingCars
Otto: This just in: Tesla has released a safety report for its Robotaxi service, disclosing that unsupervised mileage completed has been accelerating, according to the SelfDrivingCars subreddit.
Lane: The report also highlights the rate at which miles are being driven to provide insights into the growth of the service.
Lane: It's a significant amount of data to parse.
Kodiak, Charger launch 435-mile autonomous lane in Texas
Reported by Trucking Dive
Lane: Now, to the logistics of long-haul trucking: Kodiak and Charger have launched a 435-mile autonomous lane in Texas, according to Trucking Dive.
Otto: A dedicated lane like that could change the math for freight efficiency.
Austin autonomous truck company Einride faces $61.7M lawsuit
Reported by KVUE
Lane: KVUE reports that That is a significant legal hurdle for a company in this sector.
Exclusive: Steve Cohen backs Hertz's robotaxi ambitions with $80M investment
Reported by Axios
Lane: Our final story: Steve Cohen has invested 80 million dollars in Hertz's robotaxi ambitions, according to Axios.
Otto: That is some serious capital backing a very ambitious vision.
Sign-off
Otto: Thanks for joining us.
Lane: We'll see you tomorrow.