Lyft and Baidu in Deal to Use Chinese Driverless Cars in Europe

Lyft and Baidu plan to start service early next year, joining Uber and Momenta in using electric cars from China, which are the least expensive even with tariffs.

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Tesla Expected to Report Falling Profit as Car Sales Fall

Elon Musk has said that robotaxis are the company’s future, but most revenue still comes from cars.

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Tesla Driver Testifies Autopilot Failed to Prevent Fatal Crash

The driver gave testimony in a federal trial about Tesla’s role in a 2019 accident that killed a woman in Florida.

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Tesla Faces First Jury Trial Tied to Its Autopilot System

The case stems from a fatal accident in 2019 involving a Tesla Model S sedan. Previous cases involving Autopilot had been settled or dismissed.

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Tesla Sales Fall as Elon Musk Focuses on Self-Driving Cars

The company has devoted resources to autonomous driving rather than developing new models to attract car buyers.

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Uber in Talks With Travis Kalanick to Fund Self-Driving Car Deal

The ride-hailing company is in talks to help Mr. Kalanick, who was forced out in 2017, buy an autonomous vehicles start-up as the robot taxi service Waymo gains momentum.

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OpenAI Is Working on Self-Driving Car Technology

The artificial intelligence company has set many challenging goals. Autonomous vehicle software is now among them — but may pit the company against Tesla.

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Tesla Begins Limited Robotaxi Service in Austin

The vehicles will have safety monitors and may not operate in bad weather, making them more restricted than the fully autonomous vehicles promised by Elon Musk.

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The Things College Students Leave Behind

Readers reflect on salvaging what college students don’t take home. Also: Poetry that questions; the risks of self-driving trucks.

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Waymo Limits Service in San Francisco as LA Protests Spread

The self-driving taxi company also said its vehicles were in the wrong place at the wrong time in Los Angeles after protesters set fire to several of the cars there.

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