Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! As this new week starts, let’s look back once more at the coolest cleantech stories of the past week — and one very not cool story. I’ve got to start with some tremendous EV fast charging news from across… Continue reading Cleantechnica: 10 Coolest Cleantech Stories of the Week 003076
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Waymo with Uber available in Phoenix
There’s news from Phoenix: Uber customers can now book a ride with the Waymo Driver, a fully autonomous, all-electric vehicle from Waymo. When Uber customers request an UberX, Uber Green, Uber Comfort, or Uber Comfort Electric ride through the Uber app, they will have the option to confirm a ride in a Waymo vehicle if… Continue reading Waymo with Uber available in Phoenix
‘Stop the AV disaster’: Teamsters and rideshare drivers join forces
Two of the biggest groups to oppose robotaxi expansion in California are now formally working together. Teamsters 856, which is tied to one of the longest-standing labor unions in the U.S., and Rideshare Drivers United (RDU), a group that advocates for app-based workers, said on Friday that they’ll work together to push for “responsible guardrails… Continue reading ‘Stop the AV disaster’: Teamsters and rideshare drivers join forces
GM’s Cruise Halts Self-Driving Operations Across the US After Regulator Safety Fears
Cruise, the self-driving arm of General Motors, said late today it had halted its robotaxi service across the US and would no longer operate its vehicles without safety drivers behind the wheel. That decision to hit the brakes comes two days after California regulators suspended the driverless car company’s permit in San Francisco, alleging Cruise… Continue reading GM’s Cruise Halts Self-Driving Operations Across the US After Regulator Safety Fears
Call an Uber in Phoenix and you might get a driverless Waymo, starting today
Waymo and Uber have rolled out a partnership in Phoenix wherein riders who order an Uber within Waymo’s service area might get picked up by a driverless Waymo vehicle, rather than a human-driven Uber car, starting today. Waymo, Google’s driverless taxi arm, has been gradually rolling out its service to more members of the public… Continue reading Call an Uber in Phoenix and you might get a driverless Waymo, starting today
Uber begins offering rides in self-driving Waymo cars
Passengers ride in an electric Waymo full self-driving technology in Santa Monica Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Customers ordering an Uber in Phoenix now have the option to take their ride in a fully autonomous vehicle, the company announced in a blog post Thursday. Uber partnered with the autonomous car… Continue reading Uber begins offering rides in self-driving Waymo cars
Waymo driverless vehicles are now available through Uber, starting first in Phoenix
Phoenix-area Uber users can now hail a Waymo driverless vehicle. The two companies today announced the launch of the joint service, which we first reported in May 2023. To use the service, Uber users will need to hail a UberX, Uber Green, Uber Comfort or Uber Comfort Electric, and, if available, confirm the Waymo vehicle… Continue reading Waymo driverless vehicles are now available through Uber, starting first in Phoenix
The Waymo Driver: now available on Uber in Phoenix
Good news, Phoenix. There’s now another way to catch a ride with the Waymo Driver.Starting today, Uber customers can get matched with a fully autonomous, all-electric Waymo ride — with no human driver behind the wheel—in the 225+ square miles of Metro Phoenix where Waymo currently operates. When an Uber customer requests an UberX, Uber… Continue reading The Waymo Driver: now available on Uber in Phoenix
German Manager Magazine: Schaeffler and Vitesco – who makes money from the takeover: The new newsletter manage:mobility002833
Dear reader, Autonomous driving has the potential to shake up the automotive industry much more than the drive transition is currently doing. If robocars become established, today’s business models will be a thing of the past. It’s not that far yet, the GM subsidiary Cruise has just learned the bitter news. She has to carry… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Schaeffler and Vitesco – who makes money from the takeover: The new newsletter manage:mobility002833
Robotaxis ‘do not belong in the city of Los Angeles,’ lawmaker says
Robotaxi oversight is now a priority at Los Angeles City Hall. At a press briefing on Wednesday, Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez told Waymo and Cruise that their robotaxis are not welcome. “The purpose of this press event is to send a very clear message about robot taxis, and say that they do not belong in the… Continue reading Robotaxis ‘do not belong in the city of Los Angeles,’ lawmaker says