Tesla Reportedly Prepares Public Cybercab Launch in Austin
Automotive

Tesla Reportedly Prepares Public Cybercab Launch in Austin

Tesla is reported to be preparing a public launch of its steering-wheel-free Cybercab in Austin this month, moving from ...

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Waymo Reaches Mid-Teens Share of US Ride-Hailing Bookings; Driver Impact Still Unclear
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Waymo Reaches Mid-Teens Share of US Ride-Hailing Bookings; Driver Impact Still Unclear

Third-party estimates put Waymo at 15-16% of gross ride-hailing bookings in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix, but ...

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Moove Hits $2.1B Valuation After $250M Mubadala-Led Round, Pivots to AV Fleet Infrastructure
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Moove Hits $2.1B Valuation After $250M Mubadala-Led Round, Pivots to AV Fleet Infrastructure

Nigerian fintech Moove, vehicle-financing partner for Uber drivers, has raised $250 million led by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala,...

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Uber forecasts bookings in line with estimates as Brazil competition hits trips growth
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Uber forecasts bookings in line with estimates as Brazil competition hits trips growth

Uber's third-quarter bookings guide of $58.25–$60.25 billion met analyst expectations, but a sharper-than-expected slowd...

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Amazon's Zoox to launch paid robotaxi service in Las Vegas on Aug. 10
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Amazon's Zoox to launch paid robotaxi service in Las Vegas on Aug. 10

Amazon-owned Zoox will start charging fares for driverless rides in Las Vegas on Aug. 10, its first commercial robotaxi ...

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Waymo Is Importing Thousands of Chinese Zeekr Minivans Despite 127.5% US Tariffs
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Waymo Is Importing Thousands of Chinese Zeekr Minivans Despite 127.5% US Tariffs

Waymo is importing thousands of Zeekr minivans from China for its US robotaxi fleet, working around tariffs on finished ...

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NHTSA Grants Zoox Temporary Exemption to Charge for Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxi Rides
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NHTSA Grants Zoox Temporary Exemption to Charge for Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxi Rides

Amazon’s Zoox wins a two-year federal waiver to start commercial driverless rides in Las Vegas, becoming the first compa...

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Amazon’s Zoox Gets First U.S. Nod for Paid Robotaxi Service Without Steering Wheels
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Amazon’s Zoox Gets First U.S. Nod for Paid Robotaxi Service Without Steering Wheels

The NHTSA exemption allows up to 2,500 vehicles for commercial rides, a milestone for purpose-built autonomous vehicles ...

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Waymo Tests Zeekr Robotaxi in Pittsburgh, Racks Up Austin Fines, and Plans Uber Split
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Waymo Tests Zeekr Robotaxi in Pittsburgh, Racks Up Austin Fines, and Plans Uber Split

Waymo starts testing Zeekr/Ojai vans in Pittsburgh, faces thousands in parking fines in Austin, and reportedly plans to ...

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AI Liability Remains a Legal Blind Spot After Fatal Crashes and Alexa Mishaps
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AI Liability Remains a Legal Blind Spot After Fatal Crashes and Alexa Mishaps

Austrian legal scholars warn that self-learning systems like autonomous cars and voice assistants operate in a regulator...

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Waabi Raises $1 Billion to Bring Thousands of Robotaxis to Uber Platform
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Waabi Raises $1 Billion to Bring Thousands of Robotaxis to Uber Platform

In one of the largest autonomous-vehicle funding rounds in years, Waabi closed a $750M Series C and linked up to $250M f...

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