Self-Driving Cars and Robotaxis

7+ hour, 55+ min ago   (709+ words) If ride-sharing vehicles without anyone in the driver's seat and Cybertrucks without rear-view mirrors freak you out to any degree, then you may not want to know about the newest innovation in autonomous car technology. Earlier this month, Tesla's new…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (360+ words) Investor Ross Gerber says he may have found a "secret" lot containing hundreds of Waymo's autonomous vehicles in California, suggesting the Alphabet Inc.-backed robotaxi company could be preparing to scale its fleet. In a post on the social media…...

9+ hour, 36+ min ago   (117+ words) UPDATE: Morgan Stanley identified Tesla robotrucking 13 months after I did. Test pilot production has started for Tesla Semi as the factory in Nevada is done. Production is ramping up to 50,000 units/year, and FSD is progressing rapidly. Unlike robo taxis, which…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (546+ words) Waymo plans to launch fully autonomous robotaxi rides in Singapore in 2028, marking its first entry into Southeast Asia. Source: Waymo Waymo plans to launch robotaxis in Singapore in 2028, testing its self-driving system against local roads, monsoon weather, and regional rivals....

1+ day, 17+ min ago   (79+ words) On September 14, hotel guest David Munoz captured footage in Austin, Texas, of an empty Waymo autonomous vehicle blocking an arriving fire truck during a false alarm response. The video shows the Waymo edging forward instead of yielding to the emergency…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (619+ words) When an enormous, blaring fire truck with its emergency lights flashing tries to pull into a hotel driveway, human drivers know the drill: get out of the way immediately. But what happens when the car blocking the road doesn’t have…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (504+ words) The market for electric cars in America isn't growing as quickly as Hyundai, or indeed most car companies, anticipated just a few years ago. Thank softer-than-expected consumer demand and the destruction of pro-EV policies for that. But the South Korean…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (473+ words) Tesla's Cybercab has attracted attention for its unconventional appearance, but a ride report from Austin, Texas, suggests the more important development may be how quickly Tesla's driverless program is scaling. In the YouTube video, Herbert Ong (@BrighterwithHerbert) discussed a milestone…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (236+ words) TORONTO, Ohio — Rising fuel prices during the war with Iran are creating new budget concerns for first responders in Jefferson County, including the TEMS Joint Ambulance District in Toronto, where diesel is selling for $6.29 a gallon. Officials at the district…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (435+ words) Wayve has appointed former Waymo CFO Elisa de Martel as Chief Financial Officer as the autonomous driving technology company moves into a larger commercialization phase across automotive and robotaxi markets. De Martel brings more than two decades of financial leadership…...