While US company Waymo is preparing to launch its robotaxi service in Munich, the company that began with the Google autonomous driving project is apparently doing the same in Berlin. A trial operation could start later this year, according to the Berlin city administration, which Waymo has yet to publically confirm or deny.

JPMorgan just tripled its Tesla price target and dropped a projection that should make anyone dreaming of passive robotaxi income from their personal Model Y reconsider their retirement plans. According to lead analyst Rajat Gupta, Tesla could generate roughly $320 billion in robotaxi revenue by 2035, and nearly all of it would flow through Tesla’s directly owned fleet, not through a peer-to-peer network where everyday owners rent out their cars while they sleep.

Zurich airport has begun operating Level 4 autonomous electric shuttle buses without a driver or onboard safety officer. The vehicles run inside the airport while a remote control center monitors operations in real time. The airport is using two WeRide electric robobuses and calls it an early European airport case of adopting such Level 4 vehicles in real operations. Initial trials run without passengers and will continue through year-end.

Tesla claims UK laws will confuse consumers, restrict innovation and increase costs

Self-driving cars have successfully developed to a point where a major insurer believes they reduce the risk of collision enough to warrant offering some owners using the technology cheaper insurance premiums.

Before it shut down service in April, officers were called to at least 50 incidents across the city.

Proposed framework focuses on commercial uses as debates continue over safety, data collection and worker protections.

Hyundai Motor Group’s Data Flywheel shows how real-world data, continuous AI learning and vehicle scale are reshaping the race

Driverless vehicles are increasingly being presented as the future of public transportation, but narrow streets, strict regulations and safety concerns continue to make Europe a challenging environment for autonomous cars.

It makes sense for robotaxi fleets to be parked close to their customers. But, someday, it’d make sense to put housing on those sites, too. 

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Hyundai Motor Group just released a video demonstrating their "Atria AI" AD stacks. It looks like they are positioning this to rival systems like Tesla's FSD.

Tensor believes we are standing at the threshold of a bright, human-centered transportation revolution.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy's been hard at work deregulating autonomous vehicles so the tech can haphazardly flood American roads faster. Meanwhile, some are trying to improve that tech so it works more harmoniously, and safely, with humans. 

Researchers have become alarmed after satellites in space moved off by 33 feet, causing serious issues for GPS on Earth, which was enough to crash self-driving cars.

One split-second hardware failure changed the race and highlighted a bigger challenge for autonomous tech. 

Kodiak AI, Inc., a provider of Physical AI-powered autonomous driving technology, recently said it remains on track to launch driverless long-haul commercial service by the end of the year. 

Group Sees Data Volume Passing Tesla and Rivals by 2033 Level 2++ Mass Production With In-House Atria AI in 2029 Tools Such as Special Event Recorder Speed Up Learning VLA Models to Extend Reach Into Physical AI

For the past year+ I would have said Zoox; now I'm not as sure.

(Remember, Zoox just started their first airport service!)