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 […]
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 […]
Tesla received a ride-hailing permit from Arizona regulators this week, opening the door for the automaker to begin operating a robotaxi service in the state. A spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) told TechCrunch that the automaker applied for a Transportation Network Company (TNC) permit on November 13. Tesla met the requirements to […]
The first test of Tesla’s long promised robotaxi service in Austin, Texas next month will initially be limited to specific areas that the company regards ‘the safest’, CEO Elon Musk told CNBC in An interview Tuesday. Tesla’s cars are ‘not taking intersections unless we are very confident [they’re] Will it do well with that intersection, […]