Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.

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”.