Waymo can keep testing robotaxis in NYC until end of 2025
Waymo’s permit to test autonomous vehicles in New York City has been extended to the end of the year, giving the company a few more months to make it big in the Big Apple.
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Waymo is getting into the corporate travel business
One of Waymo’s first enterprise customers is Carvana.
Waymo approved to start testing autonomous vehicles at San Francisco International Airport
Waymo has spent years locked in back-and-forth negotiations with SFO, the biggest airport serving its home base of Silicon Valley.
Tesla’s robotaxi plans for Nevada move forward with testing permit
Tesla can now test its autonomous vehicle technology on public streets in Nevada, but it still has steps to take if it wants to offer paid rides like in Austin, Texas.
Lyft and May Mobility launch robotaxis in Atlanta
Lyft is trying to carve out a presence in the autonomous vehicle market. But the ride-hailing company still lags far behind Uber.
Waymo cleared to offer robotaxi rides at San Jose airport
It’s the first airport in California that Waymo will offer rides to and from. The company’s been active at the Phoenix airport for nearly two years.
Waymo expands to Denver and Seattle with its Zeekr-made vans
Add another two cities to the growing list where Waymo is looking to deploy its robotaxis. The company will start with manual testing but is eyeing a commercial launch in both cities.
Zoox taps ex-UberPool exec’s startup for routing software help
It’s the latest in a series of deals that have seen robotaxi companies look outward for help in scaling their fledgling networks.
Elon Musk confirms shutdown of Tesla Dojo, ‘an evolutionary dead end’
“Once it became clear that all paths converged to AI6, I had to shut down Dojo and make some tough personnel choices, as Dojo 2 was now an evolutionary dead end,” Musk posted on X, the social media platform he owns, on Sunday.
Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full self-driving
The disbanding of Tesla’s Dojo efforts follows the departure of around 20 workers, who left the automaker to start their own AI company dubbed DensityAI focused on data center services for industries.