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Tesla unveils its 'Cybercab' robotaxi
Tesla has introduced a robotaxi called Cybercab during its "We, Robot" event at Warner Bros. Discovery's studio in California, six months after Elon Musk revealed that the company was going to launch one.
Mariella Moon10.10.2024
How to watch Tesla’s robotaxi event
Tesla will unveil its long-anticipated Cybercab on Thursday. CEO and noted fancy leaper Elon Musk will take the stage to showcase the company’s robotaxi plans.
Will Shanklin10.09.2024
Waymo driverless cars have gotten inexplicably chatty, honking at one another all night
Waymo driverless cars have begun honking at one another all night. Company representatives say this is likely due to a malfunctioning security feature.
Lawrence Bonk08.14.2024
GM shelves the autonomous Cruise Origin shuttle van
General Motors has indefinitely delayed the autonomous Cruise Origin shuttle van. Cruise will now focus on making the next-gen Chevy Bolt.
Kris Holt07.23.2024
Elon Musk confirms the Tesla Robotaxi event has been delayed to October
Elon Musk confirmed on Monday that Tesla’s robotaxi event scheduled for August has been delayed to October. The CEO replied on X to a user’s post that he “requested what I think is an important design change to the front, and extra time allows us to show off a few other things.”
Will Shanklin07.15.2024
Waymo’s robotaxis are now open to anyone in San Francisco
Waymo is now available for anyone in San Francisco. The Alphabet-owned company has had government approval to operate paid driverless cars since last August but had been working its way through a waitlist in the months since.
Will Shanklin06.25.2024
Waymo issues recall after one its self-driving taxis crashed into a pole
Waymo is voluntarily recalling its robotaxis after one of them collided with a telephone pole in an alley enroute to pick up a passenger.
Steve Dent06.12.2024
General Motors revives its robotaxi service Cruise in Houston, with human drivers
GM's Cruise robotaxi service is taking rides again in Houston.
Danny Gallagher06.11.2024
Waymo says its robotaxis are now making 50,000 paid trips every week
Waymo has revealed, as well, that it's had over one million rider-only trips across four cities.
Mariella Moon05.11.2024
Cruise's robotaxis return to Arizona roads
Cruise will start re-deploying its autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, Arizona after a major upheaval last year that led to a pause in its operations. However, the robotaxis will have human drivers behind the wheel.
Mariella Moon04.10.2024
Tesla will unveil a robotaxi on August 8, according to Musk
Tesla is introducing a robotaxi on August 8, Elon Musk has announced on X a few hours after Reuters published a report that the automaker is scrapping its plans to produce a low-cost EV.
Mariella Moon04.05.2024
Waymo gets approval to deploy its robotaxi service in Los Angeles
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has given Waymo permission to expand its robotaxi operations to Los Angeles and more locations in the San Francisco Peninsula despite opposition from local groups and government agencies.
Mariella Moon03.02.2024
Waymo issued a recall after two robotaxis crashed into the same pickup truck
In December, two Waymo robotaxies in Phoenix collided with the same pickup truck that was in the midst of being towed, which prompted the Alphabet subsidiary to issue a recall on its vehicles' software.
Mariella Moon02.14.2024
In 2023, Cruise's robotaxi dreams took a necessary hiatus
Both Gm-backed Cruise and Google-backed Waymo came into 2023 riding high on growing public interest and increasing corporate investment, but only one would make it to 2024 intact.
Andrew Tarantola12.19.2023
Cruise lays off 24 percent of its workforce
Cruise is laying off 24 percent of its workforce, the company confirmed to Engadget. GM’s self-driving subsidiary says it will cut approximately 900 employees.
Will Shanklin12.14.2023
Cruise dismisses nine executives following its robotaxi accident probe
A few weeks after Cruise's CEO Kyle Vogt and co-founder Daniel Kan resigned, the company has also dismissed nine executives considered as "key" figures for the firm.
Mariella Moon12.13.2023
Cruise co-founder resigns following CEO exit
Cruise's co-founder and chief product officer Daniel Kan has resigned one day after the company’s CEO Kyle Vogt departed from his role.
Malak Saleh11.20.2023
Cruise's Kyle Vogt resigns as CEO of the robotaxi company
Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt has resigned, following GM's recent installation of a Chief Administrative Officer.
Richard Lai11.19.2023
Cruise is also pausing its manned robotaxi rides for 'a full safety review'
Following the freak accident, Cruise is also pausing its manned robotaxi rides for 'a full safety review.'
Richard Lai11.14.2023
Things are going from bad to worse for Cruise's robotaxis
GM's autonomous vehicle Cruise division may have kept its vehicles on the streets even though it knew they had problems recognizing children.
Steve Dent11.07.2023