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Self-driving car company Waymo just added nearly 250 square miles of coverage across five cities, bringing its fully driverless taxi service to new neighborhoods from LA beaches to San Jose suburbs. The expansion marks another leap forward in making autonomous transportation a normal part of daily life.
Self-driving cars just became a real travel option for millions of visitors to Las Vegas. Waymo's robotaxis now pick up and drop off passengers at Harry Reid International Airport, making the future of transportation feel a little closer.
Passengers in Croatia can now ride in fully autonomous taxis with no human driver, marking Europe's first commercial robotaxi service. The technology has already logged over 200,000 kilometers and is expanding to Manchester and London.
Self-driving car company Zoox is expanding its robotaxi service to Houston this month, bringing autonomous transportation to one of America's most challenging driving environments. The move marks the latest milestone for a company quietly building momentum while competitors grab headlines.
A partnership between Korean company FutureLink and Chinese tech leader Pony.ai will bring 200 autonomous taxis to South Korean streets, starting in Seoul. The move marks a major step toward making driverless rides a daily reality for millions of commuters.
Nearly 700 self-driving taxis are sitting finished and ready to deploy at a single factory in Mesa, Arizona, marking one of the biggest leaps forward yet for driverless transportation. Waymo is racing toward one million paid rides per week with real customers already riding autonomous vehicles across a dozen cities.
Amazon's Zoox just became the first company approved to charge passengers for rides in purpose-built robotaxis with no steering wheel, pedals, or even a front or back. After 59 years of regulations requiring human controls in every vehicle, the future of transportation just arrived on American streets.
Amazon-owned Zoox just became the first company to win federal approval to charge customers for rides in self-driving cars without steering wheels or pedals. The robotaxis will hit Las Vegas streets soon, marking a major leap forward for autonomous transportation.
A California startup is solving robotaxis' wasted travel problem with parking-space-sized service pods that clean, charge, and inspect self-driving cars right where riders need them. The mini pit stops could keep more robotaxis on the road earning fares instead of driving empty across town.
Self-driving car company Waymo is going fully autonomous in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa, and Denver, removing human supervisors from behind the wheel. The expansion brings the total number of cities with driverless Waymo robotaxis to more than 10 across the United States.
Self-driving cars don't just disappear when their batteries age out. Waymo just found a brilliant way to keep thousands of robotaxi batteries working long after they leave the road.
Thousands of items have been left behind in Uber's driverless rides in just one year, from phones to an "I Heart Hot Dads" bag. The rideshare giant is turning the age-old problem of forgotten belongings into proof that its robotaxi future is already here.