TechCrunch Mobility: The custom chip driving Waymo’s robotaxi ambitions
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Last updated: 2026-08-24 03:05:02 ET
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The automaker plans to soon launch its Cybercab in Austin, Texas, and got the nod to deploy thousands of vehicles in Nevada.
Waymo has revealed new technical details about the onboard computing system that powers its autonomous driving technology, including a purpose-built 5...
Together, these permits would allow up to 8,000 robotaxis to be deployed over the next 12 months.
Tesla Robotaxis appear to go fully unsupervised in Austin ahead of Cybercab launch
Waymo lifts the lid on the ‘brain’ powering its robotaxis
The next-generation robotaxi, called the Waymo Ojai, is central to the company's push towards mass scale, and eventually, profitability.
Austin’s Model Y Robotaxi drives through curbside bollards with riders aboard, spotlighting Tesla’s unsupervised rollout and its recent impeccable...
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