Waymo’s next robotaxi will be the Hyundai IONIQ 5
Waymo has struck a deal with Hyundai to bring the IONIQ 5 EV to its robotaxi network, adding another autonomous vehicle option as it scales up its business. The autonomous…
Uber snags another robotaxi deal, aviation startups land VC bucks, and where Rivian Foundation money is going
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Cruise robotaxis return to the Bay Area nearly one year after pedestrian crash
Cruise is returning to the streets of Sunnyvale and Mountain View for the first time since it paused operations in the Bay Area after a robotaxi struck a pedestrian in…
Waymo robotaxis will be on the Uber app in Austin, Atlanta in early 2025
Uber riders in Austin and Atlanta will be able to hail a Waymo robotaxi through the app in early 2025 as part of an expanded partnership between the two companies.…
Cruise’s robotaxis are coming to the Uber app in 2025
Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving subsidiary, said it has signed a multi-year partnership with ride-hailing giant Uber to bring its robotaxis to the ride-hailing platform in 2025. Cruise didn’t say when…
Waymo wants to bring robotaxis to SFO, emails show
Waymo is ramping up efforts to gain access to a lucrative robotaxi use case: pickups and drop offs at the San Francisco International Airport, according to emails viewed by TechCrunch…
Cruise clears key hurdle to getting robotaxis back on roads in California
Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, has agreed to pay a $112,500 fine for failing to provide full information about an accident involving one of its robotaxis last year.…
GM gives Cruise $850M lifeline as it relaunches robotaxis in Houston
General Motors is investing $850 million into Cruise as the autonomous vehicle subsidiary slowly makes its way back to testing in Phoenix, Dallas and, as of Tuesday, Houston. GM’s CFO…
Inside Fisker’s collapse and robotaxis come to more US cities
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GM’s Cruise is testing robotaxis in Dallas again
GM’s Cruise is redeploying a small fleet of robotaxis in Dallas this week as part of the company’s previously stated goal to validate its self-driving systems and win back public…