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Audio leak: San Francisco and Austin first responders tell NHTSA Waymo robotaxis are "downgrade" and commit more traffic violations than before (Aarian Marshall/Wired)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 30, 2026

Aarian Marshall / Wired: Leaked audio: San Francisco and Austin first responders tell NHTSA that Waymo robo-axis are “downshifting” and…

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Emails, text messages and NTSB reports show Waymo and an Austin school district struggled for months to train robo-taxis to stop for school buses, as required by law (Aarian Marshall/Wired)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 30, 2026

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Uber and Rivian announce $1.25 billion deal for 50,000 robotaxis

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 19, 2026

The Rivian R2 is on display during the 2025 Los Angeles Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on…

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A look at the humans employed to save the robotaxis; Waymo uses the Honk app to pay between $20 and $24 to manually close robo-taxis doors and between $60 and $80 to tow its cars (Lisa Bonos/Washington Post)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 25, 2025

Lisa Bonos / Washington Post: A look at the humans employed to save the robotaxis; Waymo uses the Honk app…

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Uber plans to test driverless taxis in London using Baidu’s Apollo Go RT6 robotaxis, starting in the first half of 2026, with services available by the end of 2026 (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 22, 2025

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Uber begins rolling out fully driverless WeRide robotaxis in Abu Dhabi, after launching its robotaxi service with safety drivers in the United Arab Emirates in December 2024 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 26, 2025

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Q&A With the CEO of Lyft, David Risher, in three consecutive profitable districts, the co -founders leave the board of directors, the acquisition of Freenow, the economy of the Robotaxis, and more (J. Edward Moreno / Sherwood News)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 1, 2025

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Pony said that he has deployed more than 200 Robotaxis Gen-7 since the start of mass production two months ago, putting him on the right track for his goal of 1000 vehicles by the end of 2025 (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 13, 2025

Bloomberg:: Pony said that he has deployed more than 200 Robotaxis Gen-7 since the start of mass production two months…

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Browsing: robotaxis

Audio leak: San Francisco and Austin first responders tell NHTSA Waymo robotaxis are "downgrade" and commit more traffic violations than before (Aarian Marshall/Wired)

Emails, text messages and NTSB reports show Waymo and an Austin school district struggled for months to train robo-taxis to stop for school buses, as required by law (Aarian Marshall/Wired)

Uber and Rivian announce $1.25 billion deal for 50,000 robotaxis

A look at the humans employed to save the robotaxis; Waymo uses the Honk app to pay between $20 and $24 to manually close robo-taxis doors and between $60 and $80 to tow its cars (Lisa Bonos/Washington Post)

Uber plans to test driverless taxis in London using Baidu’s Apollo Go RT6 robotaxis, starting in the first half of 2026, with services available by the end of 2026 (Bloomberg)

Uber begins rolling out fully driverless WeRide robotaxis in Abu Dhabi, after launching its robotaxi service with safety drivers in the United Arab Emirates in December 2024 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

Q&A With the CEO of Lyft, David Risher, in three consecutive profitable districts, the co -founders leave the board of directors, the acquisition of Freenow, the economy of the Robotaxis, and more (J. Edward Moreno / Sherwood News)

Pony said that he has deployed more than 200 Robotaxis Gen-7 since the start of mass production two months ago, putting him on the right track for his goal of 1000 vehicles by the end of 2025 (Bloomberg)