The number of paid robotaxi miles traveled fell 36% in the second quarter, despite expanding to new cities, according to Tesla’s own figures.
The company didn’t say how many are in each city, and has taken a far more cautious approach to scaling the network than CEO Elon Musk had promised.
The recall comes as the top automotive safety regulator in the U.S. has warned AV companies about their vehicles interfering with first responders.
In the wake of a massive hours-long gridlock event, San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie has told state regulators it’s time to put more requirements on robotaxi operators like Waymo.
Washington, D.C. has become a battleground for Uber and Waymo’s competing views.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said emergency scenes are not “edge cases.”
The company may finally be ready to try to deliver on Elon Musk’s years-long promise of launching a robotaxi network of its own.
The companies confirmed to TechCrunch that their unusual partnership in Phoenix recently ended after nearly three years..
Aseon Labs, which came out of Y Combinator’s 2026 spring cohort, has raised $10 million from Crane Venture Partners and others.
The Department of Transportation wants to remove the brake pedal requirement for vehicles “designed to be driven exclusively by automated driving systems.”