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Tesla's robotaxi mileage is flat and vehicle count appears shrinking, contrasting with Waymo's much higher mileage, and investors are growing concerned despite Musk's optimistic framing during an earnings call.
Tesla expands its Robotaxi service to Orlando and Tampa, but the fleet remains small and inconsistent, with only 17 unsupervised vehicles in Austin and none in Houston, contrasting sharply with Waymo's thousands of driverless vehicles.
Hackney is a mobile app that compares prices and wait times across Uber, Lyft, Waymo, and other ride-hailing services, allowing users to book directly with the cheapest provider.
A California regulatory delay prevents Waymo from charging for rides in its new Chinese-made Ojai robotaxi, offering free rides until at least September. The delay also blocks Waymo's expansion plans in Northern and Southern California.
Two teenagers used a Waymo robotaxi to conduct a drive-by shooting with toy guns, leading to police involvement and highlighting safety concerns with autonomous vehicle misuse.
Waymo issued a recall for 3,871 robotaxis after incidents where vehicles entered freeway construction zones at highway speed; a software fix is under development and freeway operations are suspended until it is deployed.
A user reports sighting a Waymo Zeekr autonomous vehicle on I-96 near Detroit, marking an expansion of testing to highways outside downtown.
Waymo introduces a new invite-only membership program called Waymo Premier, offering priority pickups, cash back, and early access to expansions for $29.99 per month.
Waymo announced Waymo Premier, a $29.99/month membership offering priority pickups, cash back, and other perks for frequent riders in select cities.
Waymo plans to offer driverless rides to six North American World Cup venues, aiming to showcase its robotaxi technology to millions of attendees despite recent operational challenges like flooding and highway suspensions.
Waymo and Delft University of Technology published a paper in Nature Communications describing ReD, a cognitive model that simulates how human drivers make split-second decisions to avoid collisions, which can serve as a benchmark for autonomous driving systems.
A study of Waymo's robotaxi operations over nearly 1,000 days found that about 44% of miles are driven empty, similar to ride-hailing services, challenging the promise that autonomous vehicles would reduce traffic.
A Waymo autonomous vehicle avoided a severe collision with a reckless wrong-way driver in Phoenix by taking evasive action, highlighting the safety capabilities of self-driving technology.
Nuro, a delivery robot company pivoting to robotaxis, argues that being a 'second mover' after Waymo allows it to learn from Waymo's successes and mistakes, giving it an advantage as it plans to launch its service in San Francisco later this year.
Waymo has suspended freeway driving across all its US markets due to safety concerns about construction zones, and paused service in Atlanta and San Antonio over flooded roads, following a software recall related to driving through floodwaters.
Discusses rumors of Waymo pausing freeway operations due to construction zones, while confirming a separate pause in Atlanta due to flooding and a recall for software updates. Highlights the ongoing challenges for autonomous vehicles with edge cases like construction zones.
Waymo pauses its robotaxi service in Atlanta after a vehicle drove into a flooded street and got stuck, following a similar pause in San Antonio. The company's software recall last week was insufficient to prevent the incident, highlighting ongoing challenges with autonomous vehicles in adverse weather.
Waymo's autonomous vehicles successfully navigate the Bay to Breakers event in San Francisco.
Waymo is voluntarily recalling about 3,800 robotaxis in the U.S. to fix a software glitch that allowed them to drive into flooded roads, following incidents in Austin and San Antonio.