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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Tesla's Robotaxi Launch Nears but is it Truly Driverless-Ready?
Electric vehicle behemoth Tesla TSLA is set to roll out its long-awaited robotaxi service to customers next month. Using Tesla's in-house app, users will be able to book a driverless ride powered by the company's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. But before the excitement fully kicks in, federal safety regulators are stepping in with questions. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched an investigation into Tesla's FSD system, specifically how it performs in tricky driving conditions like rain, fog, and glare. The probe follows four reported crashes involving Tesla's FSD (Supervised) software and is now focused on the upcoming 'unsupervised' version that will power the robotaxi service. Although Tesla has already tested a supervised version of the robotaxi with employees in Austin and San Francisco, where a driver still sits behind the wheel, the public rollout is likely to be fully autonomous, without a backup driver onboard. NHTSA wants Tesla to prove its cars are truly ready to navigate public roads without a driver. The agency has sent Tesla a detailed list of questions and set a June 19 deadline for a response. Failure to comply could mean daily fines. Musk is betting big on his autonomous vehicle vision. He believes robotaxis and self-driving tech could revolutionize transportation—and potentially boost the value of Tesla fivefold. But safety comes first. Time will tell if Tesla can meet the challenge and deliver on its bold promises. As Tesla's robotaxi services for consumers are hitting the road next month, competitors like Alphabet GOOGL and Baidu BIDU already hold an early advantage in this race. While Tesla is yet to launch, these tech giants are well on their way to reaching scale. Alphabet's Waymo is currently dominating the robotaxi market. With years of experience, extensive real-world testing and strategic partnerships, Waymo is already running commercial services in four U.S. cities, offering over 250,000 paid rides per week. Last year, Alphabet committed to investing $5 billion in Waymo over multiple years. Baidu is expanding its robotaxi service, Apollo Go, which already operates in multiple Chinese cities, including a fleet of over 400 vehicles in Wuhan. Now, Baidu is preparing to test Apollo Go in Europe, starting in Switzerland by the end of 2025. The company is in talks with PostAuto for this launch and also plans to debut the service in Turkey. Shares of Tesla have lost around 17% year to date compared with the industry's decline of 19%. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research From a valuation standpoint, TSLA trades at a forward price-to-sales ratio of 10.21, above the industry and its own 5-year average. It carries a Value Score of F. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The Zacks Consensus Estimate for TSLA's earnings has been southbound over the past 60 days. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Tesla stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Forbes
25-03-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Why Supervised Believes AI Is The Best Way To Talk To Your Team
Ask almost any chief executive and they'll tell you that their business's people are its most valuable assets. No doubt that's true but unlocking the value of those people – all their knowledge, experience and expertise – gets harder and harder as organisations grow bigger. Enter the Swiss start-up Supervised, which claims artificial intelligence (AI) can confront this problem. 'Large organisations, with so many people, layers of management, physical locations and time zones, are highly inefficient,' says Adrien Treccani, CEO of Supervised, which is today announcing the successful completion of its first seed investment round. 'Leaders spend so much time trying to understand the context of the challenges that the business faces.' One recent study suggested knowledge loss costs Fortune 500 companies more than $30 billion a year, he points out. In particular, Treccani points to the countless hours manager spend in meetings with their teams and individual employees; much of this time is spent getting updates and reports on work in progress, rather than on operational or strategic issues that might move the dial for the business's commercial performance. 'Managers are spending up to 30% of their time in status meetings while critical insights remain trapped in endless update cycles,' Treccani adds. 'The most valuable insights never reach decision makers.' This is where Supervised can help, the company believes. Exploiting the latest developments in AI, it aims to help businesses collect routine information from staff so that leaders can spent more time on more valuable interactions. Supervised has developed AI agents that can manage phone calls with team members – the agent asks individual employees about the progress they're making with key tasks, gathering updates on any problems or new developments. It can then summarise this information in reports to their managers. 'We're building the intelligence backbone of the organisation,' Treccani says. 'We deal with the main burden that large organisations face today – how to ensure that key information flows upwards.' Do individual employees resent having to account for themselves to an AI agent, rather than their human managers? Treccani says that Supervised's implementations to date suggest not. For one thing, he says, the quality of AI-generated voice agents is now high that employees enjoy the interaction. Conversations are also to the point and can be scheduled at a time that most suits the employee. 'Supervised isn't going to replace managers altogether but it will free up managers to manage, rather than focusing on status updates,' Treccani adds. 'They'll be able to jump in at a much earlier stage to support their teams.' If the concept seems remarkable, Supervised points to early successes with enterprise customers in sectors including consumer goods, manufacturing and finance. It is also beginning to get traction with large public sector organisations. Most of its deployments are relatively small-scale, but several clients are now expanding their use of the company's technology. Supervised, which launched commercially in the third quarter of last year, believes it has developed the right technology at the right time. The company points out that 40 million baby boomers are due to retire from organisations in Western markets over the next decade, representing an unprecedented loss of knowledge. Also, the shift to new models of work, including remote and hybrid working, have added to the communications challenges faced by many organisations. More broadly, market research suggests the global market for enterprise intelligence platforms could be worth $60 billion by 2033. Advances in voice AI are continuing at pace, underpinning Supervised's approach. The company's first investment round – Supervised is not disclosing publicly how much it has raised – will provide it with additional financial firepower to exploit such opportunities. 'We see significant scale-up opportunity across all industry segments, as both large and small firms face similar challenges in leveraging AI effectively,' adds Treccani.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Yahoo
Man arrested in Danville after having illegal firearm inside house
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A man was arrested on Friday in Danville after police responded to reports of an armed person inside a residence. Police arrived at the scene on Walnut Street near Woodlawn Avenue around 3 p.m. Witnesses on the scene reported to police seeing someone with a firearm. The Vermilion County State's Attorney provided a search warrant for the home. Hoopeston man arrested on meth, cocaine related charges While searching the building, officers found an illegal firearm. They arrested 41-year-old Jerrod Dyson of Danville in connection. Police then learned Dyson was a convicted felon currently on Mandatory Supervised Release. He was taken to the county's public safety building and charged with Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and Obstructing/Resisting a Peace Officer. Court records show Dyson's next court date is Feb. 18. Anyone with any more information on this arrest is asked to call the Danville Police Department at 217-431-2250, or to remain anonymous, contact the Vermilion County Crime Stoppers by visiting their website, using the P3TIPS app, or by calling 217-446-TIPS (8477). Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
