Tesla Is Testing Robotaxis Without Safety Drivers — or Riders
Bruce Gil / gizmodo - Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is testing its robotaxis without any safety monitors.
Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 16976 / 7 stories in 2 months
Rivian (RIVN) Stock: EV Maker Reveals Custom Chip and Robotaxi Plans
Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Rivian unveiled a custom self-driving chip and AI system at its first Autonomy and AI Day in Palo Alto on Thursday The company will launch Autonomy+ subscription in early 2026 for $2,500 upfront or $49.99 monthly with hands-free driving on over 3.5 m…
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Back to Top / Thursday, December 11, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 16844 / 14 stories in 2 months
Waymo to issue software recall over how robotaxis behave around school buses
Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - The voluntary recall comes as scrutiny by federal regulators and local school district officials increases.
Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 6:20 pm / permalink 16629 / 8 stories in 3 months
Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing school buses in Austin
Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - The agency already opened an investigation in October over Waymo's performance around school buses.
Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16593 / 4 stories in 3 months
Uber is launching a robotaxi service in Dallas
mashable - Uber is launching an autonomous taxi service in Dallas, though it's not completely autonomous yet.
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 16515 / 5 stories in 3 months
Waymo gets California DMV's approval to test robotaxis in more areas
Mariella Moon / engadget - The California DMV has approved Waymo’s request to conduct driverless testing and to deploy its robotaxis in more locations in the state. As CBS News reports, Waymo now has the permission to operate across the whole Bay Area, Sacramento and most of Southe…
Back to Top / Saturday, November 22, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 16213 / 5 stories in 3 months
Zoox begins offering robotaxi rides in San Francisco, facing off with Waymo
cnbc - Riders can sign up to join the "Zoox Explorers" program to take free rides on the company's box-shaped vehicles in certain San Francisco neighborhoods.
Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 16067 / 5 stories in 3 months
Waymo begins offering freeway robotaxi rides in San Francisco, LA and Phoenix
cnbc - The Google sister company has been testing robotaxi freeway rides with employees for more than a year.
Back to Top / Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 15889 / 7 stories in 3 months
Elon Musk's Road to $1 TRILLION Paved by Tesla Robots and Robotaxis video
Jesse Orrall / cnet - Flanked by a couple of Optimus Robots, Elon Musk took to the stage at Tesla's Annual Shareholder Meeting after investors voted to award him a $1 trillion performance award, provided he hits some very ambitious goals.
Back to Top / Thursday, November 6, 2025, 10:21 pm / permalink 15756 / 11 stories in 4 months
Waymo To Expand Robotaxi Service To Las Vegas, San Diego and Detroit Next Year
BeauHD / slashdot - In its largest rollout yet, Waymo said it will launch its driverless robotaxi service to Las Vegas, San Diego, and Detroit in 2026. The Alphabet unit will also debut new Zeekr-built vehicles developed with Geely to complement its existing Jaguar I-PACE fl…
Back to Top / Monday, November 3, 2025, 7:21 pm / permalink 15632 / 3 stories in 4 months
NVIDIA's next move in autonomous driving is a partnership with Uber, Stellantis, Lucid and Mercedes-Benz
engadget - NVIDIA has entered a partnership with Uber to equip more of the rideshare company's vehicles with its autonomous driving infrastructure. The deal centers on NVIDIA's Drive AGX Hyperion 10 autonomous vehicle development platform, a computer and sensor syst…
Back to Top / Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 15498 / 8 stories in 4 months
Waymo plans robotaxi launch in London, marking its European debut
cnbc - Waymo said it plans to start offering robotaxi rides in London next year after aggressively expanding in the U.S.
Back to Top / Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 5:20 am / permalink 15139 / 9 stories in 4 months
Lyft shares pop on Waymo deal to bring robotaxis to Nashville next year
cnbc - Waymo has teamed up with Uber to launch robotaxis in several U.S. markets, and is now joining forces with Lyft to launch in Nashville.
Back to Top / Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 14631 / 5 stories in 5 months
Waymo obtains permit to test robotaxis at San Francisco International Airport
cnbc - Alphabet's Waymo has obtained a permit to test its robotaxis at San Francisco International Airport.
Back to Top / Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 2:23 pm / permalink 14592 / 3 stories in 5 months
Zoox opens its Las Vegas robotaxi service to the public
Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - But it's not quite a commercial service just yet. These rides are free — for now.
Back to Top / Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 14248 / 5 stories in 5 months
Lyft’s first ‘robotaxis’ are live in Atlanta
Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - For months, Lyft has watched while its rival Uber made deals with seemingly every autonomous vehicle operator under the sun. But the smaller ridehail company has been quietly building a fleet of its own, and Lyft is ready to launch its first customer-read…
Back to Top / Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 14242 / 5 stories in 5 months
Waymo cleared to offer robotaxi rides at San Jose airport
Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - It's the first airport in California that Waymo will offer rides to and from. The company's been active at the Phoenix airport for nearly two years.
Back to Top / Thursday, September 4, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 13830 / 2 stories in 6 months
Waymo starts testing in Denver, Seattle in bid to expand robotaxi service across U.S.
cnbc - Waymo is moving into new markets as it seeks to expand its lead in the nascent U.S. robotaxi industry.
Back to Top / Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 13620 / 4 stories in 6 months
Waymo approved to start autonomous vehicle testing in New York City
Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - It's the first permit of its kind, and a crucial step along the path toward launching a true robotaxi service in the Big Apple.
Back to Top / Friday, August 22, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 12887 / 5 stories in 6 months
Amazon's Zoox robotaxi unit clears regulatory hurdle, safety probe
cnbc - As part of the move, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed a 2023 probe into Zoox's self-certification process.
Back to Top / Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 11777 / 2 stories in 7 months