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Waymo locks in $5B loan from Blackstone, PIMCO to fuel robotaxi expansion
This is the first time the Alphabet-owned company has turned to debt financing.
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Aseon CEO: 'The opportunity is to make vehicle servicing as autonomous as driving'
The robotaxi industry has spent billions of dollars developing vehicles that can drive without a human behind the wheel. But removing the driver creates anothe…
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Pony.ai and Verne begin fully driverless robotaxi passenger trials in Zagreb
Pony AI, a developer of large-scale commercialization of autonomous driving technology, has partnered with Verne to offer fully driverless Robotaxi test rides…
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Waymo's latest expansion strategy: teenagers
Waymo is opening its robotaxi service to teenagers aged 13 to 17 in Nashville, its second city to offer rides to minors.
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Waymo says Singapore will be its next international robotaxi city
Waymo says Singapore will be its next international robotaxi city
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Amazon-owned Zoox's 100-robotaxi limit in Nevada is about to disappear
An updated permit shows the 100-cap will expire later this month just as competition in Las Vegas heats up.
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Tesla's upcoming product frenzy could leave investors disappointed
Slower-than-expected robotaxi progress is still a chief concern, according to experts.
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Lucid Motors has a potential robotaxi partner for Europe
The company is partnering with mobility platform Bolt -- but no vehicle orders have been placed just yet.
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May Mobility is going public in a $1.4B SPAC deal
The deal could net the asset-light robotaxi company more than $300 million in funding.
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Waymo opens robotaxi service in Las Vegas
Las Vegas will be Waymo's 15th commercial robotaxi market.
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TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat
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Tesla Cybercab Hides A Virtual Joystick, Exposing A Secret Manual Mode
A buried virtual joystick in the Tesla Cybercab raises fresh questions about manual control, rider safety, and the company's robotaxi strategy.
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Travis Kalanick's Atoms might be getting into the robotaxi business
The Uber founder has said that Atoms will allow him to complete "unfinished business."
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Tesla launches steering-wheel-free Cybercab robotaxi in Austin
Tesla launches steering-wheel-free Cybercab robotaxi in Austin
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Amazon's Zoox expands its robotaxi service to Las Vegas airport
Zoox is expanding to this critical ride-hailing destination a few weeks after it started charging for robotaxi rides.
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Elon Musk's heterodox robotaxi philosophy gets put to the test
Elon Musk's heterodox robotaxi philosophy gets put to the test
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Waymo accelerates robotaxi expansion with launches in Denver, San Diego and Tampa
Waymo will begin inviting riders on a rolling basis and slowly ramp up access in the three cities, following its usual commercial playbook.
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TechCrunch Mobility: The custom chip driving Waymo's robotaxi ambitions
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Tesla's stock jumps as the company gets cleared for a Las Vegas robotaxi launch
The automaker plans to soon launch its Cybercab in Austin, Texas, and got the nod to deploy thousands of vehicles in Nevada.
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Waymo's cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities
The next-generation robotaxi, called the Waymo Ojai, is central to the company's push towards mass scale, and eventually, profitability.
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Watch: Tesla Robotaxi Pushes Through Austin Bollards
Austin's Model Y Robotaxi drives through curbside bollards with riders aboard, spotlighting Tesla's unsupervised rollout and its recent impeccable safety rheto…
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Tesla's Robotaxi Just Put Starlink Inside Its Roof
Starlink hardware molded into the Tesla Cybercab's roof shows how satellite links can back up 5G and LTE for driverless fleet and passenger connectivity.
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Tesla built a Starlink internet dish into its Cybercab robotaxi
Tesla built a Starlink internet dish into its Cybercab robotaxi
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Videos show Tesla and Waymo ramping up new vehicles for their robotaxi fleets
Videos show Tesla and Waymo ramping up new vehicles for their robotaxi fleets
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Moove raises $250M to become the backbone of the robotaxi industry
Moove is scaling up the autonomous vehicle fleet management side of its business and plans to someday own, not just manage, Waymo robotaxis.
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Uber, Rivian, And The $1.25 Billion Robotaxi Deal
Rivian R2 targets Level 4 autonomy by 2028 as Uber eyes up to 50,000 robotaxis, blending retail SUV duties with high-mileage ride-hailing work.
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Zoox clears final federal hurdle to launch paid robotaxi service
Federal safety regulators have given Zoox a temporary exemption that will allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle technology company to charge customers for…
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Waymo, robotaxi operators face fresh scrutiny over emergency response failures
Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-California ) has proposed a bill that would direct federal regulators to establish minimum national safety standards for autonomous vehicl…
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Lyft and Baidu enter London's robotaxi battleground as testing begins
Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles will be available on Freenow, the mobility network that Lyft acquired in 2025.
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Rivian will emerge as big winner as robotaxi market grows, says Piper Sandler
The electric vehicle manufacturer is set to be a key player in future markets thanks to vertical integration, the investment firm said.
