GoKawiil - Latest Tech News & Aggregated Headlines

Waymo Is Expanding to Dallas. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-22 08:57:00

Table of Contents Waymo Is Expanding to Dallas. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the autonomous arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. On Monday, the company shared it's planning to make its robotaxi service available in Dallas through a partnership with Avis Budget Group, which will manage the fleet. Waymo has already begun early testing there, and says it plans to offer publi

Topics: autonomous ride uber vehicles waymo

Shop Amazon

Waymo taps Avis to manage robotaxi fleet in Dallas

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-12-24 05:42:19

Waymo said it plans to launch a robotaxi service next year in Dallas, the latest city to be added to the Alphabet-owned company’s growing commercial footprint that already includes Los Angeles and San Francisco. This time around, Waymo is partnering with Avis Budget Group to manage its fleet of all-electric autonomous Jaguar I-Pace vehicles. Avis will handle general depot operations, including charging and maintaining the vehicles. Users will be able to hail a robotaxi through the Waymo app. W

Topics: avis company disrupt vehicles waymo

Shop Amazon

TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla vs GM: A tale of two earnings

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-12-25 15:06:00

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! The poll results are in (from last week’s edition) and it’s clear what you want: Analysis with a capital A. You also want scoops, a bit of a news roundup, and deals, but far and away you’re looking for analysis. I’ve always sprinkled my thoughts and insights throughout the newsletter, but over the next few weeks and months you’ll se

Topics: capital techcrunch tesla vehicles ventures

Shop Amazon

A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-26 00:38:12

The X-37B, the US Space Force's secretive space plane, will soon take flight again. On Monday, the Space Force announced that it will fly the small, Space Shuttle-shaped vehicle on the program's eighth mission next month. The launch of the vehicle, on a Falcon 9 rocket, is scheduled to occur no earlier than August 21 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There are two active X-37Bs in the Space Force fleet, both built by Boeing. The first made its debut flight in April 2010. Since then, the tw

Topics: flight force plane space vehicle

Shop Amazon

Tesla wants to bring robotaxis to San Francisco. Here’s what’s standing in the way.

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-12-26 15:41:43

Tesla is launching an even-more-limited version of its early robotaxi service in San Francisco this weekend, according to Business Insider, after an initial rollout began last month in Austin, Texas. The company plans to send invites to Tesla owners to test the service, according to the report. Depending on how and if Tesla proceeds, its actions could violate state regulations — and even if there’s a human safety driver sitting behind the wheel while its vehicles operate autonomously. Two sta

Topics: autonomous driver service tesla vehicles

Shop Amazon

Tesla Readies a Taxi Service in San Francisco—but Not With Robotaxis

wired.com Aarian Marshall 2025-12-27 00:26:14

Tesla has publicly staked its future on its robotaxis. Now the company is planning to launch a public car service in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tesla is calling it a “robotaxi” service, but legally, this one will have to use cars with human drivers. The plan appears to put the electric carmaker in murky legal waters in a US state with the country's most tightly regulated autonomous vehicle industry—and where Tesla is already being sued for misleading language around its driver assistance tech.

Topics: autonomous driver service tesla vehicle

Shop Amazon

Lyft to add autonomous shuttles in 2026 as Uber inks more self-driving deals

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-12-28 05:33:23

Lyft will add autonomous shuttles made by Austrian manufacturer Benteler Group to its network in late 2026, the company announced Friday. The shuttles will be deployed in partnership with U.S. cities and airports, according to Lyft, but could expand out from there if things go well. The partnership will let Lyft use urban electric shuttles made by Benteler’s mobility division under the Holon brand. The shuttles will not have a steering wheel or pedals and will feature inward-facing seats for up

Topics: benteler lyft mobility shuttles vehicles

Shop Amazon

Tesla Turns to a Classic Tactic to Spark a Buying Frenzy

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-12-31 10:00:52

If you’ve been thinking about buying a Tesla, the company has a direct and urgent message for you: the clock is ticking, and time is running out. During a conference call with analysts on Wednesday, Tesla’s Chief Financial Officer, Vaibhav Taneja, issued a stark warning to potential U.S. customers. The popular $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles is set to expire permanently on September 30th, and the company is signaling that it may not be able to fulfill orders for customers who wa

Topics: credit model taneja tesla vehicles

Shop Amazon

Undeterred by limits, Elon Musk plots a big robotaxi expansion

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2026-01-01 10:29:24

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Tesla wants to bring its robotaxi service to new markets, including cities in Florida, Nevada, Arizona, and California, Elon Musk said in an earnings call Wednesday. The company is testing its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) feature in Europe and China, and hopes the launch the controversial product in the near future. And i

Topics: company musk new tesla vehicles

Shop Amazon

Eat Here and Get Recharged: Tesla Opens a Drive-In Diner

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 20:19:00

Table of Contents Eat Here and Get Recharged: Tesla Opens a Drive-in Diner Tesla has launched a retro-inspired drive-in diner that doubles as an electric vehicle charging station. The electric-vehicle company, known more for self-driving cars and its headline-making CEO Elon Musk, announced its drive-in diner at located at 7001 West Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood, California, is open for business. The place also serves as an electric vehicle charging station with 80 V4 Supercharger stalls, "ma

Topics: diner drive station tesla vehicle

Shop Amazon

A Huge New Lab in Sweden Is Testing the 6G-Powered Future of Connected Cars and Drones

gizmodo.com Oscar Collins 2026-01-11 00:24:01

Tucked away in the Swedish countryside is a facility quietly reshaping the future of global mobility. Owned by the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), AstaZero has just unveiled the world’s most advanced connected vehicle proving ground—an ambitious leap into a 6G-powered future where every movement on the road could be coordinated, controlled, and optimized in real time. AstaZero is not an average vehicle test track. It is a full-scale, independent research environment built to test the auto

Topics: astazero scenarios systems test vehicle

Shop Amazon

Waymo Expands in Austin. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-13 04:03:28

Table of Contents Waymo Expands in Austin. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the autonomous arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. On Thursday, the company extended into more parts of Austin, Texas, so it now drives across 90 square miles of the city. There are more than 100 Waymo vehicles in the city, with plans for further expansion. Along with Austin, Waymo currently operate

Topics: autonomous ride uber vehicles waymo

Shop Amazon

Uber makes multimillion-dollar investment in Lucid and Nuro to build a premium robotaxi service

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2026-01-13 05:31:19

Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into EV maker Lucid and autonomous vehicle technology startup Nuro in a bid to launch its own premium robotaxi service. Under the deal announced Thursday, Uber will invest $300 million in Lucid and separately buy “at least” 20,000 of the EV maker’s new Gravity SUV over the next six years. Those EVs will be equipped with Nuro’s autonomous vehicle system, and the vehicles will be owned and operated by Uber or its third-party fleet partners. Uber p

Topics: lucid nuro said uber vehicle

Shop Amazon

Uber to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Lucid and Nuro in massive robotaxi deal

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2026-01-14 05:30:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Uber plans to make “multi-hundred-million dollar investments” in both Nuro and Lucid as part of a massive new robotaxi deal that was just announced. The three companies are linking up to deploy “20,000 or more” robotaxis in the US over the next six years. The vehicles will be Lucid’s new Gravity SUV, equipped with autonomo

Topics: lucid nuro said uber vehicles

Shop Amazon

Uber makes multi-million-dollar investment in Lucid and Nuro to build a premium robotaxi service

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2026-01-14 05:31:19

Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into EV maker Lucid and autonomous vehicle technology startup Nuro in a bid to launch its own premium robotaxi service. Under the deal announced Thursday, Uber will invest $300 million in Lucid and separately buy “at least” 20,000 of the EV maker’s new Gravity SUV over the next six years. Those EVs will be equipped with Nuro’s autonomous vehicle system, and the vehicles will be owned and operated by Uber or its third-party fleet partners. Uber p

Topics: disrupt lucid nuro uber vehicle

Shop Amazon

Stellantis abandons hydrogen fuel cell development

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-16 15:51:59

To paraphrase Mean Girls, "stop trying to make hydrogen happen." For some years now, detractors of battery electric vehicles have held up hydrogen as a clean fuel panacea. That sometimes refers to hydrogen combustion engines, but more often, it's hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, or FCEVs. Both promise motoring with only water emitted from the vehicles' exhausts. It's just that hydrogen actually kinda sucks as a fuel, and automaker Stellantis announced today that it is ending the developmen

Topics: fcevs fuel hydrogen vehicles years

Shop Amazon

Uber and Baidu are teaming up to deploy thousands of autonomous vehicles globally

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-18 10:01:09

This will be happening in China and other "markets outside of the US." Uber and China-based Baidu are teaming up to deploy more autonomous vehicles throughout the world. The companies plan on bringing thousands of Baidu's Apollo Go vehicles to various regions that will be accessible via the Uber platform, including mainland China and other "global markets outside of the US." The first joint deployments are expected in Asia and the Middle East later this year. Once launched, Uber riders could b

Topics: autonomous baidu cities uber vehicles

Shop Amazon

Uber is close to completing its quest to become the ultimate robotaxi app

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2026-01-19 00:55:18

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Uber just announced a deal today with the company that runs one of the largest robotaxi fleets in China, as the ridehail giant nears its goal of becoming the world’s ultimate autonomous vehicle clearinghouse. Uber and Baidu said they are teaming up to deploy robotaxis in countries outside the US and China, with an initial

Topics: company said uber vehicles waymo

Shop Amazon

Ford’s Recall Affects Almost Every Cool Car They Make, and There’s No Fix Yet

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-22 20:13:40

If you’ve recently bought one of Ford’s best-selling vehicles, like the wildly popular Bronco, the workhorse F-150, or the family-hauling Explorer, the company has some unsettling news for you. Ford is recalling a staggering 850,318 of its most iconic models worldwide, including 844,098 in the U.S. alone, from the 2021-2023 model years due to a defect that can cause the engine to suddenly stall while driving. But the real kicker in this massive safety recall isn’t just the danger of your engine

Topics: 2021 2023 engine ford vehicles

Shop Amazon

Only on Nantucket: The Curious Case of the "Stolen" Mercedes

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-18 23:50:30

Good questions. And as Monday came and went without any sign of the missing Mercedes, the mystery deepened, and more theories continued to pour in: had it been hotwired and moved to a chop shop? Was it used for a joy ride and ditched in some remote corner of the island? The family asked the Current to share a photo of the vehicle, and the fact that it had been reported stolen. The post set off a deluge of messages along the lines of: "Who steals a car on Nantucket? Where are they going to go?"

Topics: macvicar missing nantucket said vehicle

Shop Amazon

Tesla moves to expand Robotaxi to Phoenix, following rival Waymo

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2026-01-26 00:56:04

Elon Musk's Tesla has applied to test and eventually deploy its Robotaxi vehicles in Phoenix, Arizona, following in the footsteps of market leader Waymo. Tesla has applied to conduct autonomous vehicle testing and operations, with and without human safety drivers on board, in Arizona, a spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Transportation told CNBC on Thursday. A decision on the application is expected at the end of July, and Tesla has "expressed interest in operating within the Phoenix Me

Topics: arizona robotaxi safety tesla vehicles

Shop Amazon

PerfektBlue Bluetooth flaws impact Mercedes, Volkswagen, Skoda cars

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-27 00:01:19

Four vulnerabilities dubbed PerfektBlue and affecting the BlueSDK Bluetooth stack from OpenSynergy can be exploited to achieve remote code execution and potentially allow access to critical elements in vehicles from multiple vendors, including Mercedes-Benz AG, Volkswagen, and Skoda. OpenSynergy confirmed the flaws last year in June and released patches to customers in September 2024 but many automakers have yet to push the corrective firmware updates. At least one major OEM learned only recent

Topics: opensynergy perfektblue security severity vehicle

Shop Amazon

Android Auto not connecting? Try this one setting tweak - it worked for me

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-27 05:20:00

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET A few months ago, I bought into the Jeep cult. One bit of fanciness with this vehicle is its ability to connect to Android Auto. I was excited because I'd never owned a car that could connect to my Android phone and actually make use of it. Of course, the biggest reason I wanted to use Android Auto was for the Spotify connection. My previous auto would allow me to connect my phone, but I had to control the music from the phone itself, which I wouldn't do w

Topics: android auto connect phone vehicle

Shop Amazon

Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles ‘next week,’ says Elon Musk

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2026-01-27 10:22:24

Elon Musk said in a post on X early Thursday morning that Grok, the chatbot from his AI company, xAI, will be coming to Tesla vehicles “very soon.” “Next week at the latest,” he said. The news that Grok would be coming to Tesla vehicles soon comes several hours after xAI debuted the latest flagship AI model Grok 4. Fans had wondered loudly why Musk spent an hour late on Wednesday talking about Grok with no mention of a Tesla integration, which likely prompted the billionaire’s early morning an

Topics: grok including musk tesla vehicles

Shop Amazon

My Android Auto was having trouble connecting until I did this one thing

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-02 10:31:14

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET A few months ago, I bought into the Jeep cult. One bit of fanciness with this vehicle is its ability to connect to Android Auto. I was excited because I'd never owned a car that could connect to my Android phone and actually make use of it. Of course, the biggest reason I wanted to use Android Auto was for the Spotify connection. My previous auto would allow me to connect my phone, but I had to control the music from the phone itself, which I wouldn't do w

Topics: android auto connect phone vehicle

Shop Amazon

Waymo Hits the Road In New York City. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-02 21:01:15

Table of Contents Waymo Hits the Road In New York City. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the driverless arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. Its newest service area is Atlanta, through a partnership with Uber. Now, riders there can travel across 65 square miles of the city, with plans for future expansions. And on Monday, Waymo said that its vehicles arrived on the streets o

Topics: autonomous ride uber vehicles waymo

Shop Amazon

Waymo robotaxis are heading to Philadelphia and NYC

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2026-02-02 23:14:34

Waymo kicked off two “road trips” to Philadelphia and New York City on Monday, signaling the Alphabet-owned company’s interest in expanding into Northeastern cities. Waymo’s branded “road trips” don’t necessarily signal a commercial launch anytime soon. Waymo has announced several other road trips this year, including to Houston, Orlando, Las Vegas, San Diego, and San Antonio. Typically, the trips involve sending a small fleet of human-driven vehicles equipped with Waymo’s autonomous driving sy

Topics: city company road vehicles waymo

Shop Amazon

GM’s Cruise Cars Are Back on the Road in 3 US States—but Not for Ride-Hailing

wired.com Paresh Dave 2026-01-30 11:28:41

Cruise robotaxis are back on the road … well, kind of. Though General Motors pulled the plug on its self-driving taxi business last year, the automaker has been quietly repurposing a few of the vehicles as it seeks to develop new driver-assistance technologies. This week, WIRED spotted a GM Bolt electric hatchback on the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge and later saw a similar vehicle on Interstate 880 near Oakland. In each instance, the car was being driven by a human. But it held equipment on

Topics: cars cruise francisco gm vehicle

Shop Amazon

This Portable Wireless CarPlay Screen Is 44% Off, Amazon Is Clearing Out Stock Once and For All

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-03 20:35:52

Prime Day is not all about upgrading your home tech, it’s the perfect time to upgrade your car in a big way too. Amazon has cut a premium portable wireless CarPlay / Android Auto car stereo to a new all-time low, dropping it by 44% to just $44 (down from $79). This is such a great deal that it’s a no-brainer to give your car’s infotainment system an upgrade, especially if your vehicle didn’t come with CarPlay or Android Auto from the factory. See at Amazon Touchscreen For $44, this 7-inch HD

Topics: car carplay just stereo vehicle

Shop Amazon

Waymo starts robotaxi testing in Philadelphia and NYC

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2026-02-04 05:14:34

Waymo kicked off two “road trips” to Philadelphia and New York City on Monday, signaling the Alphabet-owned company’s interest in expanding into Northeastern cities. Waymo’s branded “road trips” don’t necessarily signal a commercial launch anytime soon. Waymo has announced several other road trips this year, including to Houston, Orlando, Las Vegas, San Diego, and San Antonio. Typically, the trips involve sending a small fleet of human-driven vehicles equipped with Waymo’s autonomous driving sy

Topics: city company road vehicles waymo

Shop Amazon

Latest Tech News

Waymo Is Expanding to Dallas. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

Waymo taps Avis to manage robotaxi fleet in Dallas

TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla vs GM: A tale of two earnings

A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology

Tesla wants to bring robotaxis to San Francisco. Here’s what’s standing in the way.

Tesla Readies a Taxi Service in San Francisco—but Not With Robotaxis

Lyft to add autonomous shuttles in 2026 as Uber inks more self-driving deals

Tesla Turns to a Classic Tactic to Spark a Buying Frenzy

Undeterred by limits, Elon Musk plots a big robotaxi expansion

Eat Here and Get Recharged: Tesla Opens a Drive-In Diner

A Huge New Lab in Sweden Is Testing the 6G-Powered Future of Connected Cars and Drones

Waymo Expands in Austin. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

Uber makes multimillion-dollar investment in Lucid and Nuro to build a premium robotaxi service

Uber to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Lucid and Nuro in massive robotaxi deal

Uber makes multi-million-dollar investment in Lucid and Nuro to build a premium robotaxi service

Stellantis abandons hydrogen fuel cell development

Uber and Baidu are teaming up to deploy thousands of autonomous vehicles globally

Uber is close to completing its quest to become the ultimate robotaxi app

Ford’s Recall Affects Almost Every Cool Car They Make, and There’s No Fix Yet

Only on Nantucket: The Curious Case of the "Stolen" Mercedes

Tesla moves to expand Robotaxi to Phoenix, following rival Waymo

PerfektBlue Bluetooth flaws impact Mercedes, Volkswagen, Skoda cars

Android Auto not connecting? Try this one setting tweak - it worked for me

Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles ‘next week,’ says Elon Musk

My Android Auto was having trouble connecting until I did this one thing

Waymo Hits the Road In New York City. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

Waymo robotaxis are heading to Philadelphia and NYC

GM’s Cruise Cars Are Back on the Road in 3 US States—but Not for Ride-Hailing

This Portable Wireless CarPlay Screen Is 44% Off, Amazon Is Clearing Out Stock Once and For All

Waymo starts robotaxi testing in Philadelphia and NYC

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising

Latest Tech News

Trending Topics

Hot Now

Popular

Emerging

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising