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Volkswagen Group of America to roll out first autonomous driving test fleet in Austin; 10 ID. Buzz

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(VWGoA) is starting its first autonomous vehicle test program in Austin beginning in July 2023. The company will kick off its program with a batch of 10 all-electric ID. Buzz vehicles outfitted with an autonomous driving (AD) technology platform developed by the global Volkswagen Group in partnership with technology company Mobileye.

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The Boring Company proposes tunnels in Austin and San Antonio

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Elon Musk’s The Boring Company (TBC) has started discussing potential tunneling projects in Austin and San Antonio with city officials. Austin’s Development Services Department (DSD) told KXAN that The Boring Company proposed a tunnel in Austin and wanted to understand the permit requirements for the project.

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Tesla shares hands-free Full Self-Driving demo in Austin

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Tesla has shared a video of a hands-free drive demonstration of its Full Self-Driving suite in Austin. Tesla Full Self-Driving capability demo in Austin FSD capability features use vision neural networks to perceive & understand the world, just like humans do. which is the current version of the FSD Beta program.

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Tesla formally moves headquarters to Austin, TX

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Elon Musk announced that Austin, Texas has formally become the site of the company’s main headquarters. “I’m excited to announce that we’ll be moving our headquarters to Austin, Texas,” Elon Musk said to much applause at the latest Annual Shareholders Meeting.

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As Tesla Giga Texas goes live, Austin aims to become a hub for transit innovations

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The massive factory, which Elon Musk has noted will be almost a mile long when completed, is expected to hire thousands of workers in the area. The arrival of Tesla in Texas and the influx of companies moving into the state will likely trigger an increase in the number of people residing in cities like Austin.

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Waymo robotaxi to begin driverless services for employees in Austin – ET Auto

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Alphabet’s Waymo said on Tuesday it will begin driverless passenger services for its employees in Austin, Texas starting Wednesday. The company said the services would be available across 43 square miles of the city, including downtown Austin, Barton Hills, Riverside, East Austin and Hyde Park.

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The Boring Company prepares Prufrock 2 for test run in Texas

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In a recent drone video, Prufrock-2, The Boring Company’s newest tunnel boring machine (TBM), was spotted at the tunneling startup’s Bastrop, TX location. . Elon Musk’s tunneling company seems to be preparing for Prufrock 2’s test run in Texas. TBC reportedly started discussing a projects in Austin and San Antonio.

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