Tesla update caps Autopilot at posted speed limit on undivided roads
Tesla is pushing out an update that will cap the max speed of Autopilot at the posted speed limit while using Autosteer, which controls the wheel while maintaining the car’s…
Raspberry Pi’s Pixel for PC and Mac breathes new life into old computers
Pixel is a lightweight operating system with a clean desktop UI released by the foundation behind the affordable, tinker-friendly Raspberry Pi $35 computer in September, and now it’s available for PC…
Volkswagen teases a self-driving EV concept with retractable steering wheel
Volkswagen is extending the I.D. concept family it debuted at the Paris Motor Show earlier this year with a new concept car in the same line to be fully revealed…
Elon Musk says Tesla’s vision neural net for Autopilot is “now working well”
Tesla is making progress towards its goal of making its latest cars fully self-driving, according to Elon Musk sharing some updates about the project, and about Enhanced Autopilot, the improved…
Uber stops San Francisco self-driving pilot as DMV revoked registrations
Uber has confirmed that it will stop its self-driving pilot in San Francisco, following a meeting today with the California DMV and Attorney General’s office. The DMV revoked the registration…
Waymo enters formal talks with Honda to collaborate on self-driving
Former Google self-driving car project Waymo is wasting no time demonstrating its readiness to enter into commercial agreements — the Alphabet-owned autonomous driving technology company is in formal discussions with…
Disney’s making Snapchat shows, and the first is an aftershow for The Bachelor
Disney’s ABC TV group is embarking on a journey into Snapchat original programming creation, and it’s starting with The Bachelor, its storied 21-season franchise that chronicles the epic romance of…
Senator Al Franken asks Uber for more clarity on new location data sharing
U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) has penned an open letter to Uber CEO Travis Kalanick asking the executive to provide more transparency around its recent changes to user location data…
Twitter’s 2016 talent flight: It’s The Daily Crunch
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Snap Inc. has a new China tech R&D office focused on Spectacles
Spectacles seem to be a hit for Snapchat parent Snap Inc., thought their unconventional rollout via pop-up shops (including a new one at a Dave & Busters in Illinois this…
You can now Uber to people directly, and use custom Snapchat filters as you ride
Uber has some late 2016 feature additions it’s unveiling Wednesday, including a way to hail a ride directly to people in your contacts list, and a new Snapchat team-up that…
Chariot offering free holiday transit services around Tahoe ski resort
Chariot’s roots may be in easing the grinding urban commute in the San Francisco Bay area, but the crowdsourced commute company is getting a little more recreational with a pilot…
OurMine is up to its old tricks again, with an attack on Netflix’s official U.S. Twitter account. The hacking team has been responsible for taking over a number of high-profile…
Super Mario Run breaks records with 40 million downloads in its first 4 days
Nintendo has confirmed what we all knew was likely – Super Mario Run got a lot of downloads at launch. The company says that the app was downloaded over 40…
BMW to open a new autonomous driving development center near Munich
BMW has already staked its claim in the self-driving production timeline, with plans to release an autonomous electric car by 2021. To help meet that goal, the carmaker is opening…
Uber, California DMV and Attorney General’s office to meet on Wednesday
Uber is going to meet with California’s Department of Motor Vehicles and the state’s Attorney General’s office on Wednesday afternoon, as first reported by San Francisco Business Times and confirmed by TechCrunch…
Honda’s CES teaser reveals community car smarts, personal mobility plans
Honda is going to reveal a number of announcements around its forthcoming “cooperative mobility ecosystem” at this year’s CES in January, and the car maker just dropped a teaser to…
I blame all of us for this terrible trailer for The Emoji Movie
Listen, it’s not only your fault that The Emoji Movie is a thing that exists; but you’re at least partly to blame. And so am I. We all have to…
7-Eleven delivers 77 packages via drone in first month of routine service
In the most brand synergistic accomplishment of all time, convenience chain 7-Eleven has completed 77 drone deliveries during month one of its commercial service in Reno, Nevada. Yes, that’s Triple…
Watch Mark Zuckerberg’s Morgan Freeman-voiced Jarvis AI in action
Mark Zuckerberg has posted a new video of his homemade Jarvis AI assistant in action. The Facebook CEO detailed his progress with this project in a longer text post on…
Transit app begins crowdsourcing data to provide accurate, real-time info
If you’ve ever used transit directions from any app, you’ll know that sometimes their estimates of how long a trip can take will be wildly inaccurate. That’s true for Transit,…
Magna taps Innoviz for LiDAR to add to its autonomous driving system
Global automaker supply leader Magna International is teaming up with LiDAR-maker Innoviz to help fill out its sensor fusion picture for self-driving vehicles, the companies announced Tuesday. The addition of…
Nintendo Switch could more than double its graphics power when docked
Nintendo is doing something interesting with its next console, the Switch, which is targeting a March 2017 release window. The Switch will be able to operate as a mobile game…
You can now add a virtual Touch Bar to your Mac with Duet Display
If you have an iPad, you have a very capable external display for your computer using Duet Display, and now you can also experience Apple’s new Touch Bar without having…
Bragi’s The Headphone is shipping to customers slower than expected
Bragi has to break bad news to customers awaiting its new wireless earbuds, The Headphone. The cord-free gadget performed well in our testing of a pre-production sample, but Bragi sent a…
Hyundai’s future mobility plans include wearable robotic assistants
Hyundai has revealed some details around how it’s exploring autonomous driving, and the carmaker is also looking at other aspects of personal mobility, via robotics. This is not unique to…
Automaker Hyundai wants you to know that it’s also embracing the race to autonomous driving — but it’s also hoping to do so in a way that differs from the…
Zuckerberg’s Jarvis home AI is like an Alexa that learns your musical tastes
Mark Zuckerberg set himself an ambitious personal project for 2016 – build a connected artificial assistant to help him automate certain tasks at home, including things like controlling the lights,…
Tech’s 2016 in diversity, and more cars that drive themselves: It’s The Daily Crunch
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday our daily guided tour of the biggest tech stories from the past 24 hours will appear here on TechCrunch.com. To get The Daily Crunch in your…
Watch the first official trailer for Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner‘s sequel is nearly upon us, and now we have a first official trailer to help whet our appetites. The Denis Villeneuve-directed sci-fi epic looks like it’ll retain a…