Rivian (RIVN) Stock: EV Maker Reveals Custom Chip and Robotaxi Plans
Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Rivian unveiled a custom self-driving chip and AI system at its first Autonomy and AI Day in Palo Alto on Thursday The company will launch Autonomy+ subscription in early 2026 for $2,500 upfront or $49.99 monthly with hands-free driving on over 3.5 m…
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Waymo to issue software recall over how robotaxis behave around school buses
Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - The voluntary recall comes as scrutiny by federal regulators and local school district officials increases.
Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 6:20 pm / permalink 16629 / 8 stories in 3 months
Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing school buses in Austin
Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - The agency already opened an investigation in October over Waymo's performance around school buses.
Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16593 / 4 stories in 3 months
Uber is launching a robotaxi service in Dallas
mashable - Uber is launching an autonomous taxi service in Dallas, though it's not completely autonomous yet.
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 16515 / 5 stories in 3 months
Wayve doubles down on data with Quality Match acquisition
Oscar Hornstein / uktech - Wayve, the London-based autonomous driving software unicorn, has acquired data quality assurance startup Quality Match as it pursues data accuracy as a cornerstone of its strategy. Based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Quality Match specialises in interpre…
Back to Top / Monday, December 1, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 16434 / 3 stories in 3 months
Waymo gets California DMV's approval to test robotaxis in more areas
Mariella Moon / engadget - The California DMV has approved Waymo’s request to conduct driverless testing and to deploy its robotaxis in more locations in the state. As CBS News reports, Waymo now has the permission to operate across the whole Bay Area, Sacramento and most of Southe…
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Waymo is coming to five more cities
engadget - Waymo is launching in five new cities across Texas and Florida. Autonomous vehicles in Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando will begin accepting rides next year.The Alphabet-owned company said operations (sans passengers) will begin on Tuesday…
Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 16080 / 4 stories in 3 months
Zoox begins offering robotaxi rides in San Francisco, facing off with Waymo
cnbc - Riders can sign up to join the "Zoox Explorers" program to take free rides on the company's box-shaped vehicles in certain San Francisco neighborhoods.
Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 16067 / 5 stories in 3 months
Waymo to roll out driverless taxis on highways in three US cities
Rafe Rosner-Uddin, Financial Times / arstechnica - Alphabet will add routes in LA, Phoenix, and San Francisco for its driverless cars.
Back to Top / Thursday, November 13, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 15932 / 4 stories in 3 months
Waymo begins offering freeway robotaxi rides in San Francisco, LA and Phoenix
cnbc - The Google sister company has been testing robotaxi freeway rides with employees for more than a year.
Back to Top / Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 15889 / 7 stories in 3 months
Autonomous EV trucking company Einride going public in SPAC deal valuing it at $1.8 billion
cnbc - Swedish autonomous EV trucking company Einride is planning to go public on the NYSE through a SPAC deal with Legato Merger Corp. III valuing it at $1.8 billion.
Back to Top / Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6:21 am / permalink 15884 / 4 stories in 3 months
Waymo To Expand Robotaxi Service To Las Vegas, San Diego and Detroit Next Year
BeauHD / slashdot - In its largest rollout yet, Waymo said it will launch its driverless robotaxi service to Las Vegas, San Diego, and Detroit in 2026. The Alphabet unit will also debut new Zeekr-built vehicles developed with Geely to complement its existing Jaguar I-PACE fl…
Back to Top / Monday, November 3, 2025, 7:21 pm / permalink 15632 / 3 stories in 4 months
NVIDIA's next move in autonomous driving is a partnership with Uber, Stellantis, Lucid and Mercedes-Benz
engadget - NVIDIA has entered a partnership with Uber to equip more of the rideshare company's vehicles with its autonomous driving infrastructure. The deal centers on NVIDIA's Drive AGX Hyperion 10 autonomous vehicle development platform, a computer and sensor syst…
Back to Top / Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 15498 / 8 stories in 4 months
GM says hands-free, eyes-off driving is coming to Escalade IQ in 2028
Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - General Motors may be shrinking its electric vehicle production, but the automaker wants investors to know its still committed to future technologies like automated driving, software-defined vehicles, and AI voice assistants. Today, GM CEO Mary Barra anno…
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Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 15314 / 11 stories in 4 months
DoorDash and Waymo launch autonomous delivery service in Phoenix
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Back to Top / Thursday, October 16, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 15168 / 5 stories in 4 months
Waymo plans robotaxi launch in London, marking its European debut
cnbc - Waymo said it plans to start offering robotaxi rides in London next year after aggressively expanding in the U.S.
Back to Top / Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 5:20 am / permalink 15139 / 9 stories in 4 months
US opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology
techxplore - Federal auto safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla's so-called full-self driving technology after dozens of incidents in which its vehicles ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other v…
Back to Top / Thursday, October 9, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 15047 / 9 stories in 4 months
EV software unicorn Einride raises $100m to accelerate global expansion
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Back to Top / Thursday, October 2, 2025, 12:20 am / permalink 14956 / 4 stories in 5 months
DoorDash introduces a cute delivery robot named Dot
Mariella Moon / engadget - At the Dash Forward keynote, DoorDash has unveiled a cute electric delivery robot named Dot that was designed specifically for quick neighborhood trips. Dot is around one-tenth the size of a car, can move up to 20 mph and can navigate not just roads, but …
Back to Top / Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 9:20 am / permalink 14914 / 7 stories in 5 months
Nvidia Considers $500 Million Investment in Autonomous Driving AI Firm Wayve
PYMNTS / pymnts - Nvidia is evaluating a $500 million investment in Wayve, a developer of embodied artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles. Wayve said in a Thursday (Sept. 18) press release that it has signed a letter of intent with Nvidia to evaluate the investmen…
Back to Top / Friday, September 19, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 14742 / 5 stories in 5 months