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“Just started Tesla Robotaxi drives in Austin with no safety monitor in the car,” Elon Musk wrote on X last Thursday. That post embedded a second post from…
Read more Elon Musk Made Tesla Fans Think Unsupervised Robotaxis Had Arrived. They Can’t Find ThemWelcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility!…
Read more TechCrunch Mobility: ‘Physical AI’ enters the hype machine | TechCrunchNew York Governor Kathy Hochul plans to introduce legislation that would effectively legalize robotaxis in the state — except for its most populous metropolis: New York City. Hochul,…
Read more New York governor clears path for robotaxis everywhere, with one notable exception | TechCrunchWaymo is shipping a software update to help its robotaxis navigate disabled traffic lights during power outages “more decisively,” the company said Tuesday in a blog post that…
Read more Waymo explains why its robotaxis got stuck during the SF blackout | TechCrunchWaymo appears to be testing adding Google’s Gemini AI chatbot to its robotaxis in an effort to integrate an AI assistant that would accompany riders and answer their…
Read more Waymo is testing Gemini as an in-car AI assistant in its robotaxis | TechCrunchThere was a power outage in San Francisco on Saturday, initially leaving 124,000 of 414,000 customers—about 30%—in the dark. It also caused a widespread Waymo meltdown, with apparently…
Read more Blackout in San Francisco Litters Streets with Traffic-Blocking, Deactivated WaymosA pregnant woman in San Francisco gave birth inside a Waymo robotaxi Monday night en route to UCSF Medical Center, marking the latest milestone in the driverless car…
Read more Baby delivered in Waymo continues proud tradition of not making it to the hospital | TechCrunchGreat news: you can now ride a Zoox robotaxi if you’re in San Francisco. Yes, you heard me right! Zoox, I said. I’m sure I don’t need to…
Read more That Zoox Robotaxi Ride You’ve Been Clamoring for Is Now Available in San FranciscoWhen Google’s self-driving car project began testing in the Bay Area back in 2009, its engineers focused on highways by sending its sensor-laden vehicles cruising down Interstate 280,…
Read more Waymo’s Robotaxis Can Now Use the Highway, Speeding Up Longer TripsIn between trying to become the world’s first trillionaire, expanding his defense contracting business, fighting the “woke mind virus,” feuding with Sam Altman, and overseeing half a dozen…
Read more Elon Musk Wades Into the Debate Over Robotaxis Killing Cats. Guess Which Side He’s On“How do we break down the journey into bite-sized pieces, so it doesn’t feel overwhelming or insurmountable?” says Jesse Levinson, the cofounder and CEO of Zoox. “This moment…
Read more Here Come the Robotaxis: Zoox and Lyft Both Launch Driverless Ride SharingTesla launched a limited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, earlier this summer, but it’s unclear whether the vehicles driving around the city are technologically advanced enough to count…
Read more Tesla Proposes a Trillion-Dollar Bet That It’s More Than Just CarsWaymo announced Tuesday that it’s going to bring both of its vehicles — the Jaguar I-Pace SUV and the Zeekr van — to Denver and Seattle starting this…
Read more Waymo expands to Denver and Seattle with its Zeekr-made vans | TechCrunchElon Musk unveiled Tesla’s autonomous robotaxi, now known as the Cybercab, at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California on Thursday night. And stop me if you’ve heard…
Read more Elon Musk Hilariously Claims Tesla Cybercab Will Be Available In 2-3 YearsCruise is redeploying robotaxis in Phoenix after nearly five months of paused operations, the company said in a blog post. The catch? The cars will be in so-called…
Read more Cruise robotaxis are back in Phoenix — but people are driving them | TechCrunch
