Neowin News Feed for: Robotaxi

Tesla gets permit for ride-hailing service in Arizona

Paul Hill — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:24:01 +0000

Tesla has been given a permit by authorities in Arizona, bringing it a step closer to operating its Robotaxi service in the state. Read more...

Austin residents rally against Tesla's robotaxi launch

Hamid Ganji — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 11:50:01 +0000

While Tesla is preparing to launch its robotaxi service in Austin, residents are protesting against the move due to political and safety issues. Read more...

Uber partners with China's WeRide to launch robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:44:01 +0000

Uber has launched its first international robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi with China's WeRide laying grounds for fully driverless taxis in 2025. Read more...

Sci-Fi's Leap to Reality: Are futuristic gadgets a dream or a dystopia?

Fiza Ali — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 09:40:01 +0000

From Men in Black's Neuralyzer to Minority Report's Precogs, sci-fi's wildest gadgets are closer to reality than we think, and leaping from the screen into our everyday lives, faster than expected! Read more...

Waymo says it has surpassed 100,000 robotaxi rides in just one week

Paul Hill — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 07:20:02 +0000

Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana has reported that Waymo has surpassed 100,000 paid robotaxi rides per week for the first time. It suggests the public's growing acceptance of driverless taxis. Read more...

Cool looking Xbox dashboard shown on Top Gear is not a glimpse of a future UI

John Callaham — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:22:01 +0000

A brief look at what appeared to be a new Xbox dashboard user interface has now been dismissed by Microsoft as a "mockup" meaning it almost certainly won't be released by the company. Read more...

ARK Invest CEO, Cathie Wood, believes Tesla will 10x in value by 2027

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 23:30:01 +0000

Maverick investor Cathie Wood has said that Tesla's share price could rise from the current $163 to $2,000 by 2027. The huge growth in price could apparently be spurred on by robotaxis. Read more...

Argo AI will now provide free rides in California in its autonomous vehicles

Fiza Ali — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 21:10:01 +0000

Argo AI has secured the Drivered Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service Pilot program which allows companies to operate a ride-hailing service using autonomous vehicles while adhering to specific rules. Read more...

Tesla wants to launch a "Robotaxi" service by next year

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 02:16:01 +0000

During Tesla's Autonomous Day event, CEO Elon Musk announced the company's plans to launch a ride-hailing service for its autonomous vehicles, referred to as Robotaxi, sometime next year. Read more...

Waymo reportedly expands program for testing fare rates for its self-driving cars

Jay Bonggolto — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:28:02 +0000

Waymo could be inching closer to the launch of its commercial self-driving taxi service after expanding the early rider program and testing a set of pricing models for the vehicles in Phoenix. Read more...