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

Cruise’s trouble-ridden robotaxis are on the road to 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

The Independent UK

AI and self-driving cars were once practically synonymous. So why isn't Waymo touting its AI prowess?

Waymo doesn't even mention AI on its website. And others are also downplaying the technology's central role.

Fortune

Waymo's robotaxis just hit an impressive new milestone for trips – and can now rescue you in the snow

Waymo says it has hit 100,000 paid trips per week in the USA, with an upcoming sixth-generation vehicle set to expand those numbers further.

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Alphabet’s robo-taxi service hits a major new milestone after doubling ridership in just a few months

Waymo has emerged as the clear front-runner in the self-driving ride-hail race.

Fortune

Waymo’s New Robotaxi Is Designed For Bad Weather

The Chinese-built Zeekr driverless minivan has a new, more advanced sensor suite compared to the Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis.

InsideEVs

Self-Driving Waymos Keep Honking At Each Other In The Middle Of The Night

Waymo's Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis woke up a San Francisco neighborhood in the middle of the night with loud honking.

InsideEVs

San Francisco residents fed up with self-driving cars that won’t stop honking at each other

Waymo says it’s working on a fix for the problem

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A Zeekr May Be Your Next Waymo Taxi In The U.S.

The Swedish-designed electric minivan has a removable steering wheel, which could help Waymo go over any regulatory speed bump.

InsideEVs

Tesla's Focus On AI And Autonomy Is Certainly Catching Up To It

Sales are down. Supercharger deployments are down. Few new models are in sight. The CEO is focused on AI and robotaxis. Who takes the EV baton now?

InsideEVs

GM-owned Cruise has lost interest in cars without steering wheels. Its competitors haven’t

Iconiq Growth is notoriously quiet with the media—until now.

Fortune

Waymo's Autonomous Vehicles Reshaping Urban Transportation In San Francisco

Waymo's autonomous vehicles in San Francisco are transforming urban transportation, influencing social, economic dynamics, and sustainability goals.

Top News

Waymo sues alleged vandals who attacked its San Francisco robotaxis

The Google sister company appears to be fighting back after a spate of vattacks on its autonomous vehicles

The Independent UK

Tesla Reportedly Delays Robotaxi Event By Two Months

Tesla's Robotaxi reveal will happen in October—not August—to give the automaker more time to develop prototypes, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.

InsideEVs

Nobody’s home: Phoenix cop left talking to customer support after pulling over driverless taxi

The unmanned vehicle was pulled over after allegedly driving in ‘opposing lanes of traffic’, according to a Phoenix police officer

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Anyone Can Hail A Waymo Robotaxi In San Francisco Now

The Alphabet-owned autonomous taxi service ditched its waitlist and is letting anyone who has the app take a ride.

International Business Times

Waymo Robotaxi Service Opens To All In San Francisco

The Google-owned Waymo robotaxi service on Tuesday became available to anyone in San Francisco interested in hailing a driverless ride.

The Independent UK

GM brings in new CEO to steer troubled Cruise robotaxi service while Waymo ramps up in San Francisco

General Motors has named a veteran technology executive with roots in the video game industry to steer its troubled robotaxi service Cruise

Fortune

Canada's Waabi raises $200 million, says gen AI driverless trucks in 2025

Waabi's Series B funding round, led by Uber and Khosla Ventures, brought in new strategic investors Nvidia, Volvo Group Venture Capital, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Scania Invest and Ingka Investments.

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Tesla Robotaxi: Everything We Know

Tesla plans to reveal its long-awaited robotaxi on August 8. Here's what we know about the "Tesla Cybercab" so far.

Fortune

New U.S. bill could hurt China's U.S. robo-taxi hopes—and Waymo

Rep. Elissa Slotkin has introduced a bill that would formalize a national-security probe into Chinese connected cars.

Fortune

How Waymo outlasted the competition and made robo-taxis a real business

From Apple to Uber, the road to self-driving cars is paved with expensive failures and flame-outs.

InsideEVs

Tesla Cybertruck Chief Out, Some Supercharger Team Re-Hired

Today on Critical Materials: chaos at Tesla as an exec departs and supercharging team gets rehires, Waymo gets NHTSA probe, plus, tariffs new may hurt U.S. jobs

Top News

NHTSA Investigates Waymo Self-Driving Vehicle Crashes

NHTSA investigates 22 Waymo self-driving vehicle crashes, focusing on system performance and safety in collisions with stationary objects.

InsideEVs

China's Zeekr Is Now A Public Company. Its Path To U.S. Sales Is Less Clear

Is this Sino-Swedish brand headed to the U.S.? The brand debuted on the stock exchange at a value of more than $5 billion.

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