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Elon Says Tesla FSD 12.4 Roughly 5-10X Times Better on Miles Per Interventions
May 15, 2024 by Brian Wang

Elon Musk said that Tesla FSD 12.4 goes to internal release this weekend and limited external beta next week.
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Roughly 5X to 10X improvement in miles per intervention vs 12.3.

12.5 will be out in late June. Will also see a major improvement in mpi and is single stack – no

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/05/e ... tions.html

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Renault announces production of Level 4 autonomous robotized miniBus
By Mike Hanlon
May 16, 2024

Renault made some big announcements overnight, outlining major changes to its autonomous vehicle strategy and announcing the production (no dates specified) of a robotized electric miniBus based on the New Renault Master.

The new robotized electric miniBus is intended to be a platform suitable for customization by specialist mobility partners such as EasyMile, Milla and WeRide.

The platform is designed to integrate the automation solutions from these partners.

https://newatlas.com/automotive/renault ... s-minibus/

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China’s Robotaxi Industry
May 16, 2024 by Brian Wang

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/05/c ... ustry.html
China’s goverment wants to be a global leader in emerging technologies and has identified robotaxi’s and autonomous driving as a key target.

The top robotaxi and autonomous vehicle companies in China are:
AutoX
Baidu Apollo
Didi Chuxing
Pony.ai
WeRide.

Baidu Apollo seems to be a world leader with more rides given and miles driven than Waymo (Google backed US leader in robotaxi).

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Tesla FSD 12.3.6 Versus Waymo
May 18, 2024 by Brian Wang

CallasEV compared a Waymo against Tesla FSD version 12.3.6. Tesla FSD12.3.6 had no disengagements and completed the drive 2 minutes ahead of the Waymo because of superior route planning. The FSD ride and the Waymo rides were both smooth. Tesla FSD can operate across North America and is getting certified in Europe, China, Asia and Australia. Waymo operates in parts of San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix.
Waymo and Tesla FSD Supervised V12.3.6 take on the route from McCormick Railroad Park to the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, Arizona. Waymo is an autonomous taxi that serves a large portion of Phoenix and surrounding cities.

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/05/t ... waymo.html

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Sawyer Merritt
@SawyerMerritt
NEWS: Self-driving vehicles set to be on roads in the UK by 2026 as Automated Vehicles Act has now become law.

https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1792927267586236520

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