Musk confirms dates to begin Tesla public robotaxi service, self-delivery in Austin 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 for a robotaxi will be June 22. Musk qualified t...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

Musk says Teslas will drive themselves to customers beginning in June On May 29, Elon Musk posted to let people know that Tesla has been testing its self-driving Model Y cars on Austin, Texas streets for the last several days with no incidents. While preparing for the public roll out of his robotaxi service in June, Musk also announced that the first self-delivery of a Tesla car directly to a customer will also take place in June. The feat will f...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/31

Tesla targeting June 12 for launch of robotaxi service in Austin, Texas On May 28 and 29, multiple U.S. media reported that Tesla is slated to begin its long-awaited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, on June 12, according to a person familiar with the matter, noting that the previously unreported date was discussed internally and could still change. Musk has previously said the service would begin with 10 self-driving robotaxis by the end of Jun...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/30

Musk confirms Robotaxi launch in June, adds details 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 the company is purposely rolling out the fleet in a slow and controlled fashion t...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/21

Tesla gets request from U.S. NHTSA about FSD ahead of Robotaxi launch On May 8, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent a letter to Tesla Field Quality Director Eddit Gates,  regarding its planned rollout of a Robotaxi platform in Austin, Texas with full self-driving (FSD). NHTSA would like information on Tesla’s development of technologies for use in ‘robotaxi’ vehicles to understand how Tesla plans to evaluat...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/20

d to address the risk of collisions with chains, gates and other roadway barriers after the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a probe in 2024. Waymo currently has over 1,500 vehicles on the road across San Francisco and Los Angeles, California; Phoenix, Arizona; and Austin, Texas. Waymo said it was aware of 16 collisions with chains, gates and other barriers between 2022 and late 2024, but they did not result in a...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/15

n personally owned vehicles (POVs). The scope of the collaboration will continue to evolve through ongoing discussions. Waymo, the global leader in autonomous driving technology, now serves more than a quarter of a million trips each week across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Austin. With tens of millions of miles traveled, the data shows that Waymo is making roads safer where it operates, including being involved in 81% fe...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/30

Mercedes-Benz, Luminar sign deal for latest Halo LiDAR product On April 29,  Mercedes-Benz was reported to have signed a new agreement with Luminar Technologies to develop and integrate its latest LiDAR product, Luminar's CEO Austin Russell said, shifting from a supply deal for its currently available sensors. The contract with Mercedes-Benz is the first deal for Luminar's smaller, more efficient Halo LiDAR sensors which promise seamless integra...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/30

lines as its current vehicle lineup. Its Robotaxi product, Cybercab, will continue to pursue its “unboxed” manufacturing strategy at Gigafactory Texas and is scheduled for volume production starting in 2026. The company remains on track for the pilot launch of a robotaxi ride-hailing service in Austin, Texas in June, starting with "maybe 10 to 20 vehicles", and having remote human operators to intervene if a vehicle becomes stuck or encounter...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/24

“Now that Luminar has successfully executed for automotive series production, we’re able to branch out to adjacent markets with a shared mission. Together, we look forward to saving lives and enhancing profitability for CAT customers around the world with industry-leading capabilities,” said Austin Russell, Founder and CEO of Luminar. (Luminar release on March 27, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/01

portantly, Waymo will work closely with policymakers to formalize regulations needed to operate without a human behind the wheel in the District. Currently, Waymo One provides more than 200,000 fully autonomous paid trips each week in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, Phoenix, Arizona, and Austin, Texas. Next cities up will be Atlanta, Georgia and Miami, Florida, with Washington, D.C. to follow. (Waymo release on March 25, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/26

ReVolt Motors, Flodraulic collaborate to advance extended-range EV trucks On March 17, Austin, Texas-based ReVolt Motors, announced it is collaborating with Flodraulic, a global fluid power solutions leader, to design advanced hydraulic systems for its best-in-class series of extended-range hybrid commercial trucks.  Through this collaboration, ReVolt is equipping its hybrid drivetrain systems with state-of-the-art generators, inverters, and con...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/19

Uber and Waymo partner to expand self-driving rides in Texas 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 directly from the Uber app, with 24/7 customer support available. Waymo’...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/15

nies, which had been testing its vehicles in the U.S. until the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. In 2024, the Yandex self-driving group rebranded as Avride after its parent company (now called Nebius) divested itself in a USD 5.2 billion sale of its Russian holdings. Avride is now headquartered in Austin, Texas. (Avride posting and other sources on March 5, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/08

MOIA tests autonomous prototype ID. Buzz AD in winter conditions in Oslo, Norway On March 6, MOIA, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, announced that since the beginning of this year the ID. Buzz AD is being tested in Oslo under winter conditions. In addition to Austin, Munich, and Hamburg, MOIA is thereby expanding the application scope of autonomous driving technology to extreme climatic conditions. The tests focus on the behavior of autonomous v...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/06

to the roofline of the vehicle, with other advanced sensors such as radars, cameras and ultrasonic sensors, placed in different areas. “We’re proud to be selected in conjunction with industry leaders like NVIDIA for a second global automotive launch as Volvo Cars expands its new lineup,” said Austin Russell, Founder and CEO of Luminar.  Luminar’s LiDAR technology can detect pedestrians at up to 250-meter distances and something as small ...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/06

SXSW 2025: Valeo to present solutions for enhanced car entertainment and personalization Valeo Group (Valeo) will present its solutions for enhanced in-car entertainment and personalization at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2025 in Austin, Texas (USA). (i) Valeo’s Racer is the first extended reality (XR) video game generated by its software stack. It uses the vehicle’s existing ADAS, including cameras, radar and ultrasonic sensors, and AI percepti...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/05

Rivian works to expand customer base for Rivian Commercial Van On March 4, Rivian announced a collaboration with Ben and Jerry’s ice cream to expand the customer base for its Rivian Commercial Van (RCV) now that the EV maker is expanding out of its previously exclusive agreement with Amazon. One of the new Ben & Jerry's trucks will debut at the South by Southwest (SXSW) event in Austin, Texas this week. Rivian's recent announcement launching th...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/05

ollywood, California during an event on October 10, 2024, the plan was to start driverless tests in Texas and California as soon as summer 2025, before Cybercab mass production would begin in 2026. During Tesla’s Q4 2024 earnings call, Tesla confirmed it would start a paid ride-hailing service in Austin, Texas in June, with California following by the end of 2025, though the company has not yet started testing of its Cybercabs on public roads. ...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/04

SkyWater to acquire Infineon’s Austin Fab to expand U.S. capacity for foundational chips On February 26, SkyWater Technology announced it has entered into an agreement with Infineon Technologies AG for SkyWater to purchase Infineon’s 200 mm fab in Austin, Texas and a corresponding long-term supply agreement.  SkyWater will operate the fab as a foundry, increasing available capacity in the U.S. for foundational chips on nodes from 130 nanomet...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/27