A more favorable federal regulatory and legislative environment may help propel the growth of driverless ride-hailing vehicles in the United States.
Tesla is looking to roll out the latest self-driving taxi service, but critics are already pushing back. In the Bay Area, autonomous driving vehicles have had mixed results. Waymo functions day to day, while Cruise pulled out of the local market due to several incidents.
Waymo said it is launching fully driverless robotaxi rides for employees in Atlanta, an important step before the company opens the service up to members
The claim of the vehicles driving around, carrying passengers with no driver behind the wheel by June borders on ridiculous. The numbers just don't back it up
Tesla’s last quarter disappointed some analysts—but Elon Musk’s lofty promises for the year head are helping buoy the EV stock.
Brooks said the Center for Auto Safety does not anticipate Musk being able to launch his robotaxi this year, saying other self-driving robotaxi makers like Waymo are way ahead of Tesla’s technology and have additional sensors to support the vehicles.
Musk claims Tesla will operate a fleet of taxis akin to Waymo's rideshare operation.
Waymo plans to start testing autonomous vehicles in 10 new cities this year, starting with Las Vegas and San Diego, according to The Verge. However, this
Prominent Tesla Inc. investor Ross Gerber has highlighted significant challenges facing the electric vehicle maker's Full Self-Driving system while praising competitor Waymo's autonomous driving technology.
Elon Musk said Austin residents will be able to pay for a fully autonomous Tesla robotaxi ride in June, with an expansion to more US cities planned.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk told investors last year that the company was aiming for a 2025 launch of its self-driving service in California and Texas. The company appears to be on track to hit that target. Musk said during Tesla's fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday that the automaker is on pace to launch its self-driving service as early as June 2025,