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Gordon McTemper @gordonMT posted an article in Technology
2026-03-26 09:00:05 ·

A little-known Croatian startup is coming for the robotaxi market with help from Uber

A little-known Croatian startup is coming for the robotaxi market with help from Uber Mate Rimac, the founder of Croatian electric vehicle maker Rimac Group, started working on electric robotaxis seven years ago. Now, part of his vision is coming to fruition through a strategic partnership between Uber, Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai, and his own robotaxi startup Verne. The three...

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Gordon McTemper @gordonMT posted an article in Technology
2026-03-26 15:00:06 ·

A little-known Croatian startup is coming for the robotaxi market with help from Uber

A little-known Croatian startup is coming for the robotaxi market with help from Uber Mate Rimac, the founder of Croatian electric vehicle maker Rimac Group, started working on electric robotaxis seven years ago. Now, part of his vision is coming to fruition through a strategic partnership between Uber, Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai, and his own robotaxi startup Verne. The three...

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Gordon McTemper @gordonMT posted an article in Technology
2026-05-28 16:01:07 ·

Inside Waymo's New Ojai Robotaxi: More Space, Sliding Doors and Smarter AI

Inside Waymo's New Ojai Robotaxi: More Space, Sliding Doors and Smarter AIWaymo's self-driving vehicles have been roaming the streets in more than a dozen cities. Now, the company is opening the doors of its newest fleet to select passengers.Called the Ojai (pronounced like "Oh, hi"), the modified Zeekr vehicles are boxier and more spacious than the Jaguar I-Pace that Waymo has been using...

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Gordon McTemper @gordonMT posted an article in Technology
2026-04-14 18:01:05 ·

London gets closer to its first robotaxi service as Waymo begins testing

London gets closer to its first robotaxi service as Waymo begins testing Waymo has started testing its autonomous vehicles on public roads in London as it prepares to launch a commercial robotaxi service in the city this year. The Alphabet-owned company has been working towards this moment for months. Waymo announced in October it planned to begin driving on London’s public roads. Waymo...

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Gordon McTemper @gordonMT posted an article in Technology
2026-03-12 18:00:10 ·

Lucid Motors shows off robotaxi concept called ‘Lunar’

Lucid Motors shows off robotaxi concept called ‘Lunar’ Lucid Motors has debuted a robotaxi concept vehicle that it’s calling the “Lucid Lunar,” which it showed off at an investor day on Thursday in New York City. It’s a two-seater vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals, designed to be built on the same underlying platform that Lucid Motors is developing for its upcoming “mid-size” series of...

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Global News @globalnewsblog posted an article in News
2026-04-01 12:00:10 ·

Mass robotaxi malfunction halts traffic in Chinese city

Baidu's Apollo Go self-driving cars stop mid-traffic in ChinaMass robotaxi malfunction halts traffic in Chinese city25 minutes agoLaura CressTechnology reporterReutersApollo Go is Baidu's robotaxi service operating in ChinaA mass robotaxi outage in the Chinese city of Wuhan caused at least a hundred self-driving cars to stop mid-traffic, sparking renewed debate around the safety of driverless...

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Gordon McTemper @gordonMT posted an article in Technology
2026-06-16 18:00:05 ·

Mobileye’s US robotaxi launch will put it on both sides of the AV business

Mobileye’s US robotaxi launch will put it on both sides of the AV business Mobileye has pitched itself as an autonomous vehicle technology supplier. Now, it wants the operator label, too. The Intel subsidiary and publicly traded company said Tuesday it plans to launch a robotaxi service in a U.S. city in 2027, marking an expansion beyond its supplier strategy. Mobileye didn’t name the U.S....

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Gordon McTemper @gordonMT posted an article in Technology
2026-02-19 17:00:07 ·

New York hits the brakes on robotaxi expansion plan

New York hits the brakes on robotaxi expansion plan Waymo’s big chance to bring its robotaxis to the state of New York has been thwarted — for now. New York Governor Kathy Hochul withdrew a proposal that would have amended vehicle and traffic laws to effectively legalize robotaxis in the state outside of New York City. Hochul spokesperson Sean Butler confirmed to TechCrunch that the...

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Gordon McTemper @gordonMT posted an article in Technology
2026-05-06 01:00:04 ·

Nuro receives driverless testing permit ahead of Uber robotaxi service launch

Nuro receives driverless testing permit ahead of Uber robotaxi service launch Nuro has been granted a permit to begin driverless testing of Lucid Gravity SUVs equipped with its autonomous tech on California public roads — vehicles that will eventually be used in Uber’s premium robotaxi service. But the Silicon Valley-based startup, backed by Nvidia and Uber, says it isn’t quite ready to begin....

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