Uber And Wayve Beat Waymo To London With UK’s First Robotaxi Service The first Ford Mustang Mach-E EVs fitted with Wayve’s autonomous driving tech can now be hailed in London on the Uber app. InsideEVs · Sep 3
London’s first self-driving taxis for hire hit the streets Wayve robotaxis added to Uber app and will have human in front ready to take over if needed – but only 15 cars licensed The Guardian - UK · Sep 3
Uber, Wayve begin robotaxi rollout in London's busy streets as Europe takes cautious approach London is launching its first self-driving taxi service with Uber and Wayve. These electric vehicles will initially have human safety drivers present. The service operates under Britain's pilot framework for autonomous vehicles. Other companies are also preparing similar services in the city. This marks a significant step toward future autonomous… The Economic Times · Sep 3
Robotaxi service debuts on London's busy streets as Europe weighs more self-driving vehicles Uber and Wayve are launching a robotaxi service in London on Thursday, marking the city's first self-driving taxi service The Independent UK · Sep 3
Toyota’s Tesla-FSD Like System Arrives In 2028, But With Key Differences The automaker is also planning to team up with Waymo to enter the robotaxi arena. InsideEVs · Sep 1
Waymo's Newest City Brings Its Biggest Challenge Yet: Rides In The Snow Waymo currently operates in mostly warm climates, with mild winters. Now, it's heading to a city that gets around 56 inches of snow per year. InsideEVs · Sep 1
Amazon’s Zoox Push Tests Tesla’s Robotaxi Premium as Waymo Widens Its Lead Amazon's Zoox is expanding robotaxi service after regulatory approvals, but it remains far behind Waymo and is a minor factor for Amazon, unlike Tesla, whose valuation leans heavily on autonomous driving. MarketBeat · Aug 29
Tesla's Cybercab Launch Is Next Week. Here's What Tesla Still Needs To Prove Tesla scheduled a Cybercab launch event for next week. But will you actually be able to buy one for $30,000? InsideEVs · Aug 28
Amazon Takes on Waymo and Tesla With Massive Robotaxi Launch in San Francisco. What That Means for AMZN Stock. Amazon-backed Zoox is launching robotaxis in San Francisco, taking on Waymo and Tesla as the ride-hailing market races toward $514 billion by 2031. Barchart · Aug 28
Waymo in Munich: Could autonomous vehicles make Europe's roads safer? Waymo is bringing driverless taxis to Munich, its third city outside the US, as data suggests autonomous vehicles are far safer than human drivers. Euronews · Aug 28
Driverless taxi rollout delayed in London after regulatory hurdles Transport for London said it will publish its guidance on the vehicles ‘shortly’ The Independent UK · Aug 28
London rollout of robotaxis delayed amid lack of guidance It was previously understood that robotaxis would launch before the end of the year Evening Standard · Aug 27
Waymo Just Took A Not-So-Subtle Dig At Tesla’s Self-Driving Strategy In a blog post, one of Waymo's top engineers wrote that cameras are 'aren't enough' for autonomous driving. InsideEVs · Aug 26
Hyundai’s New Santa Fe Will Go Electric And Keep The Gas Tank The extended-range electric vehicle will be made in the U.S. at Hyundai’s Alabama plant. InsideEVs · Aug 26
Euronews · Aug 26 After Uber, Waymo to launch the EU's first robotaxis in Munich Google sister company Waymo plans to launch driverless taxi services with robotaxis in Bavaria's capital from next year. In the coming weeks, Waymo cars with drivers will first map the city.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26 London rollout of robotaxis delayed amid lack of guidance for firms to follow Transport secretary had said fully driverless taxis could start this spring but launch now looks unlikely this year
InsideEVs · Aug 25 Waymo Is Headed To Germany Waymo will begin mapping the streets of Munich in the next few weeks. Service should start next year.
The Guardian - US · Aug 22 Sean Duffy’s family road-trip reality series: we watched it – will anyone else? Trump transport chief’s YouTube show vowed to ‘celebrate America’s story’ – it’s debatable whether it celebrates anything besides the Duffys themselves
InsideEVs · Aug 21 Nevada Opens The Door To Thousands Of Paid Robotaxis, And Tesla Has The Edge Tesla, Waymo, and Uber got the green light to start charging for robotaxi rides in the county that’s home to Las Vegas.
InsideEVs · Aug 20 Waymo’s New Robotaxi Minivans Are Now Taking Paying Passengers The Chinese-made Zeekr vans are fitted with Waymo’s sixth-generation hardware and software suite.
TechRadar · Aug 20 Tesla’s Robotaxi gets caught crashing through traffic posts, just as it readies the purpose-built Cybercab for public roads Tesla Robotaxi gets confused by traffic posts — just as the Cybercab gets ready for the road
Benzinga · Aug 18 Tesla’s Steering-Wheel-Free Cybercab Could Hit Austin Streets This Month as Elon Musk Ramps Up Robotaxi Push: TSLA Stock Down 1.38% (UPDATED) Editor’s Note: The story has been refreshed with the latest market price action and a revised headline.
Benzinga · Aug 14 Dara Khosrowshahi Hails Uber's Japan Robotaxi Expansion, Says Country Has Been a 'Terrific' Market for the Ride-Hailing Giant Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE:UBER) CEO Dara Khosrowshahi hailed the expansion of the ride-hailing giant’s Robotaxi exploits in Japan as the global autonomous driving race heats up.
Fortune · Aug 13 A San Francisco 'tech prankster' got 50 Waymos ordered onto the same street, exposing robotaxis' cyber/airbag problem California requires autonomous vehicle manufacturers to demonstrate they can safely monitor, update and maintain fleets while complying with cyber law.
International Business Times · Aug 11 The Biggest Autonomous Vehicle Investment Isn't the Vehicle For more than a decade, investors have poured hundreds of billions of dollars into autonomous vehicles, backing companies racing to solve one of the most technically ambitious engineering problems of our time: replacing the human driver.