April 07, 2024
Musk Promises Tesla Robotaxis Amid Rocky EV Market
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will debut a robotaxi this summer. “Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8,” Musk wrote on X Friday (April 5). The multibillionaire had predicted in 2019...
April 03, 2024
Uber Eats and Waymo Roll Out Autonomous Delivery in Phoenix
Uber is expanding its Phoenix-based partnership with autonomous vehicle company Waymo. The company announced Wednesday (April 3) that it is now offering Uber Eats deliveries in the Arizona capital via Waymo vehicles. “Starting today...
March 14, 2024
Amazon-Owned Zoox Expands Operation of Autonomous Cars in Las Vegas
Amazon-owned autonomous car company Zoox has expanded the area in which its robotaxis are operating. The company is also operating the vehicles at faster speeds, in light rain and at night, Zoox...
November 22, 2023
Cruise Plans to Resume Robotaxi Service in One City
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit of General Motors, is reportedly planning to resume its robotaxi service with a more focused approach. After facing safety mishaps and regulatory scrutiny, Cruise has decided to scale...
August 16, 2023
Robotaxis Ready to Become a Reality in San Francisco
Paid, driverless taxis are set to become a regular part of life in San Francisco. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Aug. 16), Waymo and Cruise recently received permission from California regulators to offer that service, paving...
June 27, 2023
Amazon-Owned Zoox Begins Operating Driverless Robotaxi in Las Vegas
Zoox announced Tuesday (June 27) that it has been operating its driverless robotaxi in Las Vegas for two weeks. The autonomous car — which has no steering wheel or pedals —...
September 28, 2022
City Infrastructure Main Hurdle Faced by Amazon’s Driverless Zoox Cars
Amazon’s driverless vehicle subsidiary Zoox is hoping to get cars on the streets sooner rather than later, but expanding autonomous infrastructure into new locations beyond the initial cities in the...
June 07, 2022
Waymo Via, Uber Freight Sign Partnership on Self-Driving Trucks
Waymo Via, Alphabet’s self-driving trucking unit, has signed a deal with Uber’s Freight business to help future customers deploy autonomous trucks more easily, Reuters wrote Tuesday (June 7). The partnership...
April 27, 2022
Rivals WeRide, Pony Back Ride Hailing Firm OnTime
Rival Chinese autonomous driving companies WeRide.ai and Pony.ai have joined forces to invest in a $153 million funding round for ride-hailing platform OnTime. As Tech Funding News reported Wednesday (April...