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Read more TechCrunch Mobility: A robotaxi ultimatum | TechCrunchWaymo is evaluating a couple of incidents on the Fourth of July in San Francisco in which its autonomous vehicles drove over fireworks, including one that caught fire.…
Read more Waymo looking into vehicles driving over fireworks in San Francisco, including 1 that caught fireWaymo is recalling nearly 3,900 robotaxis after their self-driving software repeatedly failed to recognize ramp closures and construction zones in incidents in Arizona and California, according to a recall…
Read more Waymo recalls thousands of robotaxis after some vehicles entered freeway construction zonesShare The BBC has been shown a significant – and unfixed – cyber-security risk in a popular AI coding platform. Orchids is a so-called “vibe-coding” tool, meaning people…
Read more Vibe coding tool is major cyber risk, Anthropic raises $30bn in latest funding round – Tech DigestWaymo vehicles have reportedly racked up more than 200 million miles of autonomous driving on public roads. But it’s yet to run into a tornado or an elephant,…
Read more Waymo Catches World Model Fever, and the Only Prescription Is More World ModelsWaymo has nearly finalized a new $16 billion funding round that will value the robotaxi company at $110 billion, according to the Financial Times. More than three-fourths of…
Read more Waymo reportedly raising a $16B funding round | TechCrunchWaymo announced Thursday that its robotaxi service is now available to and from San Francisco International Airport, ahead of upcoming major events in the Bay Area including the…
Read more Waymo launches robotaxi service to San Francisco International AirportWaymo said one of its robotaxis struck a child, who sustained minor injuries. The incident took place in Santa Monica, California, on January 23. The company reported it…
Read more A Waymo robotaxi struck a child near a schoolShare Waymo, the US driverless car firm, said it hopes to be operating a robotaxi service in London as soon as September this year. The UK government has…
Read more Waymo robotaxis set for September UK launch, ‘Magical’ Neuralink brain chip – Tech DigestWaabi, the Toronto-based AI company building software to enable autonomous driving, has raised $1 billion in new funding and struck a major partnership with Uber to deploy at…
Read more Self-driving startup Waabi raises up to $1 billion and partners with Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis | FortuneWelcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for…
Read more TechCrunch Mobility: RIP, Tesla Autopilot, and the NTSB investigates Waymo | TechCrunchWaymo has caught the attention of the National Transportation Safety Board as the federal agency launched an official investigation into the company for its robotaxis improperly passing school…
Read more NTSB will investigate why Waymo’s robotaxis are illegally passing school busesThe National Transportation Safety Board announced Friday it has opened an investigation into Waymo robotaxis following a series of incidents in Austin, Texas, involving school buses filled with children. NTSB…
Read more NTSB opens investigation into Waymo robotaxis for improperly passing school buses in TexasNew 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 | TechCrunchTesla’s valuation has been spectacular lately, closing at an all-time record of $489.88 earlier this month and still hovering pretty close to that astronomical figure as of this…
Read more Comparisons Between Waymo and Tesla Miss How Strange the Robotaxi Race IsIn the 2016 press release that announced Waymo as “Google’s self-driving car project,” CEO John Krafcik wrote that “self-driving technology could be useful in ways the world has…
Read more Waymo Has to Pay People $22 to Close Stuck Robotaxi DoorsWaymo 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 | TechCrunchA postmortem from Waymo on Tuesday is offering at least some clarity about what the hell happened to its poor, benighted San Francisco operation after much of the…
Read more Waymo Released a Revealing Postmortem on Its San Francisco Blackout MeltdownWaymo suspended its robotaxi service in San Francisco on Saturday evening after a massive blackout appeared to leave many of its vehicles stalled on city streets. Numerous photos…
Read more Waymo resumes service in San Francisco after robotaxis stall during blackout | TechCrunch
