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Waymo plans to bring its driverless taxis to Washington in 2026

Waymo on Tuesday added Washington to its pioneering robotaxi service’s steadily expanding list of U.S. markets, although passengers will have to wait until next year until they can take a driverless ride around the nation’s capital city. That’s something Waymo already has been doing since it began sending out its robotaxis in Washington in late January after a brief trial …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Uber teams up with Waymo to start selling driverless rides in Austin, Texas

Associated Press

Uber will shift into a new gear in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday when its ride-hailing service will begin dispatching self-driving cars to pick up passengers. The autonomous option is being provided through a partnership that brings together Uber and robotaxi pioneer Waymo, which already sells self-driving vehicle rides through its own app in Phoenix, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Waymo’s …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

No time for domestic AI to rest on laurels

China Daily

Robin Li, co-founder and CEO of Baidu, speaks during a session at the World Governments Summit 2025 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday. AMR ALFIKY/REUTERS Continued investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure is still very much required despite Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's open-source model challenging the cost efficiency of peers' large language models, said Robin Li, co-founder and CEO …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why is Elon Musk looking to Texas to launch Tesla's robotaxis?

Firstpost

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been promising investors robotaxis for over a decade — and with little to show for it. File iamge/Reuters Earlier this year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk told investors his company’s much-awaited robotaxis will likely to be rolled out by June Musk recently yet again reiterated that the service would be launched in Austin, Texas. The only …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tesla robotaxis by June? Musk turns to Texas for hands-off regulation

Deccan Chronicle

Elon Musk told investors in late January that Tesla would roll out “autonomous ride-hailing for money” by June in Austin, Texas — a state where the company faces almost no regulation, raising questions about how much safety and legal risk Tesla is willing to take on as it deploys unproven driverless technology on public streets. The only two companies that …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Waymo is getting ready to tackle Los Angeles’ freeways. How have the robotaxis fared so far?

LA Times

Waymo’s fleet of electric, self-driving taxis has been available for hire in parts of Los Angeles for a few months now. Waymo operates around 100 taxis in Los Angeles, which are currently confined to a 79-square-mile area that spans from Santa Monica and Marina del Rey to West Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles. Waymo spent months testing vehicles in Los …

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2 months ago

China’s WeRide wants to build global robotaxi empire

Live Mint

In China, WeRide has enjoyed a wave of government support for the budding industry, but is also grappling with increasingly stiff competition. It claims to be the only company in the world that has obtained autonomous driving permits in four countries, including China, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and the U.S. That would seem to bode well for the firm’s …

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2 months, 1 week ago

NHTSA closes preliminary investigation into General Motors’ Cruise robotaxis

Associated Press

U.S. automobile safety regulators are closing their preliminary investigation into General Motors’ Cruise robotaxis without taking further action. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the Office of Defects Investigation opened a preliminary evaluation in October 2023 to determine whether vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System made and operated by Cruise LLC were using appropriate caution around pedestrians …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

The trouble with Elon Musk’s robotaxi dream

Live Mint

Elon Musk’s choice of Warner Bros Studios for the long-anticipated launch of his robotaxi on October 10th was entirely appropriate. The Cybercab, a two-seater car without a steering wheel or pedals, will be on sale “before 2027", according to Mr Musk, though his timelines often slip—he once promised a fleet of 1m robotaxis by 2020. Other Chinese firms including Pony.ai, …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit

Associated Press

DETROIT — General Motors said Tuesday it will retreat from the robotaxi business and stop funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle unit. GM said it would get out of robotaxis “given the considerable time and resources that would be needed to scale the business, along with an increasingly competitive robotaxi market.” The company said it will combine Cruise’s technical team …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Waymo unveils plan to bring its robotaxi service to Miami

Associated Press

Waymo is gearing up to bring its robotaxi service to Miami which will accelerate an expansion that’s been happening while its hobbled rivals remain in its rearview mirror. As part of the road map unfurled Thursday, Waymo plans to begin testing its driverless Jaguars in Miami next year, giving the robotaxis time to learn their way around Florida’s biggest city …

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4 months, 1 week ago

How robotaxis are trying to win passengers' trust

BBC

How robotaxis are trying to win passengers' trust Getty Images Autonomous vehicles are already clocking up millions of miles on public roads, but they face an uphill battle to convince people to climb in to enjoy the ride. Getty Images Waymo’s cars have a typical car layout and feature a screen beside the steering wheel that displays what the car …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Waymo’s robotaxis now open to anyone who wants a driverless ride in Los Angeles

Associated Press

Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology since the company began as a secret project at Google 15 years ago. The expansion comes eight months after Waymo began offering rides in Los Angeles to a limited group of passengers chosen from …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Zoox’s pill-shaped robotaxis become latest self-driving cars to hit California’s streets

LA Times

The latest self-driving robotaxis consist of a cabin with two bench seats. No, it’s Zoox’s funny-looking robotaxi, the latest fully autonomous vehicle to hit the streets of California. Zoox’s self-driving vehicles began rolling out in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood this week, and are expected to compete with robotaxis designed by Waymo, which started offering rides to the public in San …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Robotaxis open for business in Los Angeles

LA Times

Anyone in Los Angeles will be able to digitally hail a Waymo robotaxi beginning Tuesday, but don’t expect the driverless vehicle to head onto a freeway. “Our service has matured quickly and our riders are embracing the many benefits of fully autonomous driving.” The company estimates that its fleet of more than 700 vehicles completes over 150,000 rides weekly in …

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5 months ago

Tesla Eyes Regulatory Hurdles for Driverless Ride-Hailing Next Year

Hindustan Times

Tesla plans to launch driverless ride-hailing services in California and Texas next year, but significant regulatory hurdles remain. Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledges the potential difficulties in California, saying 'it's not something we totally control,' but adding 'I would be shocked if we don't get approval next year'.

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tesla Is Ready to Roll Out Its Robotaxis

Wired

On Thursday evening, at around 7 pm Pacific time, Tesla is slated to unveil the newest vehicle in its lineup: one that will be able to drive itself. A purpose-built Tesla robot taxi—a Cybercab, in the electric automaker’s parlance—is meant to establish the company as less a manufacturer of cars than a maker of pathbreaking robotics technology. “The way to …

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6 months ago

Robotaxis — arriving at a future near you

China Daily

A journalist takes a photo while riding in an autonomous vehicle in Chongqing in October. In 2015, Swedish carmaker Volvo organized a test of its hands-free vehicles traveling at 70 kilometers per hour on Beijing's Sixth Ring Road. Chinese technology giant Baidu set up its intelligent driving group in 2017, unveiling its Apollo autonomous driving plan the same year. By …

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6 months ago

Robotaxis — arriving at a future near you

China Daily

A passenger gets on an autonomous driving minibus in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on May 22. At an event in May, Baidu's vice-president, Wang Yunpeng, said the number of insurance claims of its Apollo Go vehicles over the past two years was one 14th of that for human drivers. As of July 28, the cumulative rides provided to the public by …

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6 months ago

Robotaxis — arriving at a future near you

China Daily

A fleet of robotaxis goes through an on-road trial of autonomous vehicles in Ordos, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in July, 2023. WeRide generates most of its revenue from sales of its Level 4 autonomous driving vehicles, "primarily including robobuses, robotaxis and robosweepers, and related sensor suites; and … the provision of L4 autonomous driving and advanced driver-assistance system services, …

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7 months ago

Cruise will dispatch some of its trouble-ridden robotaxis to join Uber’s ride-hailing service

Associated Press

Cruise’s trouble-ridden robotaxis are joining Uber’s ride-hailing service next year as part of a multiyear partnership bringing together two companies that once appeared poised to compete for passengers. GM had envisioned Cruise generating $1 billion in annual revenue by 2025 as its robotaxis steadily expanded beyond San Francisco and into other cities to offer a driverless alternative to the ride-hailing …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Pony.ai does a giddyap in driverless biz

China Daily

Driverless cars of Pony.ai are displayed at an expo in Shanghai on July 10, 2021. Chinese self-driving startup Pony.ai is accelerating steps to bolster the mass production and deployment of its Level 4 autonomous driving vehicles as part of its broader push to realize the commercial application of the self-driving technology in more cities. Peng Jun, co-founder and CEO of …

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8 months ago

Waymo sues alleged vandals who attacked its San Francisco robotaxis

The Independent

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8 months ago

Self-driving to revolutionize transportation

China Daily

An autonomous car operates on urban roads in Chongqing on July 10. Quick deployment Lyu Jinghong, an analyst tracking intelligent mobility at research company BloombergNEF, said continued tests on public roads, eased regulations, as well as cost reductions in autonomous vehicle manufacturing, will help accelerate the deployment and commercialization of self-driving vehicles. Wuhan is stepping up efforts to promote the …

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Waymo plans to bring its driverless taxis to Washington in 2026

Uber teams up with Waymo to start selling driverless rides in Austin, Texas

No time for domestic AI to rest on laurels

Why is Elon Musk looking to Texas to launch Tesla's robotaxis?

Tesla robotaxis by June? Musk turns to Texas for hands-off regulation

Waymo is getting ready to tackle Los Angeles’ freeways. How have the robotaxis fared so far?

China’s WeRide wants to build global robotaxi empire

NHTSA closes preliminary investigation into General Motors’ Cruise robotaxis

The trouble with Elon Musk’s robotaxi dream

GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit

Waymo unveils plan to bring its robotaxi service to Miami

How robotaxis are trying to win passengers' trust

Waymo’s robotaxis now open to anyone who wants a driverless ride in Los Angeles

Zoox’s pill-shaped robotaxis become latest self-driving cars to hit California’s streets

Robotaxis open for business in Los Angeles

Tesla Eyes Regulatory Hurdles for Driverless Ride-Hailing Next Year

Tesla Is Ready to Roll Out Its Robotaxis

Robotaxis — arriving at a future near you

Robotaxis — arriving at a future near you

Robotaxis — arriving at a future near you

Cruise will dispatch some of its trouble-ridden robotaxis to join Uber’s ride-hailing service

Pony.ai does a giddyap in driverless biz

Waymo sues alleged vandals who attacked its San Francisco robotaxis

Self-driving to revolutionize transportation