TechCrunch
California to Robotaxis: Please Stop Blocking Fire Trucks, or Else
California passes a law to keep robotaxis from blocking fire trucks, because apparently that needed to be a law.
2026-10-04
TechCrunch
2026-09-18
TechCrunch
Nevada Lifts Robotaxi Cap, Letting Zoox's Steering-Wheel-Free Cubes Roam Free
Nevada's 100-robotaxi cap for Zoox expires, opening the door for more cube-like vehicles in Las Vegas - just as Waymo, Tesla, and Uber join the party.
2026-09-13
TechCrunch
Lyft Finally Puts Robotaxis on Its App, Only Took Four Years and a $550M Fire Sale
Lyft finally gets robotaxis on its app in Nashville, because nothing says innovation like selling your AV division for $550M and then partnering with the company that actually figured it out.
2026-08-23
TechCrunch
Waymo Builds Custom Chip, Because Apparently Off-the-Shelf Brains Weren't Fancy Enough
Waymo builds a custom chip to handle its data deluge, while Uber gets fined, diversifies, and expands its robotaxi empire - because apparently, one autonomous vehicle story a week isn't enough.
2026-08-19
TechCrunch
Waymo's Cheaper Robotaxi Now Open to All Riders in Three Cities; Tariffs Add a Dash of Irony
Waymo's cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in three cities, and it's a minivan from China - tariffs and all.
2026-08-10
TechCrunch
Zoox Finally Allowed to Charge for Robotaxi Rides; Uber's AV Empire Expands, Because of Course
Zoox gets the green light to charge for robotaxis, Uber drops $10B on AVs, and Travis Kalanick reassembles his old Uber crew at Atoms - the future of transportation is basically a reunion tour.
2026-07-24
TechCrunch
Waymo Reportedly Shopping Around for a Less Complicated Relationship Than Uber
Waymo and Uber's robotaxi partnership is on the rocks, with Waymo planning to go solo in Austin and Atlanta by 2028 after a series of public spats over driving behavior.
2026-07-13
TechCrunch
Robotaxis Get a Stern Federal Finger-Wag, Uber and Waymo Break Up in Phoenix
Robotaxis get a federal scolding, Uber and Waymo call it quits in Phoenix, and Rivian raises a cool $1.32 billion - all in a week's work for the future of transportation.
2026-07-06
BBC World
China's Robotaxis: The New EV, But With More Awkward Silences and No One to Blame for Bad Music
China's robotaxis are cruising Beijing traffic with no humans, but exporting them might be harder than selling EVs - especially when they get stuck in the snow or drag pedestrians.
2026-06-14
TechCrunch
SpaceX IPO Rockets Past Tesla, Because Of Course It Did
SpaceX rockets past Tesla in market cap, hints at a merger, while GM, Waymo, and everyone else scramble for a piece of the future-of-transportation pie.
2026-06-04
Ars Technica
Waymo's Used Robotaxi Batteries to Get a Second Life as Backup Storage for Power Grids
Waymo's used robotaxi batteries are getting a second life as grid storage, because apparently even batteries deserve a retirement plan that involves more than just sitting in a landfill.
2026-06-03
TechCrunch
Uber's Lost & Found Index Goes Robotic: Dentures, Squishmallows, and 'I Heart Hot Dads' Bags Abound
Uber’s annual lost-and-found index goes robo: dentures, Squishmallows, and an 'I Heart Hot Dads' bag are just the beginning of what passengers leave behind in driverless taxis.
2026-05-29
TechCrunch
Waymo Has Nearly 600 Autonomous Cars in Texas; Tesla Has 42 and a Dream
Waymo registers 577 autonomous vehicles in Texas, trouncing Tesla's 42, proving that having a robotaxi service and actually having robotaxis are two very different things.
2026-05-28
TechCrunch
Waymo's New Robotaxi Is a Chinese-Made Minivan That Dreams of Making Money
Waymo launches a Chinese-made, Swedish-designed minivan robotaxi with cup holders and a dream of profitability, because what could go wrong?
2026-05-24
TechCrunch
Robotaxis Are Real, Except When They Aren't: Waymo's Conditional Arrival
Waymo's robotaxis are real but not permanent, pausing operations in multiple cities due to rain; Elon Musk's companies engage in a $506M Megapack lovefest; and the Nissan Leaf finally gets a decent backup camera.
The Verge
Nuro Argues That Being Fashionably Late to the Robotaxi Party Is Actually a Genius Strategy
Nuro, the delivery robot company turned robotaxi wannabe, argues that being fashionably late to the party lets it learn from Waymo's mistakes while Uber and Lucid handle the boring logistics.
2026-05-22
TechCrunch
Waymo Expands Its 'We Can't Handle Water' Pause to Four Cities as Robotaxis Keep Finding Floods
Waymo's robotaxis can't handle water, so the company is expanding its 'we give up' zone to four cities - because apparently, rain is still a mystery to AI.
2026-05-13
BBC World
Waymo Recalls 3,800 Robotaxis After One Decides to Go Swimming in a Texas Creek
Waymo recalls nearly 3,800 robotaxis after one decided to go for an unplanned swim in a Texas creek, proving that AI still hasn't mastered basic puddle avoidance.
2026-05-02
TechCrunch
Uber Wants to Turn Your Toyota Into a Self-Driving Data Hoarder
Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into rolling sensor networks for self-driving car companies, because why not squeeze a little extra data out of that commute?
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