GM’s Cruise Robotaxi Unit Dismisses Nine Execs After Safety Probe December 14, 2023 By Greg Bensinger and David Shepardson General Motors’ Cruise robotaxi unit dismissed nine key people amid an ongoing safety investigation, according to a memo seen by...
Two Rival Robotaxi Services OK’d to Operate Throughout San Francisco August 14, 2023 By Michael Liedtke California regulators approved an expansion that will allow two rival robotaxi services to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours,...
Robotaxi Coming to Austin and Phoenix September 16, 2022 By Hyunjoo Jin General Motors’ self-driving technology unit Cruise plans to expand its driverless ride service to include Phoenix, Ariz. and Austin, Texas,...
How Autonomous Car Companies Are Outrunning U.S. Regulators and Lawmakers February 2, 2022 By Joseph White, Hyunjoo Jin and David Shepardson Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc. to General Motors Co.’s Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology,...
Tesla’s Musk Sees Safe Self-Driving Vehicle This Year and Humanoid Robot Next Year January 28, 2022 By Hyunjoo Jin and Nivedita Balu Tesla’s most important products this year and next will not be cars, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday, but...
Agency in California Opposes Cruise Robotaxi Application, Citing Safety December 3, 2021 By Paresh Dave and Hyunjoo Jin San Francisco’s public transit operator has challenged an application by Cruise to charge for robotaxi rides, saying on Wednesday promotional...
It Turns Out That Humans Are Secret Weapon for Autonomous Vehicle Startups August 23, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin Self-driving startups like Cruise and Pony.ai have begun testing their driverless cars in some parts of California in the past...
Ford, Lyft, Argo AI Collaborate to Offer Robotaxi Service in Cities July 21, 2021 By Tina Bellon Self-driving startup Argo AI, carmaker Ford Motor Co. and ride-hail company Lyft Inc. on Wednesday said they partnered to offer...
How Test of Waymo’s Robotaxi Service in Arizona Is Going December 10, 2019 By Keith Naughton More than 100,000 trips have been taken in robotaxis operated by Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Alphabet Inc. Now...
Robotaxi Tech Proving Difficult to Perfect: Daimler CEO November 15, 2019 Daimler has taken a “reality check” on self-driving “robotaxis,” acknowledging that making them safe is proving harder than first thought...