Tesla is set to launch its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas in the coming days, but the first rides will be confined to those who receive invitations that the company sends out. 
However on June 10, CEO Elon Musk revealed that the date that Tesla is aiming for when anyone in the general public will be able to call f

On May 27, WeRide announced its expansion into Saudi Arabia. It has launched testing or deployment of its Robotaxis and other core autonomous driving products in cities like Riyadh and AlUla, setting the stage for commercial rollout and wider operations across Saudi Arabia.
WeRide has commenced ground preparation wor

On May 27, Pony.ai, a global leader in autonomous mobility solutions, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to deploy its advanced robotaxi fleet in the region.
In the partnership, Pony.ai will introduce its autonomous technology through a multi-phase rollout, st

On May 26, Abdul Latif Jameel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uber Technologies, Inc. to explore the development of a scalable, next-generation fleet operations platform across traditional ride-hailing and autonomous mobility.
The MoU aims to help accelerate the transformation of urban mobility across

On May 20, Musk reiterated his robotaxi plan for Austin, Texas and added some new details. There will be ten vehicles in the Robotaxi fleet when it starts at the end of Jume. 
The Cybercab, which was unveiled in October 2024, will not be available initially, as those cars will likely be produced in 2026.
Musk says th

On May 16, WeRide launched fully driverless robotaxi trial operations in Abu Dhabi, the first deployment of its kind in the Middle East. Starting this quarter, a fleet of WeRide’s robotaxis will be piloted on public roads without a safety driver. 
Commercial driverless rides and additional service areas will be intro

On May 6, Pony AI Inc. (Pony.ai) partnered with Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) to deploy its robotaxis on the Uber platform.
The partnership will launch in a key market in the Middle East later in 2025, with plans to expand to other international countries over time. The Uber riders will be offered the option to tak

On May 6, WeRide, a global leader in self-driving technology, and Uber Technologies, the world’s largest ride and delivery platform, announced a major expansion of their previously announced autonomous vehicle partnership, adding 15 additional cities globally over the next five years, including in Europe.
WeRide and

On May 1, Uber Technologies and May Mobility announced a new multi-year strategic partnership. May Mobility aims to deploy thousands of AVs on the Uber platform over the next few years, with an initial launch planned for Arlington, Texas, by the end of 2025. 
Under the agreement, Uber will offer customers the option

On April 28, the Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility) announced the expansion of its Autonomous RoboTaxi service, in collaboration with Autogo, a subsidiary of Kintsugi Holding, as part of a strategic partnership with Apollo Go, a subsidiary of China’s Baidu and a global leader in autonomous vehicle techn

On March 29, Baidu announced that its autonomous ride-hailing service, Apollo Go, has entered a strategic partnership with Autogo, a UAE-based autonomous mobility company and subsidiary brand of Kintsugi Holding, to deploy the largest fully driverless fleet in Abu Dhabi. Initial trials of dozens of Apollo Go autonomo

On March 4, Uber launched Waymo autonomous vehicle (AV) rides in Austin, allowing riders to be matched with a fully autonomous, all-electric Jaguar I-PACE when requesting UberX, Uber Green, Uber Comfort, or Uber Comfort Electric at no extra cost. Riders can unlock the vehicle, access the trunk, and start the trip dir

On March 11, Uber announced a partnership with Refex Green Mobility, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chennai-based Refex Industries Limited, to deploy 1,000 electric vehicles (EVs) across key Indian cities by 2026. The initiative is part of Uber’s global commitment to achieving 100% emission-free rides by 2040.
Under th

On February 25, it was announced that Nuevo León’s state Ministry of Economy and BYD signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate access to electric and hybrid vehicles for drivers using ride-hailing platforms such as Uber and Didi.
Through this agreement, operators will have the opportunity to acquire vehicles

On February 24, WeRide announced that it was permitted to put the GXR next-generation production Robotaxi into paid unmanned autonomous driving mobility services in Beijing. The services span key locations such as the core area of the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area and railway stations in Beijing, as

On February 10 through a post on X, Lyft CEO David Risher announced that Lyft plans to launch fully autonomous robotaxis in Dallas, Texas, U.S. “as soon as 2026”.
The robotaxis will be equipped with Mobileye Drive technology for its fully autonomous operations. Lyft will partner with Marubeni, a Japanese conglomerate

Announced on January 15, 2025, Grab and BYD have formed a regional partnership to expand access to up to 50,000 BYD electric vehicles (EVs) to Grab’s driver-partners across Southeast Asia, while increasing the availability of green vehicles to Grab users.
Both parties will also collaborate to facilitate deep IoT inte

On December 10, following a meeting with Tesla’s Investor Relations Head Travis Axelrod, Deutsche Bank wrote that the company expects to need teleoperations, at least at first, as an additional safety measure to back the Cybercab’s camera-based self-driving system. 
“Tesla believes it would be reasonable to assume so

Announced on December 19, 2024, Xanh SM (Green and Smart Mobility JSC), Vietnam-based all-electric mobility service provider established by Vingroup Chairman, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 9 major partners in Indonesia with the aim of advancing sustainable green mobility. The ride-hailing brand