Sam is Chief Operating Officer for Renew Economy and EV Media. Sam has been working with Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid since 2014 and with The Driven since its inception in 2017. Sam is also the host of The Driven Podcast.

Electric trucks in China have already ditched diesel, now they’re ditching the driver

While Australia debates electrification of its road freight, China has already electrified much of its trucking fleet, and now it’s removing the driver.

3 min

Musk delays release of Roadster, Optimus and unsupervised FSD, as Tesla margins jump

Musk announces delay on release of Roadster, Optimus robot and FSD, and says that new "micro-factories" will be needed to upgrade older Tesla EVs for full self driving.

2 min

Autonomous Vehicles

Bumpy path predicted for self-driving cars in Australia

Australia could cut emissions and car parks by introducing self-driving cars, but the technology could also have unexpected negative effects on roads, a new study finds.

2 min

Autonomous Vehicles

Australian company lands $158 million to build GPS alternative for self-driving cars

Cars, rockets and mining vehicles could drive themselves even when the global positioning system goes dark if a Sydney company succeeds in its mission.

2 min

Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla lifts Robotaxi prices by up to 40 pct, less than a year after launch

Tesla has increased the price of its Robotaxi services by up to 40 per cent, ahead of introduction of the new Cybercab into fleet.

2 min

Tesla using FSD tries to drive its owner into a lake

Video has emerged showing a Tesla using Full Self Driving software take an unexpected turn down a boat ramp leading into a lake.

2 min

Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla FSD to be available only by subscription in Australia from April

Tesla to stop selling FSD Supervised software, only available as subscription from April in Australia.

2 min

Autonomous Vehicles

Waymo raises $A23 billion to scale global presence for autonomous vehicles

Google's autonomous driving technology company Waymo has raised $US16 billion (approximately $A23 billion) in its efforts to strengthen its growth and scale its global presence.