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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.

“Is that it?” Musk’s Robo-show leaves even the tech-bro hopefuls nonplussed

Investors and tech-bro enthusiasts were waiting for big things from Elon Musk's robo-show last week, but were left disappointed by a complete lack of detail. "Is that it?" asked one leading analyst.

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“No steering wheels, no pedals:” Tesla unveils two new EVs from the future

Tesla finally unveils the prototype of its robotaxi with no steering wheels or pedals, and introduced the Tesla robovan as an added surprise. But not everyone is convinced.

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Tesla Robotaxi event labelled by Elon Musk as “one for the history books”

Tesla's upcoming Robotaxi event is likely to be the company's most important event yet with Musk labelling it one for the history books.

Tesla Gong Nash FSD Experience July 2023

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Elon Musk hints at Tesla self-driving tech being released in Australia in early 2025

Tesla has been pushing full self driving efforts in a big way with Elon Musk now hinting its right-hand-drive market arrival in Q1 2025.

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Zeekr launches new 007 as Waymo Zeekr autonomous vehicle spotted testing

Zeekr unveils 007 electric car with industry leading charging tech, and is also working on autonomous technology with Google's Waymo.

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Elon Musk confirms delay of Tesla robotaxi to rework key elements

Musk confirms delay of robotaxi unveil to allow teams to work on key elements of the design.

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Toyota plans to reboot its shrinking Chinese market with self-driving plans

Toyota seeks to reboot its shrinking share of the world's biggest car market by launching a new EV with advanced autonomous driving.

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Self-driving cars are safer, just not at dawn or dusk

Self-driving cars are safer than those driven by humans, a study has revealed, but the advanced vehicles are more likely to crash in challenging weather conditions or when performing turns.

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Elon Musk says his $84 billion pay package is approved. Will he now build a Tesla phone?

Musk says shareholders have already approved his $A84 billion pay package, even before the shareholders meeting. Will he now go ahead and build a Tesla phone?

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Nissan begins autonomous electric Leaf trials ahead of 2027 launch date

Nissan begins trial of prototype Nissan Leaf equipped with autonomous driving technology, part of the company’s long-term efforts to deliver autonomous mobility services by 2027.

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