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Tesla applies for ride-hailing service in California, but with human drivers

Tesla has applied for a permit to operate a ride-hailing service in California, but it will be using human drivers rather than the promised robotaxi. Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed that Tesla would launch “unsupervised self-driving in Texas and California in Q2 2025.” However, we suspected that this would not be “unsupervised self-driving’… Continue reading Tesla applies for ride-hailing service in California, but with human drivers

Uber launches private car ride-sharing service in India

During its initial rollout, the service will feature women and army veterans as drivers to promote inclusivity. Go to Source

Avride’s sidewalk delivery bots land in Japan

Avride sidewalk bots will start delivering restaurant orders and groceries in central Tokyo this week through a partnership with e-commerce giant Rakuten, the latest commercial expansion by the Yandex spinout into Northeast Asia. The Austin-based autonomous vehicle startup is one of four projects under Nebius Group, a Netherlands-based company formerly called Yandex NV that sold… Continue reading Avride’s sidewalk delivery bots land in Japan

Gozem nets $30M to expand vehicle financing, digital banking in Francophone Africa

Since its launch in 2018 as a ride-hailing service in Togo, Gozem has steadily expanded across French-speaking West Africa, integrating a wide range of services as it sought to become a super-app. The company now offers ride-hailing, commerce, vehicle financing, and digital banking across Togo, Benin, Gabon, and Cameroon. Now, in a bid to scale… Continue reading Gozem nets $30M to expand vehicle financing, digital banking in Francophone Africa

Le nouveau robotaxi GXR de WeRide inaugure les services commerciaux sans conducteur à Pékin

PÉKIN, 25 février 2025 /PRNewswire/ — WeRide (Nasdaq : WRD), leader mondial de la technologie de conduite autonome, a annoncé l’approbation de son robotaxi de nouvelle génération, le GXR, pour des services de transport payants sans conducteur à Pékin. Il s’agit du deuxième modèle de robotaxi de WeRide à réaliser des opérations commerciales sans conducteur… Continue reading Le nouveau robotaxi GXR de WeRide inaugure les services commerciaux sans conducteur à Pékin

We can’t quit electric cars — or robotaxis

On The Vergecast: the future of cars, what’s next for ActivityPub, and the price of the iPhone 16E. On The Vergecast: the future of cars, what’s next for ActivityPub, and the price of the iPhone 16E. David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol,… Continue reading We can’t quit electric cars — or robotaxis

Anthropic Launches the World’s First ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI Model

Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company founded by exiles from OpenAI, has introduced the first AI model that can produce either conventional output or a controllable amount of “reasoning” needed to solve more grueling problems. Anthropic says the new hybrid model, called Claude 3.7, will make it easier for users and developers to tackle problems that… Continue reading Anthropic Launches the World’s First ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI Model

Fello Raises $10.4M in Funding

Fello, a Chicago, IL-based provider of a peer support platform for loneliness, raised $10.4M in funding. Backers included Glen Tullman’s 62Ventures, The Capital Factory Fellowship Fund, Katalyst Capital and Offline Ventures, amongst others. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach. Co-founded by Jeff Werring and Pete Kadens and… Continue reading Fello Raises $10.4M in Funding

WeRide’s Latest Robotaxi GXR to Start First Fully Unmanned Commercial Operations in Beijing

BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — WeRide (Nasdaq: WRD), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, announced approval to launch its latest generation Robotaxi, the GXR, for fully unmanned paid ride-hailing services in Beijing. This marks WeRide’s second Robotaxi model to achieve fully driverless commercial operations in Beijing and GXR’s first large-scale commercial deployment in… Continue reading WeRide’s Latest Robotaxi GXR to Start First Fully Unmanned Commercial Operations in Beijing