The artificial intelligence company has set many challenging goals. Autonomous vehicle software is now among them — but may pit the company against Tesla.

Is autonomous vehicle software Sam Altman’s next focus for OpenAI?Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesCould OpenAI shake up self-driving cars?

Sam Altman has made many big claims about what OpenAI will be able to do, including spearheading ultra-expansive data centers and building artificial intelligence that can rival the abilities of Ph.D. holders.

But he also recently made a significant, yet largely overlooked, assertion. OpenAI is seeking to crack the code for advanced autonomous driving.

“We have some new technology that could just do self-driving for standard cars way better than any current approach has worked,” Altman said last week on the “Uncapped With Jack Altman” podcast, which his brother hosts. Altman added, “If our A.I. techniques can really go drive a

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