San Francisco power outage: Waymo's fleet upgrade assures smarter rides after blackout chaosA massive PG&E power outage in San Francisco on December 20, 2025, caused widespread gridlock, stranding Waymo's autonomous vehicles. The b...
24 Dec, 2025, 04.49 PM IST
Waymo to update software after San Francisco power outage snarls self-driving vehiclesWaymo is updating its self-driving car software and emergency plans after its vehicles stalled in San Francisco due to a power outage. The ...
24 Dec, 2025, 11.24 AM IST
Tesla stock jumps after Elon Musk shares robotaxi testing updateTesla stock moved higher after Elon Musk shared an update on robotaxi testing. Investors are closely watching Tesla’s self-driving plans, w...
15 Dec, 2025, 10.42 PM IST
Waymo recalls, updates software for over 3000 vehicles, US regulator saysThe company had recalled certain vehicles with the 5th generation automated driving systems (ADS) operating with software that caused vehic...
11 Dec, 2025, 02.31 PM IST
Why Tesla's robotaxi launch was the easy partTesla has launched its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, initiating a carefully monitored test with Model Y vehicles. Experts caution that...
24 Jun, 2025, 11.35 AM IST
Would you hail a 'robotaxi'? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla a lift after boycotts and sales plungeMusk appears to be on the verge of making his robotaxi vision a reality with a test run of a small squad of self-driving cabs in Austin, Te...
23 Jun, 2025, 07.29 AM IST
Would you hail a 'robotaxi'? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla a lift after boycotts and sales plungeElon Musk is planning to test self-driving taxis in Austin, Texas. This is after previous promises did not materialize. Waymo already has d...
22 Jun, 2025, 03.54 PM IST
Alphabet's Waymo gets California nod for robotaxi expansion in San Francisco Bay AreaWaymo requested authorisation to expand its operations in March and received 23 responses in support and no protests from stakeholders, Cal...
20 May, 2025, 07.31 AM IST
Alphabet's Waymo aims for 2026 self-driving ride-hailing launch in Washington, DCWaymo One, the company's fully autonomous ride-hailing service, is providing more than 200,000 paid passenger trips each week in San Franci...
25 Mar, 2025, 06.06 PM IST
Amazon's robotaxi unit Zoox agrees recall over braking issueAmazon recalled vehicles with self-driving software versions released before November 5 due to safety concerns. The issue, which caused une...
20 Mar, 2025, 08.58 AM IST
Elon Musk's Tesla unveils Robotaxi at AI event "We, Robot"; Check price, specifications, and AI featuresTesla Cybercab: Tesla's highly anticipated "We, Robot" event took center stage as Elon Musk unveiled the long-promised robotaxi, highlighti...
11 Oct, 2024, 05.06 PM IST
Over 200,000 Ford vehicles under US regulatory lens over fears of fuel leakageThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said its Office of Defects Investigation has received 27 complaints, including 1...
11 May, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
Alphabet's Waymo recalled vehicles to update automated driving softwareThe ADS systems, which had versions released prior to Dec. 20, may inaccurately predict the movement of a towed vehicle, according to the a...
15 Feb, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
For Volkswagen, hopes of catching Tesla hinge on a $30 billion tech rebootAs head of a new coding school in Wolfsburg, the former Google researcher is a small but important part of Volkswagen AG’s massive push int...
14 Mar, 2021, 06.16 PM IST
VW Finance chief outlines road map for $222-billion ambition“We must increase our company value in order to stay competitive,” Witter said.
29 Oct, 2019, 10.58 AM IST
Who’s winning the self-driving car race?In the next three years, almost all of these contenders will be able show off cars capable of navigating city streets at casual speeds alon...
08 May, 2018, 09.41 AM IST
Google vs the Rest: Nobody wants to let the tech giant win war for Maps all over againAutonomous cars require powerful sensors to see and advanced software to think. They especially need up-to-the-minute maps of every conceiv...
22 Feb, 2018, 10.17 AM IST