Autonomous Vehicles
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London Robotaxi Service Launches With Uber and Wayve
More than 100,000 Londoners joined Uber’s waitlist within eight weeks of the announcement. See how Wayve’s camera-based system and a human backup driver are winning that kind of demand.
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DiDi’s Driverless Robotaxi Trial Gives Riders a Safer Ride
DiDi’s R2 robotaxi has logged more than 2,200 consecutive days without a safety incident, and its new computer costs 74% less to build. Removing the human monitor was the company betting on those numbers.
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Zoox’s Robotaxi Rollout Brings Safer Rides to Houston
Zoox is mapping Houston and San Diego streets for its next robotaxi rollout, bringing a safer, more accessible ride option to non-drivers, seniors, and visitors.
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Texas’s New Self-Driving Car Law Protects Everyday Drivers
Texas averages more than 4,000 traffic deaths a year. Regulators fielded 42 complaints about robotaxis in the new law’s first three months, most about overly cautious driving, not danger.
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Waymo’s Tampa Robotaxi Launch Gives Seniors a Safer Way to Get Around
Waymo says its cars get into 94% fewer serious-injury crashes than human drivers. Paired with an AARP Florida partnership, that record could hand Tampa seniors back their independence.
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Waymo’s Safety Data Shows Fewer Crashes, Injuries on the Road
Serious-injury crashes dropped 94 percent and pedestrian injuries fell 93 percent over 220 million driverless miles. What happens to city streets once machines simply stop getting tired, distracted, or angry behind the wheel?
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SporTran’s Free Self-Driving Bus Opens Shreveport to Everyone
Shreveport’s new free self-driving bus gives riders without a car a no-cost way to reach work, appointments, and errands downtown.
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Zoox’s Driverless Robotaxi Gives Las Vegas Visitors a Safer Ride Home
Zoox had already logged nearly 2 million driverless miles and carried more than 350,000 riders before charging a single fare. Now that real money is on the line, can the no-steering-wheel design keep proving itself on the Strip?
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Tesla’s Robotaxi Expansion Means Longer Hours and Shorter Waits
The expansion isn’t just about longer hours. Tesla’s robotaxis in these six cities now run fully unsupervised, with no human safety monitor in the front seat for the first time.
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Waymo’s Munich Expansion Brings Safer, More Independent Rides
Waymo’s cars have logged 16 times fewer serious injury crashes than human drivers, with 14 times fewer pedestrian injuries. For a city that packs cyclists and cars into tight lanes, that record is about to get tested in Europe for the first time.