robotaxis
By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) – Tesla (NASDAQ:) CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said the electric vehicle maker will roll out driverless ride-hailing services to the public in California and Texas next year, a bold claim likely to face significant regulatory and technical challenges. “We think that we’ll be able to…
By Abhirup Roy and Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Tesla (NASDAQ:) is set to unveil its long-promised robotaxi in Hollywood late on Thursday and update investors on artificial intelligence projects, efforts CEO Elon Musk has bet will drive the electric vehicle maker’s long-term growth. Enthusiasm around the event has been on…
By Norihiko Shirouzu, Chris Kirkham (Reuters) -Tesla aims to stun investors Thursday night with its long-awaited “robotaxi unveil,” a potential milestone after a decade of Elon Musk’s unfulfilled promises to deliver self-driving vehicles. The automaker is widely expected to showcase a prototype called the “Cybercab” rather than a road-ready driverless…
Investing.com — Robotaxis, autonomous vehicles (AV) designed for public transportation, mark a substantial shift in the way we think about mobility, with companies like Tesla (NASDAQ:), Waymo, and Uber (NYSE:) racing to create efficient, cost-effective, and scalable fleets of self-driving vehicles. In a recent note, Bernstein analysts explored the key…
By Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy (Reuters) – A self-driving Tesla (NASDAQ:) carrying a passenger for Uber (NYSE:) rammed into an SUV at an intersection in suburban Las Vegas in April, an accident that sparked new concerns that a growing stable of self-styled “robotaxis” is exploiting a regulatory gray area…
By Sarah Wu and Ethan Wang WUHAN (Reuters) – Liu Yi is among China’s 7 million ride-hailing drivers. A 36-year-old Wuhan resident, he started driving part-time this year when construction work slowed in the face of a nationwide glut of unsold apartments. Now he predicts another crisis as he stands…
By Abhirup Roy, Norihiko Shirouzu and Mike Spector (Reuters) – Tesla (NASDAQ:) is making a risky bet if it shifts efforts on its small-car vehicle platform to robotaxis as the successful introduction of vehicles that drive themselves is in the distant future, and the technology faces engineering and regulatory hurdles.…
