Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.

Bosch and Mercedes-Benz launch autonomous parking in Germany

An automated valet parking system co-developed by Bosch and Mercedes-Benz to be implemented at Stuttgart Airport, allowing owners to use smartphones to tell car where to park without being in driver’s seat.

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Musk weighs in on Waymo versus Tesla autonomous driving

Tesla and Waymo roll out competing technologies for autonomous driving, a sector tipped to be worth $9 trillion by the end of the decade.

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Europe safety body rates Tesla Autopilot low on driver engagement

Recent driver assist testing by Euro NCAP says that in terms of driver engagement, Tesla's Autopilot is not quite up to scratch.

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Tesla does “fundamental rewrite” of Full Self Driving autonomous software

Tesla will soon release fully functional version of its Full Self Driving package after undergoing a "fundamental rewrite" of its software.

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China’s Baidu launches autonomous robotaxi service across major city

Chinese internet giant Baidu launches Apollo Go Robotaxi service for the first time to a downtown city area.

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Tesla is about to make a huge leap forward in self-driving car tech

Elon Musk takes to Twitter giving new insight on number of developments in Tesla's self-driving technology, including roundabouts and potholes.

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Musk says Tesla happy to share software including Autopilot, and supply powertrains and batteries

Elon Musk says Tesla is happy to licence its software, powertrains and batteries, including Autopilot.

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Tesla rival Lucid Motors unveils semi-autonomous DreamDrive

Saudi-backed Tesla rival Lucid Motors unveils new benchmark for advanced driver-assisted electric vehicles with system offering “most comprehensive sensor suite on the market”.

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Another robo-taxi company granted driverless permit in California

Autonomous driving pioneer AutoX granted Driverless Permit by California DMV for testing autonomous"robo-taxi" driving technology on public roads.

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Tesla Model 3 with Full Self Driving now changes lanes automatically

Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot feature now changes lanes automatically in Australia, without prompting the driver before making the manouevre.

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