#autonomous vehicles

The U.S. Department of Defense has tapped American Rheinmetall and Harbinger to develop stealthier, lower-cost robotic cargo vehicles designed for combat-zone logistics and future manned-unmanned teaming.

Waymo has introduced a new autonomous vehicle called the Ojai, with low steps, flat floors, elevator-style doors, and screen-reader-friendly controls aimed at easier entry and broader accessibility.

Waymo has started offering select riders trips in its new Ojai robotaxi, putting its sixth-generation Driver hardware into service across three major US markets.

After pivoting from delivery robots to robotaxis, Nuro says being later to market may help it refine its system by studying both Waymo's successes and its mistakes.

Waymo has reportedly suspended service in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio as it works on a flooding problem that left at least one vehicle entering high water.

Waymo has suspended service in Atlanta, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston as it tries to address failures that have sent robotaxis toward flooded streets despite a recent software recall.

Waymo has suspended freeway rides in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Miami while it updates software tied to construction-zone performance.

Waymo has paused service in Atlanta after a robotaxi entered a flooded street and became stranded, extending a weather-related problem that had already forced a suspension in San Antonio.

Waymo says its autonomous ride-hailing network will span more than 1,400 square miles across 11 U.S. cities in the coming weeks, a scale-up timed to major World Cup host markets but pitched as a lasting expansion for day

Tesla has published fresh details on 17 robotaxi incidents, including two low-speed Austin crashes in which remote human operators drove vehicles into roadside objects.

Federal regulators are investigating Avride after identifying 16 crashes involving the company’s self-driving system, including one incident that caused a minor injury.

Autonomous freight startup Humble says its new electric Class 8 hauler is built for structured logistics sites where repetitive cargo moves can be automated as a managed service.

Ouster has unveiled a new Rev8 sensor lineup that captures color imagery and 3D depth in the same device, aiming to simplify perception systems for robotics and autonomy.

Uber says it ultimately wants to equip human-driven vehicles with sensors, turning parts of its global driver network into a large-scale data collection system for autonomous vehicle developers.

California has issued two new autonomous-vehicle rule sets that expand data, training, and operational requirements while creating a formal process for law enforcement to report traffic violations by AVs.

First responders in major Waymo cities say interactions with robotaxis around ambulances, outages, and emergency scenes are getting worse again, raising pressure for faster fixes and firmer oversight.

Glydways has brought in $170 million as it works to scale autonomous vehicle technology for dedicated expressway networks designed to move people at much higher throughput.

Extracted candidate text indicates Tesla has launched a Robotaxi service in Houston and Dallas using very small geofenced operating areas, pointing to a tightly controlled deployment strategy.

Tesla says its Robotaxi service is expanding beyond Austin and San Francisco into Houston and Dallas, though the newly published service areas remain tightly constrained.

Uber has begun early test rides of Lucid Gravity robotaxis using Nuro autonomy systems, marking a visible milestone for a three-company autonomous vehicle partnership.