Autonomous Vehicles
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Waymo Flood Safety Fix Protects San Antonio Riders
One Texas flash flood swept away a robotaxi. Now Waymo says it taught its cars to never make that mistake again, wherever the next storm hits.
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Flytrex’s Rooftop Drone Docks Cut Delivery Costs by 60%
What if the drone were already waiting on the restaurant roof before you even placed your order? That’s the bet now paying off for Dallas-area families.
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Tesla’s FSD Safety Data Just Bought Drivers Cheaper Insurance
Would a 40% drop in crashes convince your insurer to cut your bill? One Australian insurer just said yes, and the receipts are public.
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Waymo’s Tokyo Robotaxi Deal Tackles Japan’s Taxi Shortage
Japan’s taxi fleet has shrunk by a fifth since 2019. Waymo is betting driverless cars, not more drivers, can close that gap in Tokyo by 2027.
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Zurich’s Driverless Airport Shuttle Eases the Grind for Ground Crews
What happens when the ride to work before sunrise has no driver at all? Zurich Airport just found out, and ground crews are the first to feel the difference.
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Waymo’s Las Vegas Robotaxi Offers Safer Rides Home
Would you trust an empty driver’s seat over a 3 a.m. rideshare surge? Thousands of Las Vegas shift workers just got that choice.
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Germany’s First Cab-Less Autonomous Truck Keeps Lidl’s Shelves Stocked
Germany approved its first cab-less autonomous truck, a driverless delivery vehicle that keeps Lidl’s grocery shelves stocked despite Europe’s driver shortage.
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Inceptio’s Self-Driving Trucks Cross a Billion Kilometers, Making Highways Safer
One billion kilometers. That’s how far Inceptio’s self-driving trucks have now logged on China’s highways, enough distance to circle the equator roughly 25,000 times. It’s one of the largest live tests of autonomous trucking safety on the planet, and the biggest winners aren’t shareholders. They’re the truck drivers who no longer have to fight exhaustion…
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In Zagreb, the Robotaxi’s Driver Seat Is Officially Empty
Land at Zagreb Airport, grab your bag, and step into a car that has no one behind the wheel. That’s not a thought experiment: on September 10, Pony.ai and Verne switched on the Zagreb driverless robotaxi service, a 22-kilometer route linking the airport, a downtown business district, and Verne’s own headquarters, with zero human backup…
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China’s Self-Driving Safety Standard Aims to Cut Crashes
What does it actually take to trust a car with no one behind the wheel? Beijing just gave a concrete answer: the software has to crash less often than a person would, full stop, before it gets to carry passengers at scale. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a national roadmap this week…