You can now ride a Chinese EV in the US as Waymo opens Zeekr Ojai to all
You can now ride a Chinese EV in the US as Waymo opens Zeekr Ojai to all

Waymo is now letting all riders in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix hail its next-generation Ojai robotaxi — a vehicle built in China by Zeekr.
That makes the Ojai one of the only ways for an American to ride in a Chinese-made EV, a car they sti…

Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ rams through bollards weeks after ‘impeccable’ claim
Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ rams through bollards weeks after ‘impeccable’ claim

A Tesla “Robotaxi” running with no safety monitor onboard drove straight through a row of bollards protecting a closed-off lane in Austin, then kept driving.
The video surfaced Monday, less than a month after Tesla’s head of AI told investors the Robot…

Nevada caps Tesla’s Vegas ‘Robotaxi’ fleet at 10 — it asked for 5,000
Nevada caps Tesla’s Vegas ‘Robotaxi’ fleet at 10 — it asked for 5,000

Nevada’s Transportation Authority granted Tesla a permit to run driverless vehicles in Las Vegas last month and capped the fleet at 10 cars. Tesla’s application had asked for 5,000.
The permit also confines Tesla to an approved stretch of the Strip, ba…

Waymo wins California approval to expand robotaxis across 18 counties
Waymo wins California approval to expand robotaxis across 18 counties

Waymo says California regulators have signed off on the biggest expansion of its robotaxi service yet, covering 18 counties from Sonoma down to San Diego.
The California Public Utilities Commission approval clears Waymo to charge for fully driverless r…

Waymo has nearly 1,000 robotaxis waiting at its Arizona factory
Waymo has nearly 1,000 robotaxis waiting at its Arizona factory

Waymo has 684 of its new Ojai robotaxis finished and ready to deploy at its factory in Mesa, Arizona, according to the latest aerial count of the site.
That’s out of 953 Ojai vehicles on the lot in total, or 72% already converted. It’s the clearest sig…

Tesla unveils first Cybercab with Starlink antenna integrated
Tesla unveils first Cybercab with Starlink antenna integrated

Tesla’s robotaxi account posted photos today of what it’s calling the first Cybercab with a Starlink antenna built into the vehicle.
The pictures show a gold Cybercab parked at Gigafactory Texas, with a low-profile satellite antenna integrated into the…

Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here’s every company it’s using to do it

Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — about 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years. Here’s the list and the latest on the partnerships.

Waymo wants your next robotaxi ride to feel less like a taxi and more like your living room

Waymo has unveiled its Ojai in-car experience, adding Google Gemini, adaptive multi-screen controls and a redesigned interface to make future robotaxi rides more personal.

Waymo adds Google’s Gemini AI assistant and new UI to Ojai robotaxi
Waymo adds Google’s Gemini AI assistant and new UI to Ojai robotaxi

Waymo is putting Google’s Gemini AI assistant inside its robotaxis for the first time, alongside the first major redesign of its rider interface in years.
Both features are launching in the Ojai, Waymo’s purpose-built vehicle, as the company gets ready…

Baidu’s Apollo Go begins London robotaxi testing with Uber and Lyft
Baidu’s Apollo Go begins London robotaxi testing with Uber and Lyft

Baidu’s Apollo Go started robotaxi road testing in London today, and it’s doing it with both of ride-hailing’s biggest names at once — Uber and Freenow by Lyft.
The launch lands days after Apollo Go ran the first fully driverless trial in any right-han…