Waymo is seeking California’s permission to expand its footprint in the South Bay, offering fared robotaxi rides throughout San Jose and along the peninsula.
April 18, 2025Self-Driving Vehicles News Updates
Waymo Wants to Expand Robotaxi Service South of San Francisco
Lyft’s Driverless Rides Could Arrive as Soon as Summer
The company has been spending more time pitching its vision for the future of its gig-economy business model as it plays catch-up in offering autonomous rides.
March 20, 2025Torc Partners With Flex, Nvidia on Autonomous Trucks
Torc has partnered with manufacturing company Flex and artificial intelligence specialist Nvidia to develop a scalable physical AI compute system for autonomous trucks, the company announced.
March 18, 2025Luminar Stock Jumps as Viral Video Backs Its Tech Over Tesla
In the video, which has drawn more than 11 million views since it was published to YouTube on March 15, Mark Rober runs six tests assessing Luminar's lidar technology against Tesla’s system.
March 17, 2025Tesla Targets Waymo, Uber in California Ride-Hail Bid
Tesla is seeking approval to offer ride-hailing services in California, a key step by Elon Musk’s company to begin carrying paying customers while its traditional business falters.
February 27, 2025Survey: Nearly All Fleet Owners to Boost Safety Spending
Some 99% of executives surveyed across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and four Western European nations plan to boost spending on workforce safety and security technologies.
February 24, 2025Tesla Snubs Uber for Robotaxi Partnership
Uber Technologies Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Elon Musk was not open to making Tesla Inc.’s planned robotaxis available on the ride-sharing platform, making Uber a future competitor.
February 21, 2025Autonomous Trucking Approaches Inflection Point
LAS VEGAS — After many years of development work, autonomous trucks are now on the cusp of commercial driverless operations on highways, in logistics yards and on private sites.
February 20, 2025GM’s Cruise to Slash 1,000 Jobs as Robotaxi Service Shutters
General Motors is cutting almost half of the workforce in its Cruise driverless car unit, according to an internal memo and people familiar with the matter, part of a previously announced plan.
February 4, 2025Volvo, Waabi Partner to Produce Autonomous Trucks
Waabi will integrate its autonomous driving system, the Waabi Driver, with Volvo’s production-ready VNL Autonomous model. Commercial pilots will begin in Texas in the coming months.
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