German Manager Magazin: Teslas Robotaxi service starts without Robotaxis004277

Tesla Has that from company boss Elon Musk (53) Started in small format for a long time and started in the passenger seat in small format and with a watchdog. In the city of Austin in the US state of Texas, Tesla has been able to book selected users in some cars in some cars… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Teslas Robotaxi service starts without Robotaxis004277

Videos of robotaxi are rolling in and the Tesla fans riding it seem to like it

After plenty of delays (even as recently as this very morning), the first videos of Tesla’s Robotaxi rides are coming in and the Tesla fans that have been invited as early access users seem to have positive reviews already. Tesla finally started operating a limited Robotaxi service today in Austin, Texas. The system is geofenced,… Continue reading Videos of robotaxi are rolling in and the Tesla fans riding it seem to like it

Tesla’s Robotaxi Service Hits the Road in Texas

After nearly a decade of waiting, Tesla has launched a limited self-driving car service in the Austin, Texas, area. Company executives, including Musk, have said the autonomous vehicle technology debuting today is critical to Tesla’s future. The limited service, which for now is only open to early users invited by Tesla, includes some 20 2025… Continue reading Tesla’s Robotaxi Service Hits the Road in Texas

Tesla launches robotaxi rides in Austin with big promises and unanswered questions

Tesla has started giving rides in driverless Model Y SUVs in Austin, a decade after CEO Elon Musk began making — and breaking — myriad promises about his company’s ability to launch such a service.  The rollout will become the first big test of Musk’s belief that it’s possible to safely deploy fully autonomous vehicles… Continue reading Tesla launches robotaxi rides in Austin with big promises and unanswered questions

Would you hail ‘robotaxi’? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla lift after boycotts, sales plunge

Musk says the robotaxis will be running on an improved version of Full Self-Driving and the cabs will be safe. Elon Musk promised in 2019 that driverless Tesla “robotaxis” would be on the road “next year,” but it didn’t happen. A year later, he promised to deliver them the next year, but that didn’t happen… Continue reading Would you hail ‘robotaxi’? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla lift after boycotts, sales plunge

Bicyclist Says a Waymo Robotaxi Smashed Her Into a Second Waymo Robotaxi, Causing Brain and Spine Injury

Fresh off the heels of that Waymo burning spree in the City of Angels, the Google robotaxi company is being sued for alleged safety failures resulting in a San Francisco cyclist’s injuries. As the San Francisco Chronicle reports, plaintiff Jenifer Hanki is suing Waymo and its parent company Alphabet for alleged malfunctions in the robocab’s so-called “Safe… Continue reading Bicyclist Says a Waymo Robotaxi Smashed Her Into a Second Waymo Robotaxi, Causing Brain and Spine Injury

Tesla Just Admitted Something Wildly Embarrassing About What’ll Be in the Front Seat of All Its Robotaxis

Tesla is poised to finally launch its long-awaited robotaxi service this weekend in Austin, Texas. But there’s a huge, embarrassing catch. As Electrek reports, the self-driving cabs will have a human “safety monitor” plunked in the front passenger seat — a far cry from Elon Musk’s bold promise that his automaker would be hosting unsupervised… Continue reading Tesla Just Admitted Something Wildly Embarrassing About What’ll Be in the Front Seat of All Its Robotaxis

TechCrunch Mobility: Applied Intuition’s eye-popping valuation, the new age of micromobility, and Waymo’s wild week 

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Waymo might be the largest commercial robotaxi operator — offering 250,000 paid rides per week — but it is hardly smooth.  The past seven days in Waymo’s… Continue reading TechCrunch Mobility: Applied Intuition’s eye-popping valuation, the new age of micromobility, and Waymo’s wild week 

Tesla releases details about ‘Robotaxi’ launch: there’s a ‘safety monitor’ in front seat

Tesla has released the details about its planned ‘Robotaxi’ launch in Austin, Texas, this weekend, and it’s even worse than we thought. There’s going to be a “safety monitor” in the front seat. Over the last few weeks, we have been discussing how Tesla’s planned launch of a “Robotaxi” service was a game of smoke… Continue reading Tesla releases details about ‘Robotaxi’ launch: there’s a ‘safety monitor’ in front seat