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Elon Musk Made Tesla Fans Think Unsupervised Robotaxis Had Arrived. They Can’t Find Them
[ad_1] “Just started Tesla Robotaxi drives in Austin with no safety monitor in the car,” Elon Musk wrote on X last Thursday. That post…
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TechCrunch Mobility: ‘Physical AI’ enters the hype machine | TechCrunch
[ad_1] Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free…
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New York governor clears path for robotaxis everywhere, with one notable exception | TechCrunch
[ad_1] New York Governor Kathy Hochul plans to introduce legislation that would effectively legalize robotaxis in the state — except for its most populous…
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Waymo explains why its robotaxis got stuck during the SF blackout | TechCrunch
[ad_1] Waymo is shipping a software update to help its robotaxis navigate disabled traffic lights during power outages “more decisively,” the company said Tuesday…
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Waymo is testing Gemini as an in-car AI assistant in its robotaxis | TechCrunch
[ad_1] Waymo appears to be testing adding Google’s Gemini AI chatbot to its robotaxis in an effort to integrate an AI assistant that would…
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Blackout in San Francisco Litters Streets with Traffic-Blocking, Deactivated Waymos
[ad_1] There 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…
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Baby delivered in Waymo continues proud tradition of not making it to the hospital | TechCrunch
[ad_1] A pregnant woman in San Francisco gave birth inside a Waymo robotaxi Monday night en route to UCSF Medical Center, marking the latest…
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That Zoox Robotaxi Ride You’ve Been Clamoring for Is Now Available in San Francisco
[ad_1] Great news: you can now ride a Zoox robotaxi if you’re in San Francisco. Yes, you heard me right! Zoox, I said. I’m…
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Waymo’s Robotaxis Can Now Use the Highway, Speeding Up Longer Trips
[ad_1] When 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…
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Elon Musk Wades Into the Debate Over Robotaxis Killing Cats. Guess Which Side He’s On
[ad_1] In between trying to become the world’s first trillionaire, expanding his defense contracting business, fighting the “woke mind virus,” feuding with Sam Altman,…
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Here Come the Robotaxis: Zoox and Lyft Both Launch Driverless Ride Sharing
[ad_1] “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…
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Tesla Proposes a Trillion-Dollar Bet That It’s More Than Just Cars
[ad_1] Tesla launched a limited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, earlier this summer, but it’s unclear whether the vehicles driving around the city are…
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Waymo expands to Denver and Seattle with its Zeekr-made vans | TechCrunch
[ad_1] Waymo announced Tuesday that it’s going to bring both of its vehicles — the Jaguar I-Pace SUV and the Zeekr van — to…
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Elon Musk Hilariously Claims Tesla Cybercab Will Be Available In 2-3 Years
[ad_1] Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s autonomous robotaxi, now known as the Cybercab, at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California on Thursday night. And…
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Cruise robotaxis are back in Phoenix — but people are driving them | TechCrunch
[ad_1] Cruise is redeploying robotaxis in Phoenix after nearly five months of paused operations, the company said in a blog post. The catch? The…