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Robotaxis as public transit? Waymo thinks so

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-21 05:00:00

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Waymo is teaming up with tech transit startup Via to integrate its autonomous vehicles into city public transit networks, starting with a growing suburb of Phoenix. In Chandler, Arizona, Waymo’s robotaxis will soon join the town’s Flex

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Waymo's Robotaxis Are Heading to Nashville. Everything to Know About the Self-Driving Service

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-21 13:29:20

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 Wednesday, Waymo shared it's heading to Nashville through a partnership with Lyft. Waymo will start driving autonomously there in the "coming months," it said in a blog post, before opening to the public next year. Riders will hail self-driving vehicles through the Waymo app (formerly Waymo One) and will eventually have the op

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Bringing fully autonomous rides to Nashville, in partnership with Lyft

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-23 04:10:45

We’re on our way to Music City! We’re excited to bring the magic of Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hailing service to riders in Nashville, in partnership with Lyft. Our generalizable Waymo Driver has become even more capable as we’ve scaled to hundreds of thousands of fully autonomous rides each week across five major U.S. cities. We’ll start fully autonomous operations in Nashville in the coming months, and open to public riders next year. We’ll do so by pairing our world-leading technology and

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Waymo’s Tekedra Mawakana on Scaling Self-Driving Beyond the Hype

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-25 01:35:00

Autonomous vehicles have long been touted as “just around the corner,” but the reality of bringing self-driving cars to the streets is far from simple. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco — Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana joins the Disrupt Stage for a wide-ranging conversation on the true state of AVs and where the industry goes from here. Inside the self-driving reality check While headlines often highlight crashes, controversies, or overblown promises, M

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Tesla’s robotaxi plans for Nevada move forward with testing permit

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-10-01 05:20:24

Armed with a new permit from the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles, Tesla is preparing to begin testing its autonomous vehicle technology on public streets in Nevada. The testing permit, which was first noted by Tesla influencer Sawyer Merritt, comes two months after CEO Elon Musk outlined the company’s plans to take its autonomous vehicle ambitions beyond Austin and into several new markets. “We are expecting to greatly increase the service area to well in excess of what competitors are doi

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Humanoids, AVs, and what’s next in AI hardware with Waabi and Apptronik at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-10-02 01:02:50

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27 to 29, bringing together 10,000+ startup and VC leaders for three days of bold ideas, groundbreaking tech, and future-shaping conversations. One of the most highly anticipated sessions happening on one of the two AI Stages will spotlight where AI hardware is heading next, featuring a live look at the robotics and autonomous systems pushing boundaries in real time. AI may be reshaping software, but when it comes to robo

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Waymo Is Expanding to Denver and Seattle. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-14 19:46:00

Table of Contents Waymo Is Expanding to Denver and Seattle. 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 Tuesday, Waymo shared it's heading to Denver in the fall "to lay the groundwork for a fully autonomous service in the future." The company is also gearing up to expand to Seattle. This comes after Waymo said in an Aug. 29 blog po

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Waymo Is Expanding to Denver, Seattle. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-15 00:46:00

Table of Contents Waymo Is Expanding to Denver and Seattle. 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 Tuesday, Waymo shared it's heading to Denver in the fall "to lay the groundwork for a fully autonomous service in the future." The company is also gearing up to expand to Seattle. This comes after Waymo said in an Aug. 29 blog po

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Waymo's next stops for its robotaxis are Denver and Seattle

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-16 21:51:26

Waymo is preparing to launch in two more markets. The company announced today that it will expand into both Denver and Seattle . It will begin testing with humans behind the wheel this week, bringing up to a dozen vehicles to each location, according to CNBC . The rollout will include a mix of the brand's fully electric Jaguar iPace and Geely Zeekr autonomous vehicles. "We will begin driving manually before validating our technology and operations for fully autonomous services in the future," a

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Waymo Gets the Green Light to Test in New York City. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-31 04:20:23

Table of Contents Waymo Gets the Green Light to Test 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 autonomous arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. On Friday, the city of New York granted Waymo a permit to test its autonomous vehicles in parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn, with a specialist sitting behind the wheel. Waymo arrived on the streets of New York City

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Tesla Is Making a Move in New York City That Regulators Absolutely Hate

gizmodo.com Riley Gutiérrez Mcdermid 2025-11-21 03:00:47

Tesla is coming in hot in New York City and regulators, legislators and consumers are already pushing back. The electric car company’s latest foray into regulator wrestling comes via a hiring push for autopilot drivers in NYC, despite holding no permits for that service in the city. Given that Tesla has already spent years fighting federal probes, civil and criminal lawsuits and a host of scrutiny from everyone from the SEC to local politicians, its new push appears to be a further continuation

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Tensor wants to be the first company to sell you a ‘robocar’ — but who are they?

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-11-21 12:00:00

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A new company is launching today that claims to have developed “the first volume-produced, consumer-ready autonomous vehicle — designed from the ground up for private ownership at scale.” The company is called Tensor, and it describes i

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How AI-enabled autonomous business will change the way you work forever

zdnet.com Mark Samuels 2025-11-30 15:00:00

Siro Rodenas Cortes/Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways Self-learning and self-improving technology will transform enterprise activities. From augmented leadership to machines as customers, analyst Gartner identifies key trends. While true autonomous business is a long way off, smart business leaders are preparing now. The future of your business is autonomous. While there's a lot of debate right now about the augmentation or replacement of workers with artificial intelligence, the organizat

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Lyft and China’s Baidu look to bring robotaxis to Europe next year

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-12-10 22:55:05

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 tech giant’s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles across several European markets. The companies want to launch robotaxi services in Germany and the United Kingdom in 2026, pending regulatory approval. If approved, Baidu’s RT6 vehicles, which are equipped with its Apollo Go self-driving system, will be integrated into Lyft

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Baidu plans to expand its robotaxis to Europe with Lyft deal

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-12-11 08:00:07

Baidu will bring its driverless taxis to Europe next year via a partnership with U.S. ridehailing firm Lyft , as the Chinese tech giant looks to expand its autonomous vehicles globally. The robotaxis will initially be deployed in the U.K. and Germany from 2026 with the aim to have "thousands" of vehicles across Europe in the "following years," the two companies said. Lyft has had very little presence in Europe until last week when it closed the acquisition of Germany-based ride hailing company

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Waymo’s Tekedra Mawakana on the truth behind autonomous vehicles at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-12-16 03:00:00

Autonomous vehicles have long been touted as “just around the corner,” but the reality of what it takes to bring self-driving cars to the streets is anything but simple. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana joins the Disrupt Stage for a wide-ranging conversation on the current state of AVs — and where the industry goes from here. Inside the self-driving reality check While the headlines often focus on crashes, contr

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Elon Musk Scoffs as Rival Waymo Plows Through Car While Driving Wrong Way Down Street

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-19 16:05:57

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is trying to ward off critics of his approach to autonomous driving. Many years ago, the mercurial billionaire decided to rely exclusively on cameras — rather than LIDAR and radar sensors, like Tesla's competitors — for the carmaker's driver assistance software. Critics have long pointed out the limitations of such an approach, arguing that visual sensors can easily be fooled by anything from severe weather to a wall painted to look like the road beyond it. Musk is clearly

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

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-20 20:57:00

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

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60 Italian Mayors Want to Be the Unlikely Solution to Self-Driving Cars in Europe

wired.com Antonio Dini 2025-12-24 22:00:00

The future of self-driving cars in Italy it seems needs not only technology but also (possibly above all) political backing. The good news, then, is that more than 60 mayors in Italy have decided to take the field for the cars of the future. On July 14, in the hall of the MEET Digital Culture Center in Milan, Pierfrancesco Maran, a member of the European Parliament for the Italian Democratic Party, launched the Autonomous Driving: Italy in the Front Row initiative, which has backing from admini

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

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-12-25 03:41:43

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

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

wired.com Aarian Marshall 2025-12-25 12:26:14

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.

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China’s BYD Takes the Lead Over Tesla in the Self-Driving Car Wars

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-07 12:00:30

As the auto industry races toward autonomy, most companies are rolling out driver-assist features with one hand while handing out waivers, disclaimers, and legal fine print with the other. Not BYD. The Chinese EV giant just made an unprecedented move: it’s offering a public, financial guarantee for its autonomous parking system. If the system malfunctions, even due to an algorithmic failure, BYD will cover all resulting damages, including repair costs, third-party property damage, and compensat

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Uber Is Going All-in on Robotaxis

gizmodo.com Rhett Jones 2026-01-11 03:00:35

By the end of this decade, your next Uber ride might not have a driver at all. At least, that’s what Uber wants you (and its investors on Wall Street to believe.) Uber announced a new partnership today with luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid and the robotics company Nuro. Under the agreement, Uber plans to deploy a fleet of at least 20,000 Lucid Gravity SUVs equipped with Nuro’s self-driving technology over the next six years. The robotaxi service is expected to launch in a yet unnamed major U

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Uber Unveils Global Robotaxi Plan With Lucid and Nuro

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-11 00:09:00

Table of Contents Uber Announces Global Robotaxi Plan With Lucid and Nuro Picture ordering an Uber from the airport, but your ride is a robotaxi. That's what you can expect a year from now with Uber's new program in partnership with electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid and tech company Nuro. The partnership will combine Uber's ride-sharing platform with Lucid's new electric SUV, the Gravity, and Nuro's autonomous driving technology. It'll be launching first in an unnamed "major US city," but is

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Uber Announces Global Robotaxi Plan With Lucid and Nuro

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-11 06:09:10

Table of Contents Uber Announces Global Robotaxi Plan With Lucid and Nuro Picture ordering an Uber from the airport, but your ride is a robotaxi. That's what you can expect a year from now with Uber's new program in partnership with electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid and tech company Nuro. The partnership will combine Uber's ride-sharing platform with Lucid's new electric SUV, the Gravity, and Nuro's autonomous driving technology. It'll be launching first in an unnamed "major US city," but is

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Waymo Expands in Austin. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-11 16:03:28

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

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

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-16 22:01:09

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

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China's Baidu to bring its driverless cars to Uber globally

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2026-01-18 08:37:39

A passenger walks near Uber signage after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on July 10, 2022. Baidu has struck a partnership with Uber to deploy its autonomous cars on the ride-hailing giant's platform outside the U.S. and mainland China. The first deployments are expected to happen in Asia and the Middle East later this year. The two companies said the multi-year partnership will see "thousands" of Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on Uber globally.

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Humanoids, AVs, and what’s next in AI hardware at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2026-01-22 22:00:00

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27 to 29, bringing together 10,000+ startup and VC leaders for three days of bold ideas, groundbreaking tech, and future-shaping conversations. One of the most highly anticipated sessions happening on one of the two AI Stages will spotlight where AI hardware is heading next, featuring a live look at the robotics and autonomous systems pushing boundaries in real time. In this session, two of the field’s most visionary builde

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

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-01 09:01:15

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

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