Latest Updates Around The World
Waymo has removed the human safety driver from its autonomous test vehicles in Nashville, as the Alphabet-owned company moves closer to launching a robotaxi service in the city. Waymo, which has been testing in Nashville for months, will launch a robotaxi service there this year in partnership with Lyft. Passengers will initially be able to […]
Just before a bankruptcy judge was expected to approve the sale of Luminar’s lidar business, an unknown party submitted a bid that apparently rejected the highest bid of $33 million. The offer, made just before Tuesday’s hearing, kicked off a series of quick meetings between Luminar’s remaining leadership team and its lawyers, a “special transaction […]
New York Governor Kathy Hochul plans to introduce legislation that would effectively legalize robotaxis in the state – with the exception of its most populous metropolis: New York City. Hochul, who made the comments Tuesday during her State of the State address, said the legislation would advance the next phase of the state’s autonomous vehicle […]
As a self-driving car services from Alphabet’s Waymo, Amazon’s Zoox and Tesla have slowly and quietly expanded across the US, but one big, important state has remained largely silent: New York. The union’s fourth-most populous state has some of the strictest autonomous vehicle laws, with companies approved to test in the state only allowed to […]
Amazon-owned Zoox announced a recall Tuesday because its autonomous driving system caused vehicles to cross the center lane or block crosswalks at intersections. The voluntary recall of the software affected 332 vehicles, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). While there have been no collisions related to the problem, Zoox […]
The robot swerved around the cafeteria of Rivian’s Palo Alto office, where the shelves were decorated with refrigerated canned coffee, until it stopped doing so. Five minutes later, a man gently pushed him out of the way, the words ‘I’m stuck’ flashing yellow on the poor droid’s screen. It was an inauspicious start to Rivian’s […]
Artificial intelligence is not only changing the way we work, but also the way we move. Bee TechCrunch Disrupts 2025taking place October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, two industry leaders at the forefront of AI-powered mobility will spearhead the initiative AI internship to explore the future of intelligent transportation systems: Sachin Kansal of […]
Ride-Hailing Gigantic Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle Startup Momenta Plan to start testing robotaxis in Munich, Germany from 2026-the first Continental European City Both City has publicly announced plans to extend to other markets. The partnership was first unveiled in May 2025, when Uber said that momenta-driven vehicles were launching on his platform in Europe […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has given ZOX an exemption to demonstrate its tailor -made robotaxis on public roads and to conclude a related investigation into whether the company in Amazon was in the hands of the federal regulations. The decision, announced on Wednesday, cleans up a long -term debate about whether the customized […]
Uber Eats customers in Atlanta can now register to have their food delivered through robots of sidewalk delivery, after partner serve robotics launch On Thursday. The move comes only two days after Uber and Waymo have launched a commercial robotaxi service in the city. Serve, who turned from Uber in 2021 before he braved the […]
