According to Sawyer Merritt, Hyundai's self-driving unit 42dot has released a new demonstration video showcasing its end-to-end autonomous driving software operating on South Korean roads and performing advanced parking maneuvers. The AI system relies exclusively on eight vehicle-mounted cameras, eliminating the need for high-definition maps, and leverages a powerful 400 TOPS-class neural processing unit (NPU) to deliver Navigation on Autopilot (NOA) across highways and urban environments. This camera-only, map-free approach represents a significant AI trend in scalable autonomous vehicle deployment, reducing infrastructure dependencies and operational costs for OEMs (Source: Sawyer Merritt).

According to Sawyer Merritt on Twitter, Tesla owners collectively drove 14.1 million miles per day using FSD (Supervised) in Q3 2025, marking a new all-time high for AI-driven mobility data (Source: @SawyerMerritt). In Q4 2025, the release of FSD V14 and a 40-day free access offer to approximately 1.5 million Tesla owners in North America is expected to significantly boost both adoption and real-world training data for Tesla's AI systems. This large-scale deployment demonstrates how automakers are leveraging AI-powered autonomous driving software as a key differentiator and business opportunity. The expanded user base provides Tesla with valuable real-world data to further improve its full self-driving algorithms, highlighting a growing trend of AI-driven automotive innovation and competitive opportunities in the global mobility market.