Uber shows how your first air taxi ride could be booked
techspot - Uber is positioning itself as the booking layer. Joby supplies the aircraft and, eventually, the operations. The preview suggests that the companies believe they're close enough to a working air service to start showing off the booking system. If air taxi…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19724 / 4 stories in 9 days
Munich’s HeyCharge Receives €2.5M EIC Grant to Boost EV Charging Technology
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - HeyCharge, a Munich-based EV charging technology company backed by BMW i Ventures, Statkraft Ventures, and Y Combinator, has received a €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator. The funding will support HeyCharge’s SecureC…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 19350 / 3 stories in 16 days
Digitising energy and water data for the energy transition underpins €40 million raise by Berlin’s metiundo
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - German utility and tech company metiundo has secured €40 million to scale the rollout of smart metering systems and expand its software platform – all with the aim of boosting the energy transition in the building sector. The funding round came from funds…
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 4:21 am / permalink 18967 / 4 stories in 24 days
2150 closes €210M Fund II, lifts assets to €500M to back urban and industrial climate tech
Cate Lawrence / tech - Venture firm 2150 today announced the final close of its €210 million second fund, bringing total assets under management to €500 million. The fund remains focused on backing technology companies se...
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Waymo launches robotaxi service in Miami, extending U.S. lead
cnbc - Miami represents the sixth market for Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet.
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Baidu’s Apollo Go Launches Largest Fully Driverless Commercial Robotaxi Operation in Abu Dhabi
pandaily - Apollo Go has officially launched its first overseas fully driverless robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi, aiming to build the city’s largest autonomous fleet by 2026.
Back to Top / Monday, January 19, 2026, 3:20 am / permalink 18154 / 2 stories in 6 wks
Austrian BENTELER acquires Germany’s ioki to create Europe’s first full-service autonomous mobility provider
ain - According to the companies, the acquisition creates Europe’s first full-service provider for autonomous mobility, combining vehicles, software, and operations under one roof.
Back to Top / Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 17544 / 3 stories in 2 months
Uber reveals the design of its robotaxi at CES 2026
Jackson Chen / engadget - Waymo is getting a good look at the competition as Uber revealed the design of its robotaxi that's due to launch in San Francisco later this year. The upcoming robotaxi is a result of a partnership announced in July between Uber, Lucid and Nuro. The plan …
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Waymo's robotaxis froze when San Francisco's traffic lights went dark
techspot - Among the most visible signs of the disruption were the clusters of Waymo's white Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis idling motionless at intersections. The company, which operates more than 800 autonomous vehicles in the Bay Area, suspended ride-hailing operations …
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Alphabet-owned Waymo in talks to raise $15 billion in funding
cnbc - The funding round would give Waymo a valuation as high as $110 billion, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 8:22 pm / permalink 17044 / 4 stories in 2 months
Uber and WeRide’s robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi is officially driverless
Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - The commercial robotaxi service launched last year. Now, the human safety operator is gone.
Back to Top / Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 1:20 am / permalink 16311 / 6 stories in 3 months
Takeoff of China's flying taxis hits turbulence
techxplore - An unmanned, oval-shaped craft from flying taxi maker EHang hovers, whirring noisily like a mini-helicopter over a riverside innovation zone on the outskirts of the southern Chinese business hub of Guangzhou, part of a trial of a mini-flying taxi that onc…
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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
From guardrails to potholes, AI is becoming the new eyes on America's roads
techxplore - As America's aging roads fall further behind on much-needed repairs, cities and states are turning to artificial intelligence to spot the worst hazards and decide which fixes should come first.
Back to Top / Saturday, November 15, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 15989 / 2 stories in 3 months
CHAOS Raises €2M To Expand AI Real Estate Platform
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Helsinki-based CHAOS, a data-intelligence company transforming the global real estate industry, has raised €2 million in a funding round, with investment from Swedish firm Nidoco and Finnish state-owned financier Finnvera. Founded in 2017, CHAOS uses AI a…
Back to Top / Thursday, November 13, 2025, 2:20 am / permalink 15913 / 3 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
Upway Raises $60M To Expand Refurbished E-Bike Platform
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Paris-based Upway, a platform specializing in refurbished e-bikes, has raised $60 million in a Series C round led by A.P. Moller Holding, with participation from Galvanize, Ora Global, and continued support from Korelya Capital, Sequoia Capital, Exor Vent…
Back to Top / Friday, November 7, 2025, 5:20 am / permalink 15760 / 3 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…
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