Tesla reported three more crashes involving its Robotaxis in Austin, Texas – now bringing the total to 7 incidents despite low mileage and in-car supervisors preventing more accidents. Since the launch of the ‘Robotaxi’ service in Austin, Texas, where Tesla moved the supervisor from the driver’s seat to the passenger seat, it now has to… Continue reading Tesla Robotaxi had 3 more crashes, now 7 total
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AI Startups Sakana, Turing Get Funds as Japan’s Attraction Grows
(Bloomberg) — Two of Japan’s most promising tech firms together secured more than ¥35 billion ($230 million) of financing this week, underscoring growing investor interest in the country’s burgeoning AI scene. Japanese self-driving tech startup Turing Inc. said Monday it raised about ¥15.3 billion from investors including Toyota Motor Corp. supplier Denso Corp. Separately, Sakana… Continue reading AI Startups Sakana, Turing Get Funds as Japan’s Attraction Grows
Beloved SF cat’s death fuels Waymo criticism
The death of a neighborhood bodega cat named Kit Kat has shaken San Francisco’s Mission District, according to The New York Times. After Kit Kat was run over by a Waymo robotaxi on the evening of October 27, locals created a shrine to memorialize him. The area has also been decorated with competing signs, some… Continue reading Beloved SF cat’s death fuels Waymo criticism
TechCrunch Mobility: The robotaxi expansion that really matters
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! It seems like a day doesn’t go by without Waymo making some kind of expansion announcement. Detroit, Las Vegas, Nashville, San… Continue reading TechCrunch Mobility: The robotaxi expansion that really matters
Tesla releases detailed safety report after Waymo co-CEO called for more data
Tesla has published the most detailed look at the performance and relative safety of its advanced driver assistance software, just a few weeks after Waymo’s co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana at TechCrunch Disrupt called on companies to release more data. On a new section of its website, Tesla claims that in North America, owners using the company’s… Continue reading Tesla releases detailed safety report after Waymo co-CEO called for more data
Is Elon Musk delusional or lying about Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk threw shade at Waymo for having “rookie numbers” amid Tesla’s own disappointing autonomous-driving performance, raising the question: Is Elon Musk delusional or simply lying about Tesla’s Full Self-Driving? Every year since 2018, Musk has alternately claimed that Tesla would solve self-driving “by the end of the year” or “next year.” It… Continue reading Is Elon Musk delusional or lying about Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’?
First-Ever World Changing Ideas Summit from Fast Company Launches with Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
Leading Business Media Brand and Top Research University Collaborate to Explore the Ideas, People, and Innovations Reshaping the Future WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Fast Company, the only media brand fully dedicated to the vital intersection of business and innovation, and Johns Hopkins University, the nation’s first research university, will host the inaugural World… Continue reading First-Ever World Changing Ideas Summit from Fast Company Launches with Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, San Francisco, and Phoenix
Sixteen years ago, engineers working on the Google self-driving project conducted their first autonomous vehicle tests on the freeway that connects Silicon Valley to San Francisco. The company would eventually become Waymo, autonomous vehicle testing would expand — fanning out to other cities. Eventually, the company launched commercial robotaxi services in Phoenix, San Francisco, and… Continue reading Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, San Francisco, and Phoenix
Waymo expands service map and adds freeway access to three major US cities
Robotaxi network Waymo is continuing to expand the reach and capabilities of its driverless vehicles to public riders in new cities. Today, the Alphabet, Inc. subsidiary announced freeway trips in three major US cities, as well as an expansion of its service availability in a familiar region. 2025 continues to be a pivotal year for… Continue reading Waymo expands service map and adds freeway access to three major US cities
Waymo’s Robotaxis Can Now Use the Highway, Speeding Up Longer Trips
When Google’s self-driving car project began testing in the Bay Area back in 2009, its engineers focused on highways by sending its sensor-laden vehicles cruising down Interstate 280, which runs the length of Silicon Valley’s peninsula. More than 15 years later, the cars are back on the freeway—this time without drivers. On Tuesday, the project,… Continue reading Waymo’s Robotaxis Can Now Use the Highway, Speeding Up Longer Trips