Waymo has removed human safety drivers from its autonomous test vehicles in Nashville, as the Alphabet-owned company moves closer to launching robotaxi service in the city. Waymo, which has been testing in Nashville for several months, is scheduled to launch a robotaxi service there this year. Partnership with Lyft. Riders will initially receive rides directly…
On January 23, a Waymo robotaxi hit a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica, according to the company. Waymo told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that the child – whose age is not known – suffered minor injuries. NHTSA has opened a Investigation in the accident, and Waymo said blog post…
Uber and Lyft will begin testing Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis in London in 2026, with Waymo and local startup Wave joining the companies that will have autonomous vehicles in the city next year. Lyft CEO David Risher said in a post on X that Lyft will begin testing as soon as it receives local regulatory…
A pregnant woman in San Francisco gave birth Monday night inside a Waymo robotaxi en route to UCSF Medical Center, the latest milestone in the driverless car saga that no one saw coming — except everyone with more than six months of experience behind the wheel of a ride-share vehicle. according to sf standardWaymo’s remote…
Automaker Stellantis and Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai have signed a non-binding agreement to build robotaxis for deployment in Europe. The collaboration will integrate Pony’s self-driving software into Stellantis’ electric medium-sized van platform, which is built with advanced sensors to support autonomous vehicles. The companies plan to first deploy a test vehicle based on the…
Wemo has been approved to serve the first Airpot in California: San Jose Mint International. The company announced on Thursday that it would begin testing its robotaxis there in the coming months, and it is planned to start a commercial ride by the end of the year. The company has spent years to work towards…
Vemo announced on Tuesday that she was going to bring both of her vehicles-the latest step in a continuous expansion across the United States for the SUV and Zeekar Van-Denver and Seattle. Vehicles will be motivated to start manually, before the company starts testing its autonomous technology in both cities. Wemo told Techcrunch that she…
Lyft will add autonomous shuttle made by Austrian manufacturer Bentler Group to its network at the end of 2026, company, company Announced Friday. According to Lyft, shuttle will be deployed in partnership with American cities and airports, but can expand from there if things go well. Lyft will be allowed to use urban electric shuttle…
Uber has made another deal with a robotax provider, and this time it is with Chinese tech veteran Badu. Two companies Announced On Tuesday that they have agreed to a multi-year strategic partnership to deploy thousands of Baidu’s Apollo Go Autonomous Vehicles (AVS) on the Uber platform in several markets outside the US and the…
