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Waymo Takes Its Self-Driving Cars to Virginia
The company is mapping Alexandria and, soon, Arlington—right across from the power center of Washington, DC.
May 31, 2026↗ Read on WIRED
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The company is mapping Alexandria and, soon, Arlington—right across from the power center of Washington, DC.
Waymo's next-gen Ojai robotaxi is a roomier minivan with a removable steering wheel that's cheaper to build. CNBC takes a ride as Waymo opens it to select passengers in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix.
WeRide Robobus will again provide an autonomous public shuttle service at the French Open tennis tournament showcasing next-generation driving technology.
Robotaxis coming to London pose threat to cabbies who memorize 25,000 streets to earn licenses
Brad Templeton: figuring out water depth should be easy for a car with 3D sensors and dry-weather maps, so why does Waymo keep getting it wrong?
Bryan Reimer argues that calling robotaxis 'autonomous' misrepresents the technology. Remote operators, maintenance crews, and safety staff make them highly automated service networks, not self-governing vehicles.
Uber pitches a hybrid mix of human drivers and robotaxis as more scalable than Waymo's AV-only approach, even as the two remain partners in Phoenix, Austin, and Atlanta.
Aurora's CEO on going from a handful of driverless trucks to hundreds, and why long-haul trucking may reach autonomy at scale before robotaxis.
Robotaxis can get speeding tickets now.
A police official tells federal regulators that the tech “was deployed too quickly, in too vast amounts.”
The Humble Hauler: a fully autonomous, electric Class 8 truck for dock-to-dock freight transport.
AMD, Arm, and Qualcomm Ventures back Wayve — less about money than about the compute platforms its self-driving stack will need.
Talks, panels, and keynotes from the sold-out Mobility AI gathering on April 15, 2026.
Commercial service will follow if the U.K. government approves — testing has begun on London streets.
VW's MOIA America starts public-road testing of the ID. Buzz AD — a long regulatory road still ahead before commercial service.
SFMTA data shows how Waymo's San Francisco fleet shifts costs onto the city it operates in.