Waymo expands to Denver and Seattle with its Zeekr-made vans | TechCrunch
Waymo announced Tuesday that it’s going to bring both of its vehicles — the Jaguar I-Pace SUV and the Zeekr van — to Denver and...
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Exclusive: Zoox taps ex-UberPool exec’s startup for routing software help | TechCrunch
When James Cox, the former leader of Uber’s ride-share product, UberPool, left that company in 2019, the Silicon Valley giant had abandoned its autonomous vehicle...
Lyft and China’s Baidu look to bring robotaxis to Europe next year | TechCrunch
Lyft’s European expansion will include Chinese-made robotaxis. The U.S. ride-hailing company announced Monday it has made a strategic partnership with Baidu to deploy the Chinese...
Teenagers can now hail a Waymo robotaxi in Phoenix | TechCrunch
Waymo has started offering teen accounts for families in Phoenix as it works to expand its user base and entrench young riders in the autonomous...
Tesla files new ‘Robotaxi’ trademark applications after prior attempt stalls | TechCrunch
Tesla has filed trademark applications for the term “Tesla Robotaxi,” after the company’s previous attempts to secure trademarks for its planned self-driving vehicle service hit...
Musk says Tesla’s self-driving tests will be geofenced to ‘the safest’ parts of Austin | TechCrunch
The first test of Tesla’s long-promised robotaxi service in Austin, Texas next month will initially be limited to specific areas the company deems “the safest,”...
Uber invests $100M in WeRide to fuel robotaxi expansion across 15 more cities | TechCrunch
Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company WeRide plan to expand a commercial robotaxi partnership and bring the service to another 15 cities over the...
Amazon-owned Zoox issues recall following robotaxi crash | TechCrunch
Zoox, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, paused its driverless testing program for more than a week and issued a voluntary recall of its...
Waymo ramps up robotaxi production at new Arizona factory | TechCrunch
Waymo has played coy for years about exactly how many Jaguar I-Pace EVs are in its autonomous fleet — a figure that covers vehicles used...
Waymo and Uber prepare to launch robotaxi service in Atlanta this summer | TechCrunch
Uber is inviting customers in Atlanta to join a list if they’re interested in hailing a Waymo robotaxi as the companies prepare to launch a...