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1 day ago

Tesla Slides 3% on Delivery Shortfall: Why the $20 Billion Robotaxi Bet Makes This Miss Hard to Judge

Tesla's Q1 2026 vehicle deliveries missed expectations, reflecting ongoing challenges in its EV business and a shift towards robotaxi development.

Tesla's Path to $1,000 Per Share Runs Through the Autonomous Vehicle Boom

Autonomous vehicles are central to Tesla's future economic value and growth potential, with significant market projections for robotaxis.

fromFuturism

Bank Warns of Tesla Stock Collapse

Tesla's shift from EVs to AI and robots is causing significant declines in sales and share prices.

Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk's biggest bet hits a pothole: Tesla robotaxis are crashing four times more than human drivers | Fortune

First Tesla Cybercab rolls off Giga Texas production line

Tesla produced the first Cybercab at Gigafactory Texas, advancing plans for a two-seat, wheel-and-pedal-free Robotaxi relying on vision-based full self-driving.

Tech industry

Tesla says the first Cybercab just rolled off the production line at Gigafactory Texas

Tesla produced a two-door Cybercab robotaxi without steering controls, intended as a fully autonomous vehicle and planned for sale, pending regulatory approval.

1 day ago

Tesla Slides 3% on Delivery Shortfall: Why the $20 Billion Robotaxi Bet Makes This Miss Hard to Judge

Tesla's Q1 2026 vehicle deliveries missed expectations, reflecting ongoing challenges in its EV business and a shift towards robotaxi development.

Tesla's Path to $1,000 Per Share Runs Through the Autonomous Vehicle Boom

Autonomous vehicles are central to Tesla's future economic value and growth potential, with significant market projections for robotaxis.

fromFuturism

Bank Warns of Tesla Stock Collapse

Tesla's shift from EVs to AI and robots is causing significant declines in sales and share prices.

Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk's biggest bet hits a pothole: Tesla robotaxis are crashing four times more than human drivers | Fortune

Cars

First Tesla Cybercab rolls off Giga Texas production line

Tech industry

Tesla says the first Cybercab just rolled off the production line at Gigafactory Texas

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Robotaxi outage in China's Wuhan leaves passengers stranded in moving traffic

Over 100 robotaxis in Wuhan malfunctioned, leaving passengers stranded in traffic without injuries reported.

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Mass robotaxi malfunction halts traffic in Chinese city

A mass robotaxi outage in Wuhan raised safety concerns about driverless vehicles after over a hundred cars stopped mid-traffic due to a system malfunction.

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European startups

Uber increases stake in WeRide as robotaxi partnership ramps up in Dubai | TechCrunch

European startups

Uber and Pony.ai are testing a robotaxi service for Europe

European startups

Uber aims to launch Europe's first robotaxi service with Pony AI and Verne

Uber's deal blitz to stop a robotaxi monopoly

Uber is positioning itself as a demand gatekeeper in the robotaxi market by forming multiple partnerships with various vendors.

Uber Can't Save Rivian

Uber and Rivian's partnership announcement lacks substance and highlights Rivian's weak business model in the competitive EV market.

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Uber commits up to $1.25bn to Rivian in major Robotaxi push

Uber plans to invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian to launch a global robotaxi network with autonomous vehicles.

European startups

Uber increases stake in WeRide as robotaxi partnership ramps up in Dubai | TechCrunch

European startups

Uber and Pony.ai are testing a robotaxi service for Europe

European startups

Uber aims to launch Europe's first robotaxi service with Pony AI and Verne

Uber's deal blitz to stop a robotaxi monopoly

Uber is positioning itself as a demand gatekeeper in the robotaxi market by forming multiple partnerships with various vendors.

Uber Can't Save Rivian

Uber and Rivian's partnership announcement lacks substance and highlights Rivian's weak business model in the competitive EV market.

fromBusiness Matters

Uber commits up to $1.25bn to Rivian in major Robotaxi push

Uber plans to invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian to launch a global robotaxi network with autonomous vehicles.

Toronto startup

Waymo starts robotaxi services at San Antonio International Airport | TechCrunch

5 days ago

Startup companies

TechCrunch Mobility: When a robotaxi has to call 911 | TechCrunch

Toronto startup

Waymo's skyrocketing ridership in one chart | TechCrunch

Toronto startup

Waymo Has Doubled Its Weekly Ridership In Under A Year

California

Waymo relies on firefighters and police to bail out stuck robotaxis | TechCrunch

Waymo's robotaxi service has repeatedly relied on first responders to resolve issues during emergencies, raising concerns about its operational reliability.

Waymo's next-gen robotaxi is ready for passengers - and also 'high-volume production'

Waymo’s sixth-generation robotaxi is production-ready, beginning employee passenger trips in San Francisco and Los Angeles and enabling multi-model fleets and high-volume vehicle production.

Waymo starts robotaxi services at San Antonio International Airport | TechCrunch

Waymo launches robotaxi service at San Antonio International Airport, expanding its operations in Texas and aiming for broader public access soon.

Startup companies

5 days ago

TechCrunch Mobility: When a robotaxi has to call 911 | TechCrunch

Waymo provides 500,000 paid robotaxi rides weekly, facing challenges like vehicle paralysis requiring public service intervention.

Waymo's skyrocketing ridership in one chart | TechCrunch

Waymo provides 500,000 paid robotaxi rides weekly, reflecting significant growth and expansion across multiple U.S. cities.

Waymo Has Doubled Its Weekly Ridership In Under A Year

Waymo has achieved 500,000 paid rides per week, doubling its throughput in less than a year as it expands into new markets.

California

Waymo relies on firefighters and police to bail out stuck robotaxis | TechCrunch

Waymo's robotaxi service has repeatedly relied on first responders to resolve issues during emergencies, raising concerns about its operational reliability.

Artificial intelligence

Waymo's next-gen robotaxi is ready for passengers - and also 'high-volume production'

European startups

Europe's first commercial robotaxi is coming to Zagreb

Artificial intelligence

The world's consumers are ready for robotaxis. James Peng of Pony AI wants to make sure they're riding in his | Fortune

Cars

Why fully self-driving cars are almost impossible

Alternative transportation

Zoox is bringing its robotaxis to Austin and Miami

Alternative transportation

Uber robotaxi rides are now available for passengers in Las Vegas

Cars

Lucid Motors: 5 big announcements on autonomy, robotaxi bet

European startups

fromTNW | Cars

Europe's first commercial robotaxi is coming to Zagreb

Pony.ai, Verne, and Uber are partnering to launch Europe's first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb using a purpose-built electric pod.

The world's consumers are ready for robotaxis. James Peng of Pony AI wants to make sure they're riding in his | Fortune

Robotaxi usage in China is rapidly changing passenger behavior, with users adapting to self-driving cars for activities like napping.

Alternative transportation

Cars

Why fully self-driving cars are almost impossible

Zoox is bringing its robotaxis to Austin and Miami

Zoox is expanding its robotaxi service in San Francisco and Las Vegas, with plans for Austin and Miami.

Alternative transportation

Uber robotaxi rides are now available for passengers in Las Vegas

Lucid Motors: 5 big announcements on autonomy, robotaxi bet

Lucid Motors is pursuing Level 4 autonomy through a two-seater robotaxi called Lunar and self-driving technology for consumer vehicles by 2029, targeting profitability through robotaxi partnerships and expanded EV offerings.

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European startups

A little-known Croatian startup is coming for the robotaxi market with help from Uber | TechCrunch

Rimac Group partners with Uber and Pony.ai to launch a commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb, Croatia.

#zoox

San Francisco

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Zoox is expanding to more neighborhoods in San Francisco. Here's where

Zoox is expanding its robotaxi service in San Francisco to new neighborhoods.

Zoox Is The Latest Robotaxi Company Targeting Austin, Texas

Zoox is expanding its robotaxi service to Austin and Miami, with plans for more areas in San Francisco and Las Vegas.

Zoox is bringing its robotaxi to new cities and expanding coverage in Las Vegas and San Francisco

Zoox expands its robotaxi service to Austin and Miami, enhancing coverage in San Francisco and Las Vegas, with plans for further testing in Dallas and Phoenix.

Amazon's Zoox Is Expanding Its Robotaxi to San Francisco and Las Vegas - Tesla Should Be Worried

Zoox is expanding its driverless robotaxi service to San Francisco and Las Vegas, challenging Tesla's autonomous vehicle ambitions in key markets.

Zoox brings its robotaxis to Austin and Miami | TechCrunch

Zoox is launching robotaxi services in Austin and Miami while expanding in San Francisco and Las Vegas, aiming for commercial rides soon.

San Francisco

Exclusive: San Francisco Police Department investigating Zoox collision with a parked car | TechCrunch

San Francisco

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Zoox is expanding to more neighborhoods in San Francisco. Here's where

Zoox is expanding its robotaxi service in San Francisco to new neighborhoods.

Zoox Is The Latest Robotaxi Company Targeting Austin, Texas

Zoox is expanding its robotaxi service to Austin and Miami, with plans for more areas in San Francisco and Las Vegas.

Zoox is bringing its robotaxi to new cities and expanding coverage in Las Vegas and San Francisco

Zoox expands its robotaxi service to Austin and Miami, enhancing coverage in San Francisco and Las Vegas, with plans for further testing in Dallas and Phoenix.

Amazon's Zoox Is Expanding Its Robotaxi to San Francisco and Las Vegas - Tesla Should Be Worried

Zoox is expanding its driverless robotaxi service to San Francisco and Las Vegas, challenging Tesla's autonomous vehicle ambitions in key markets.

Zoox brings its robotaxis to Austin and Miami | TechCrunch

Zoox is launching robotaxi services in Austin and Miami while expanding in San Francisco and Las Vegas, aiming for commercial rides soon.

San Francisco

Exclusive: San Francisco Police Department investigating Zoox collision with a parked car | TechCrunch

Is There a Path for Pony AI to Achieve Profitability?

Pony AI's Q3 2025 showed revenue growth and unit economics improvement, but significant losses and cost pressures remain a concern.

Elon Musk has a history of doing the impossible. A Tesla Terafab may be his most difficult challenge yet.

Elon Musk plans to build a 'Terafab' factory to produce semiconductors for Tesla's robotaxi and humanoid robot programs.

Hyundai's Motional wants to deploy robotaxis at lower costs. Here are 5 takeaways from our chat with the CEO.

Motional focuses on cost-effective scaling of self-driving technology to establish a profitable robotaxi business.

Lucid Lunar: Meet The Tesla Cybercab-Style Two-Seater Robotaxi

Lucid announced mass-market electric vehicles including Cosmos and Earth SUVs priced around $50,000, plus the Lunar robotaxi concept featuring advanced efficiency and autonomous capabilities.

Tesla Cybercab production line is targeting hundreds of vehicles weekly: report

Tesla is reportedly designing its Cybercab production line to manufacture hundreds of the autonomous vehicles each week once mass production begins. The effort is underway at Gigafactory Texas in Austin as the company prepares to start building the Robotaxi at scale.

Cars

4 weeks ago

Tesla gets tip of the hat from major Wall Street firm on self-driving prowess

Tesla's camera-only autonomous driving approach is technically harder but cheaper than competitors' multi-sensor systems, enabling more profitable robotaxi scaling with advantages from its growing fleet data.

Tesla FSD (Supervised) fleet passes 8.4 billion cumulative miles

Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system has accumulated over 8.4 billion miles, approaching the 10 billion mile threshold needed for safe unsupervised autonomous driving.

Lucid Motors slashes 12% of its workforce as it seeks profitability | TechCrunch

Lucid Motors is cutting 12% of its workforce while preserving hourly manufacturing roles to improve operational effectiveness and pursue profitability and product expansion.

Tesla owners surpass 8 billion miles driven on FSD Supervised

Tesla owners have driven over 8 billion miles using Full Self-Driving Supervised, with rapid adoption and miles-per-collision metrics exceeding U.S. averages.

Tech industry

Tesla Cybercab production begins: The end of car ownership as we know it?

Affordable, steering-wheel-free Robotaxis could drastically lower transport costs and optionalize car ownership while creating major job displacement in transport sectors.

Waymo's Most Advanced Self-Driving System Hits The Road

Waymo's sixth-generation Driver is a cheaper, smaller, and more capable sensor suite enabling scalable, high-volume robotaxi deployment across multiple electric vehicle models.

#cybercab

Cars

Even Tesla China is feeling the Optimus V3 fever

Cars

Tesla CEO Elon Musk outlines expectations for Cybercab production

Cars

Even Tesla China is feeling the Optimus V3 fever

Cars

Tesla CEO Elon Musk outlines expectations for Cybercab production

Waymo is starting to hit a key metric Tesla Robotaxi has yet to hit to become a dependable ride-hailing competitor

Waymo's robotaxis have narrowed price and wait-time gaps with Uber and Lyft while Tesla undercuts competitors on price but has the longest wait times.

Tech industry

The price gap between Waymo and Uber is narrowing | TechCrunch

Waymo robotaxi fares in the San Francisco Bay Area average $19.69, narrowing the gap with rising Uber and Lyft prices.

My latest Tesla FSD test revealed a glaring problem with Elon Musk's camera-only approach

I estimate 90% to 95% of my driving was in FSD mode during December. It's a new state of driving that I think is safer than human driving. I spend less time worrying about where I'm going and which turn to make. Instead, my eyes are on the road and my hands are ready near the wheel, just in case.

Cars

Tesla Earnings Call: Top 5 questions investors are asking

Tesla's Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings call will address investor questions on SpaceX IPO, FSD timelines, Robotaxi deployment, and Optimus progress.

Lucid's Midsize Platform Will Spawn Three 'Bodies'But It's Done With Sedans

Lucid will launch a Midsize architecture producing three body styles—excluding a four-door sedan—alongside a Gravity robotaxi and at least one off-road SUV.