Tesla has expanded the area where its Robotaxis can operate in Austin, and it’s difficult — nay, impossible — to ignore its resemblance to something unmistakably vulgar. As folks immediately pointed out online, the crudely-shaped geofence is, essentially, a bathroom graffiti-level dick drawing — and given his puerile sense of humor, there’s a non-zero chance… Continue reading We Are Having a Very Hard Time Believing the “Shape” of Tesla’s New Robotaxi Geofence Is a Coincidence
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Beyond Tesla: Under-the-radar stocks that could capitalize on the $1.2 trillion autonomous driving market
Driverless vehicles are no longer a moonshot, and it’s not just Tesla (TSLA) or Google’s (GOOG) Waymo that investors should have their eyes on. “You need semiconductors, you need sensors, and then the final piece of the jigsaw is software,” Bank of America analyst Martyn Briggs told Yahoo Finance. “All of those components are enabling… Continue reading Beyond Tesla: Under-the-radar stocks that could capitalize on the $1.2 trillion autonomous driving market
Beyond Tesla: Under-the-radar stocks that could capitalize on the $1.2 trillion autonomous driving market
Driverless vehicles are no longer a moonshot, and it’s not just Tesla (TSLA) or Google’s (GOOG) Waymo that investors should have their eyes on. “You need semiconductors, you need sensors, and then the final piece of the jigsaw is software,” Bank of America analyst Martyn Briggs told Yahoo Finance. “All of those components are enabling… Continue reading Beyond Tesla: Under-the-radar stocks that could capitalize on the $1.2 trillion autonomous driving market
Uber’s latest robotaxi partner is China’s Baidu
Uber has struck another deal with a robotaxi provider, and this time it’s with Chinese tech giant Baidu. The two companies announced Tuesday that they have agreed to a “multi-year strategic partnership to deploy thousands of Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the Uber platform” in multiple markets outside the U.S. and mainland China.… Continue reading Uber’s latest robotaxi partner is China’s Baidu
Tesla’s penis-shaped Robotaxi expansion illustrates how unserious the business is
Tesla has expanded the service area of its Robotaxi service in Austin, and it did so to draw a penis-shaped service map, seemingly for no other reason than to satisfy the juvenile humor of its CEO, but what it really achieved is to illustrate how unserious Tesla’s Robotaxi business is compared to other efforts. Last… Continue reading Tesla’s penis-shaped Robotaxi expansion illustrates how unserious the business is
Elon Musk says Tesla Robotaxi is coming to California, but no one other than shareholders believe him
Elon Musk claims that Tesla Robotaxi is coming to California within the next 2 months, pending regulatory approval, but no one other than Tesla shareholders appears to believe him. Tesla has been moving the goalpost on self-driving for years. Moving away from its promise of unsupervised self-driving in all consumer vehicles built since 2016, to… Continue reading Elon Musk says Tesla Robotaxi is coming to California, but no one other than shareholders believe him
Tesla is already trying to expand its robotaxi service to Arizona
Tesla has applied to test and operate autonomous vehicles in Arizona in a bid to bring its fledgling robotaxi service to the Metro Phoenix area, the state’s Department of Transportation confirmed to TechCrunch. Tesla contacted the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) under the Arizona Department of Transportation on June 26 to begin the certification process, a… Continue reading Tesla is already trying to expand its robotaxi service to Arizona
Tesla moves to expand Robotaxi to Phoenix, following rival Waymo
CNBC spotted a Tesla robotaxi in Austin, Texas, on June 24, 2025 Katie Tarasov Elon Musk’s Tesla has applied to test and eventually deploy its Robotaxi vehicles in Phoenix, Arizona, following in the footsteps of market leader Waymo. Tesla has applied to conduct autonomous vehicle testing and operations, with and without human safety drivers on… Continue reading Tesla moves to expand Robotaxi to Phoenix, following rival Waymo
Clean Technica: Robotaxi 3-Way Match Shaping Up Between Zoox, Waymo, And The MechaHitler GrokMobile004092
Waymo is the first US firm to crack the robotaxi code, but the competition is heating up. On June 18 the Zoox branch of Amazon introduced its new factory in California, aiming for a launch of the service later this year in Las Vegas. That news was soon buried under the hype leading up to… Continue reading Clean Technica: Robotaxi 3-Way Match Shaping Up Between Zoox, Waymo, And The MechaHitler GrokMobile004092
As Waymo Debuts in Philadelphia, It May Want to Look Into the Time Furious Locals Tore Apart an Adorable Robot
The City of Brotherly Love is known for lots of things: cheesesteaks, the Liberty Bell, Paddy’s Pub, and residents who don’t take kindly to outsiders messing around in their business. Way back in 2015, Philadelphians’ territorial nature briefly became national news when hitchBOT — a child-size hitchhiking robot that relied on the kindness of strangers… Continue reading As Waymo Debuts in Philadelphia, It May Want to Look Into the Time Furious Locals Tore Apart an Adorable Robot