Robotaxi

Autos

Uber CEO Floats Major Robotaxi Expansion

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Uber users in Atlanta and Austin can already use the ride-hailing app to order robotaxis from Alphabet subsidiary Waymo.

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla is Paying Up to Keep Elon Musk’s Eyes On the Road

During the company’s second-quarter earnings report last month, Musk admitted the company may be headed for “a few rough quarters.”

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Electric Vehicles

Crowded by EV Rivals, Tesla Preps For Critical Earnings Report

For what feels like the third or fourth time in a row, Tesla is gearing up for what may be the most important earnings call in its history.

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Autos

Uber Paying $300M Fare in Robotaxi Deal

A pact announced Thursday calls for Uber to invest $300 million in Lucid and buy at least 20,000 robotaxis from the company over six years.

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Autos

Can Elon Musk’s Pajama Party Brighten Up Tesla’s Tomorrow?

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Elon Musk is again sleeping at Tesla’s offices again, but that may not be enough to restart the top US EV-maker’s engine.

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Patent Drop

Tesla Synthetic Data Patent Could Improve Self-Driving Models

Autonomy has been a part of Tesla’s vision for a long time, with its recent focus on robotaxis doubling down on the market.

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Patent Drop

Tesla’s Data Protection Patent Could Personalize Robotaxis

But data aside, many have cast doubt on the company’s plan for autonomous ridesharing.

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Autos

GM Pulls the Plug on Driverless, Brake Pedal-less, Steering Wheel-less Robotaxi

General Motors shares tumbled after the company said its driverless taxi division, Cruise, will suspend production of the Origin robotaxi.

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