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Waymo reportedly mulling a breakup with Uber
Waymo is reportedly looking for a way out of its deal with Uber, which has made the Alphabet-owned…
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Tesla’s robotaxis are moving in reverse
Tesla’s budding “Robotaxi” network drove fewer miles for paying customers in the second quarter than it did in…
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Tesla spins up robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa ahead of Q2 earnings
Tesla has brought an unspecified number of its unsupervised Model Y SUVs to Orlando and Tampa, just one…
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Zoox issues software recall after a robotaxi got confused by heavy smoke
Zoox has issued a software recall after one of its robotaxis struggled to navigate a smoke-filled emergency fire…
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San Francisco mayor pushes for tougher rules after the Waymo traffic fiasco
It turns out that even San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who once declared that the city should be…
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Uber’s robotaxi lobbying effort puts it on a collision course with Waymo
A proposed bill that would allow autonomous vehicles to operate in Washington, D.C. has become a test case…
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Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with first responders
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Jonathan Morrison issued a directive Wednesday to autonomous vehicle (AV) developers,…
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Uber taps Rivian to build robotaxis in deal worth up to $1.25B
Rivian said on Thursday that it is partnering with Uber to build thousands of robotaxis based on its…
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Motional robotaxis join the Uber app in Vegas two years after major reset
Uber has added another company’s autonomous vehicles to its growing robotaxi network. Hyundai-owned Motional’s self-driving version of the…
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Lucid Motors shows off robotaxi concept called ‘Lunar’
Lucid Motors has debuted a robotaxi concept vehicle that it’s calling the “Lucid Lunar,” which it showed off…