Car-sensor maker’s shares slide after allegations by Blue Orca Capital
Company targets $5bn valuation as road freight becomes next self-driving tech battleground
Customers urge Hesai to diversify production of key tech for autonomous vehicles to avoid geopolitical tensions
Heavy goods vehicles emerge as important battleground for autonomous driving technology
Innovation by world’s biggest suppliers potentially smooths path for self-driving vehicles
Oxa and Wayve are making hard choices in face of well-funded Chinese and US competition
London-based group is testing its self-driving cars in Germany and the US and hopes to ‘soon’ agree deals with automakers
From Gen Z urban Africans’ frustrated ambitions and development density disputes in Sydney to tackling ‘heat islands’ and community-splitting highways. Plus improving refugees’ lot; natural flood resilience; how the ‘15-minute city’ became politicised; and rethinking places of worship
Tesla rival will equip hatchback on sale for less than $10,000 with features usually found only on upscale vehicles
Ride-hailing group’s weaker forecast comes after record fourth quarter
Despite the potential for safer roads, polls suggest public trust in automated vehicles is falling
Manufacturers promising greater safety have a problem: human drivers set the bar higher than you might think
Development of the new technology may prove just as challenging as the long road to robotaxis
Company led by GM veteran eschews robotaxis for ‘dull’ street sweepers and warehouse workhorses
If drivers are no longer responsible for accidents, will liability shift to manufacturers?
Newly listed group plans to quadruple fleet and predicts big cities will extend boundaries for self-driving services
US carmaker is abandoning self-driving cabs in a sop to its nervous passengers
The better an automated system performs, the more complacent — and dangerous — we become
We should be building fleets of these lightweight, low-cost electric vehicles
If Horizon reaches its $696mn target, it would be the city’s largest initial public offering this year
The pay-off from fully self-driving cars is likely to take much longer than expected
It has some obstacles to navigate
EV leader plans to start making self-driving cabs before 2027 and sell them for less than $30,000
Investors are wise to be sceptical of Tesla chief’s entertaining vision of autonomous taxis and humanoid robots
Rising use of specialised software in EVs raises important questions about privacy and safety for drivers around the world
