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Amazon's Zoox Doubles Bay Area Robotaxi Footprint
Amazon's Zoox expands robotaxi operations in Hayward, doubling its Bay Area footprint.
Sfchronicle · 1m
Nhtsa Investigates Tesla Robotaxis for School Zone Speeding
NHTSA probes Tesla Robotaxis after alleged school zone speeding incidents.
Road & Track · 1m
Elon Musk Robotaxi Night Safety
Tesla robotaxis can't see pets at night, Musk admits.
Futurism · 1m
Autonomous vehicles chart different paths to scale
As self-driving technology moves from testing to commercial deployment, companies are pursuing distinct strategies to reach customers.
TechCrunch · 3m
Can design stop sex in robotaxis?
Researchers gather to tackle an awkward problem: content creators and tourists using autonomous vehicles for sexual activity.
Ars Technica · 2m
Robotaxis aren't always a smooth ride
Safety data reveals injuries, glitches and crashes as Waymo, Zoox and Tesla expand autonomous taxi services.
Engadget · 1m
Zoox grounds Atlanta fleet after toxic gas exposure
Amazon's robotaxi company halted testing after workers reported poisoning symptoms from gases inside its modified SUVs.
TechCrunch · 3m
Waymo's driverless cars crash 82% less than humans
New safety data shows Waymo's robotaxis dramatically outperform human drivers, but critics question whether the metrics tell the whole story.
The Verge · 1m
Waymo targets teenagers to fuel robotaxi growth
The autonomous vehicle company is expanding into a new market segment by letting 13-year-olds ride alone in its driverless cars.
TechCrunch · 1m
Waymo's Singapore robotaxis won't arrive until 2028
Waymo is expanding to Singapore, Tokyo, and Munich, but each market requires years of testing and regulatory approval.
PCMAG · 1m
The academics designing robotaxis to stop sex
Researchers are brainstorming ways to prevent sexual activity in driverless cars before the technology launches.
WIRED · 1m
Waymo's robotaxi push reaches Southeast Asia
The self-driving car company is expanding aggressively across Asia, launching in Singapore by 2028 and Japan in 2027.
Fortune · 1m
Waymo restarts San Antonio after flood disaster
The robotaxi company brings service back to Texas five months after vehicles got swept away in April flooding.
TechCrunch · 1m · 5 views
Lucid and Bolt launch European robotaxi push
The companies plan to deploy at least 25,000 autonomous vehicles across Europe, but a launch date remains unclear.
Engadget · 1m
Lucid and Bolt team up on European robotaxis
Lucid Motors partners with European mobility platform Bolt to deploy 25,000 autonomous vehicles across the continent by 2035.
TechCrunch · 1m · 5 views
Minneapolis wants human drivers in Waymo cars
A proposed ordinance would require licensed safety monitors in autonomous vehicles, sparking a national debate over jobs and regulation.
Fortune · 1m
San Diego fights back against Waymo robotaxis
The city is demanding local control over autonomous vehicles, raising questions other cities may soon ask.
Newsweek · 2m
Tesla's $840 target hinges on robotaxis and trucks
A Morgan Stanley analyst raised Tesla's bull-case price target, but the real story is about recurring revenue from autonomous vehicles and Semi trucks.
Yahoo Finance · 2m
San Diego fights back against Waymo robotaxis
The city council unanimously demands local control after the state approved driverless cars without asking permission.
California Post · 1m · 5 views
Waymo's ex-CFO joins self-driving startup Wayve
Elisa de Martel brings deep tech finance experience as the startup prepares to deploy its automated driving technology.
TechCrunch · 1m
May Mobility goes public in $1.4B SPAC deal
The autonomous vehicle startup is merging with a SPAC to become the first U.S. public company focused entirely on robotaxis.
TechCrunch · 1m · 6 views
Rivian vs Lucid: only one is running Tesla's playbook
Tesla's old master plan is still the scorecard, and one of these EV makers is actually following it.
Yahoo Finance · 1m
Lyft finally has a robotaxi to sell
Waymo cars just showed up in the Lyft app in Nashville, four years after Lyft sold off its own self-driving unit.
TechCrunch · 3m
Feds Probe Tesla's Steering-Wheel-Free Cybercab
Federal regulators opened an investigation into Tesla's Cybercab deployment hours after it hit public roads without steering wheels or pedals.
TechCrunch · 1m · 6 views