California just gave police a way to ticket Waymo and other robotaxis
No driver, no problem: when there's nobody to cite, the company pays the price
That time when a Waymo robotaxi drove off with a passenger's luggage after the trunk failed to unlock at the airport
Jin ended up boarding his flight empty-handed, and Waymo's response: two free rides
Tesla moves Cybercab from concept to factory floor, but lowers expectations for robotaxis
Steering wheel-free EV moves onto the assembly line in Texas but safety validation and software limits force a more cautious expansion plan
Tesla admits that remote humans can sometimes take control of its robotaxis
Tesla says remote control is only used as a last-resort measure
Uber commits up to $1.25 billion in Rivian to deploy 10,000 robotaxis
Rivian's upcoming R2 SUV will anchor the fleet
Uber launches a new division to power robotaxis behind the scenes
The company's new platform combines fleet financing, mission control, and data systems
Tesla says its US-based robotaxi support is better than Waymo's Philippines team
Both companies admit humans still step in when AI struggles
Waymo admits that its autopilot is often just guys from the Philippines
Remote drivers intervene in unusual situations
Tesla Robotaxis are crashing more often than human drivers, data shows
Despite being marketed as "autonomous," each Robotaxi still carries a safety monitor – yet collisions continue.
NHTSA opens investigation into Waymo after robotaxi hits child near school
Waymo says the vehicle braked hard but could not avoid contact
Tesla's robotaxi vision faces a reality check from Waymo's head start
Tesla talks trillion-dollar robotaxis, but Austin tells a slower story
Robotaxis can drive themselves, but still pay humans $20 to close the door
Door glitches and power outages are creating a new kind of gig work
TL;DR: For all the talk of self-driving cars erasing human labor, hundreds of Waymo vehicles across LA and San Francisco are proving the opposite. The company's robotaxis depend on people – some paid through a towing app called Honk, others working behind computer screens – to handle simple physical tasks that the machines can't manage on their own.
The global robotaxi rollout is accelerating faster than expected
From London to Abu Dhabi, driverless taxis edge closer to mainstream deployment
Waymo's robotaxis froze when San Francisco's traffic lights went dark
Autonomous vehicles stalled at intersections when traffic signals went dark, forcing the company to pause city operations
Tesla's Robotaxis are already crashing in Austin, data points to gaps in self-driving system
Autonomous fleet has logged four crashes in four months
Tesla robotaxis crash within days of Austin pilot launch
Three crashes within the first 7,000 miles, possibly the first few days - far worse than Waymo and other rivals
Lidar maker Hesai CEO warns society not ready for rapid self-driving rollout
Big quote: Shanghai-based Hesai Technology is the world's leading supplier of lidar sensors – a critical component that helps autonomous vehicles "see" their surroundings. CEO David Li recently warned that the road to fully self-driving cars will be far slower than many in the industry expect, citing significant societal and regulatory hurdles. He noted that public tolerance for fatal accidents involving self-driving cars remains near zero, far lower than the acceptance of traffic deaths caused by human drivers.
Waymo expands robotaxi operations to Dallas with help from Avis
Second market in Texas after Austin
Volkswagen's ID Buzz AD self-driving van is ready for mass production
A turnkey service for quickly building local robotaxi and driverless transportation systems
Tesla robotaxis launch in Austin with $4.20 invite-only service and human "safety monitors"
One customer video shows a taxi trying to swerve into the wrong lane
Tesla's long-awaited robotaxi service is coming to Austin this month
The launch date could shift because Tesla is "super paranoid about safety"
Robotaxis coming to UK streets in 2026 as Wayve and Uber team up
Fleet will use autonomous driving tech provided by strategic partner Wayve
Waymo responds to reports of using vehicle interior cameras for targeted ads
"Placeholder text," apparently
Driverless taxi passengers are facing unforeseen safety challenges, threatening situations
As more autonomous vehicles hit the roads, these incidents are bound to increase
GM moves away from the robotaxi business axing Cruise
Automaker restructures, possibly buying out the rest of Cruise LLC to merge with driver-assistance division