Autonomous Vehicles
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Gatik’s Driverless Trucks Keep Grocery Shelves Stocked
The US trucking industry is short roughly 82,000 drivers, a gap projected to top 160,000 by 2031. Gatik’s trucks are already filling that void, completing over 85,000 driverless deliveries with a 99% on-time rate.
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Waymo’s San Diego Robotaxis Give Riders a Safer Way to Get Around
Across 50 million miles in four cities, Waymo’s driverless cars crashed 68% less often than human drivers, with 81% fewer injury crashes. San Diego is about to find out if that safety record holds at scale.
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Waymo’s Denver Robotaxi Service Means Safer Rides for Everyone
Waymo’s vehicles have already logged over 220 million autonomous miles, with 94% fewer injury-causing crashes than human drivers. Denver is about to find out what that safety record looks like citywide.
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Nevada’s Robotaxi Expansion Means Safer, Cheaper Rides for Las Vegas
Up to 8,000 driverless vehicles could hit Nevada roads within a year, phased in as three companies compete for riders. Could that competition finally make Las Vegas rides cheaper and safer at once?
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Aurora’s Driverless Trucks Are Making Highways Safer for Everyone
Aurora’s trucks can run more than 20 hours a day without the rest breaks human drivers need, and the company projects fuel savings up to 32%. Could that math finally ease America’s trucker shortage?
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Uber and Zipline’s Drone Delivery Speeds Up Everyday Errands
Zipline already completes a drone delivery every 20 seconds somewhere on Earth, and Uber wants that speed inside its own app for a million daily deliveries by 2029. Here’s what changes for parents, seniors, and small shop owners.
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Waymo’s Ojai Robotaxi Brings Accessible Rides to More Cities
Braille controls, no center pillar, and a floor riders step into instead of climb into: the Ojai was built around people who’ve struggled most with robotaxis. It’s also 42% cheaper, which is why Waymo plans to grow the fleet tenfold by year’s end.
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Waymo Opens Houston Robotaxi Service to Everyone
More than 100,000 people had joined the waitlist since February, and now none of them need an invitation. Disability advocates say the change could mean real independence for blind riders and anyone who can’t drive.
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Autonomous Delivery Robots Reach More US Neighborhoods
Serve’s robots now cover eight U.S. cities and roughly 3 million people, cutting into the short car trips that clog restaurant corridors at dinnertime. What does that mean for the streets near you?
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Waymo Robotaxis Are Coming to San Diego This Fall
Who actually benefits when a car drives itself? Older adults, people with disabilities, and families sharing one vehicle all stand to gain a transportation option they’ve never had before.