#autonomous vehicles

A Senate investigation has drawn new attention to the remote human workers used by autonomous-vehicle companies, raising questions about latency, oversight, offshore staffing, and how ‘driverless’ these systems really

Amazon-owned Zoox says it is expanding its purpose-built robotaxi service to San Francisco, Las Vegas, Austin, and Miami, marking a broader national rollout.

Waymo says it is now providing 500,000 paid robotaxi rides a week, but incidents involving stranded vehicles are sharpening questions about who should handle failures in active streets and emergencies.

Autonomous ride services backed by companies including Waymo, Mercedes, Volkswagen and Verne are set to launch in European cities this year, even as consumer acceptance and costs remain unresolved.

Austin officials say Waymo vehicles repeatedly passed stopped school buses despite a recall and a special data-collection effort, raising doubts about how quickly autonomous fleets can learn from mistakes.

A dashcam video of a Cybertruck slamming into a concrete barrier in Houston is fueling debate over FSD safety, with Elon Musk's log-based defense failing to settle the controversy.

At GTC 2026, Nvidia announced major expansions to its physical AI platform, with autonomous vehicles launching in Los Angeles through an Uber partnership, FANUC and ABB industrial robots getting Nvidia brains, and new foundation models targeting humanoid robotics.

Nvidia will supply its full autonomous driving software stack to power Uber robotaxis starting in the first half of 2027, targeting 28 global markets across four continents by the end of 2028.

UK-based Oxa has closed a Series D funding round to scale its configurable autonomous driving software platform, which can be deployed across more than 20 different industrial vehicle types for ports, airports, and manufacturing facilities.

Amazon-owned Zoox has expanded its autonomous vehicle testing to Phoenix and Dallas, bringing its purpose-built robotaxi fleet to 10 markets nationwide.

Nissan is finalizing a partnership with Uber to deploy Wayve-powered autonomous vehicles for ride-hailing by fiscal 2027.

PlusAI's upgraded system handles night driving and construction zones, advancing commercial autonomous freight operations.

A viral video shows a Tesla on Full Self-Driving mode plowing through active railroad crossing barriers, raising fresh safety questions as NHTSA's data deadline arrives.

A Waymo self-driving taxi illegally passed a stopped school bus in Austin after a remote operator error, triggering a federal investigation.

London-based autonomous driving startup Wayve has closed a $1.2 billion Series D round, valuing the company at $8.6 billion. The funding will accelerate commercial robotaxi trials with Uber in London this year and consumer vehicle deployments by 2027.

Waymo has launched fully driverless robotaxi service in Nashville, marking another major expansion for the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company.