It’s the end of the road for Cruise. Time of Death General Motors’ robotaxi company Cruise has begun laying off half of its workforce, The Verge reports — a nail in the coffin for the company, two months after General Motors pulled its funding. GM has announced that it’s acquired “full ownership” over the once-promising… Continue reading Failed Robotaxi Company Laying Off Workforce
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Waymo just popped up on the Uber app in Austin ahead of robotaxi launch
Uber customers in Austin may notice a new offer when they open the app and hail a ride: an invitation to signal their interest in a Waymo robotaxi. For now, this doesn’t translate into a Waymo picking them up. But it will soon. The “interest list,” which launched Wednesday, is part of a partnership between… Continue reading Waymo just popped up on the Uber app in Austin ahead of robotaxi launch
Uber to Austin: get ready for Waymo
Uber is inviting customers to join an interest list if they want to ride in a Waymo robotaxi. Uber is inviting customers to join an interest list if they want to ride in a Waymo robotaxi. Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His… Continue reading Uber to Austin: get ready for Waymo
Waabi and Volvo team up to build self-driving trucks at scale
Self-driving truck startup Waabi is partnering with Volvo Autonomous Solutions to jointly develop and deploy autonomous trucks, an important milestone as it gets closer to a commercial launch. The tie up also marks Volvo’s second partnership to co-develop self-driving big rigs with a startup partner. In May 2024, Volvo teamed up with Aurora Innovation to… Continue reading Waabi and Volvo team up to build self-driving trucks at scale
Clean Technica: Tesla Robotaxis Coming to Austin in June — Probably. Maybe.003833
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 31st January 2025, 01:44 pm During the Tesla conference call for shareholders this week, where Tesla reportedly some not entirely positive financial results (and bad financial trends), there had to be a big announcement, right? Aside… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Robotaxis Coming to Austin in June — Probably. Maybe.003833
Autonomous vehicle testing in California dropped 50%. Here’s why.
Tech companies developing self-driving vehicle technology have tapped the brakes on testing on California’s public roads, according to new data from the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. The agency reported Friday a total of 4.5 million autonomous vehicle test miles were logged in 2024, a 50% drop from the previous year. That figure covers two… Continue reading Autonomous vehicle testing in California dropped 50%. Here’s why.
Clean Technica: Counterargument to Tesla Cars with Full Self Driving (Unsupervised) Appreciating in Value Dramatically003830
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Yesterday, I wrote about Elon Musk’s long history predicting robotaxi-capable Tesla Autopilot/Full Self Driving. We then got another update from Tesla, stating: “2025 will be a seminal year in Tesla’s history as FSD (Supervised) continues to rapidly improve with… Continue reading Clean Technica: Counterargument to Tesla Cars with Full Self Driving (Unsupervised) Appreciating in Value Dramatically003830
Elon Musk reveals Elon Musk was wrong about Full Self-Driving
For nearly nine years, Elon Musk has promised Tesla vehicles had the hardware needed to support a self-driving car. This week, he made his latest admission that many are not. Musk said on a conference call Wednesday evening that Tesla cars equipped with so-called Hardware 3 will need an upgrade before they can support unsupervised… Continue reading Elon Musk reveals Elon Musk was wrong about Full Self-Driving
Boom goes supersonic and Elon promises a self-driving service by summer
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! In case you missed it, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company would launch a paid ride-hailing service with a fleet of driverless vehicles in Austin in… Continue reading Boom goes supersonic and Elon promises a self-driving service by summer
Waymo employees can hail fully autonomous rides in Atlanta now
Waymo said it is launching fully driverless robotaxi rides for employees in Atlanta, an important step before the company opens the service up to members of the public later in 2025. This is the latest signal of Waymo’s push into new markets, and it comes two months after the company closed a $5.6 billion Series… Continue reading Waymo employees can hail fully autonomous rides in Atlanta now