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Tesla says it will have four V4 Supercharger stations in Mumbai and Delhi-NCR (Image: X/Tesla India)

Tesla Model Y launched in India: Here is ‘Y’ you need to know about the EV

July 18, 2025 10:39 am

Beyond the car specs, Tesla cars are known for its cutting-edge automotive technology such as its Autopilot features and Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised as well as other unique features such as Bioweapon defence mode.

Driver-assistance systems are seen by industry analysts as the next big battleground in China's hyper-competitive car market.(Image: Reuters)

China finalising new safety rules for driver-assistance systems

July 05, 2025 10:48 am

The new rules will focus on hardware and software designs that monitor a driver's state of awareness and their capacity to take control in time.

Tesla rolls out robotaxis in Texas test

June 23, 2025 8:56 am

The Tesla robotaxi rollout comes after more than a decade of Musk's unfulfilled promises to deliver self-driving Teslas.

Tesla's self-driving taxi called Cybercab. (Image source: Tesla)

How is Tesla expected to remotely control its robotaxis, and what are its limitations?

June 22, 2025 10:21 am

Musk for years has promised, without delivering, that its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) advanced driver assistance software would graduate to completely self-driving and control robotaxis.

Car manufacturers including Tesla and Google-owned Waymo develop autonomous vehicles for the robotaxi market.

Amazon's Zoox to scale up robotaxi production for US expansion: Report

May 07, 2025 2:08 pm

Amazon's self-driving start-up Zoox will increase production next year as it ramps up plans for a commercial rollout of its robotaxi fleet in the U.S., the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

China bans 'smart' and 'autonomous' driving terms from vehicle ads

April 18, 2025 8:59 am

The regulatory move comes as automakers have been rushing to launch new models equipped with ADAS.

Tesla also plans to increase its reliance on external technology partners such as Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices for compute, and Samsung Electronics for chip manufacturing. (File Representational Photo)

Tesla halts driving-assistance software trial in China, pending approval

March 24, 2025 6:50 pm

Tesla is aiming for a full roll out of FSD this year, and is working with Chinese tech giant Baidu to improve the performance of the system.

Tesla robotaxis by June? Musk turns to Texas for hands-off regulation

February 10, 2025 7:42 pm

On a January 29 earnings call, Musk said he expects to release an “unsupervised” version of its Full Self-Driving system this year.

In February, Waymo recalled 444 self-driving vehicles after two minor collisions in quick succession in Arizona,

Waymo steers toward Japan as it eyes international debut of self-driving taxi service

December 18, 2024 1:27 pm

As part of its efforts to lay the groundwork, Waymo’s cars will be used to map out certain areas of Tokyo and collect data.

The company has introduced the Women Rider Preferred option, which allows women drivers to accept trips from only women riders. (Representative Image)

Uber to launch robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi, with fully driverless rides coming in 2025

December 10, 2024 8:07 am

To start, the robotaxis will ferry passengers between Saadiyat Island and Yas Island, as well as to and from Zayed International Airport.

Military Digest | Truckers, villagers and NCC cadets who fought 1965 Indo-Pak war

Cities59 min ago

Punjab, 60 years after the 1965 war, is now facing a new battle against floods. The villagers are displaying the same fighting spirit as they did during the war. The unsung heroes from the war, including truck drivers, civilians, NCC cadets, and a railwayman, played a vital role in defending the country.

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