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US electric-car giant Tesla says it is open to licensing its driver assistance systems to rival automakers.

Stanphyl Capital’s commentary for the month ended May 31, 2023, discussing their short position in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA).

Self-driving cars are expected to serve as a means of transportation for elderly people in areas where public transportation services have decreased due to drive shortages and depopulation.

Taiwans self-driving technology has achieved a significant breakthrough as the government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has just successfully completed a test of driverless shuttle car service at the Taoyuan International Airport (TIAC), marking the countrys first trial run of autonomous driving in an open field, according to ITRI sources.

Despite several concerns, Elon Musk-run Tesla made its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta self-driving features available to all its car owner.

Taiwans autonomous driving technology is gaining visibility in international markets, as the R&D team of the government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has obtained a permit from the Australian government to export its autonomous driving solutions to a Melbourne-based toll road operator. ITRIs solutions are also undergoing an open-field driving verification in Japan, according to Chieh-Chih Wang, chief digital officer at ITRIs Mechanical and Mechatronics Systems Resear...

As the goal. Automakers are working towards fully autonomous, or self-driving, cars. In the meantime, they offer various driver assistance technologies with hands-free driving as the goal.

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Global autonomous vehicle unicorn startups and major carmakers have been on track to lay off employees in the underperforming departments since the second quarter of the year, especially software divisions, as part of their efforts to cut operation costs, according to industry sources.

The need to streamline operations is growing as Japan's falling population shrinks the pool of potential drivers.