AI self-driving startup Wayve worth $8.6 billion after fresh fundingWayve, a British startup specialised in artificial intelligence for self-driving vehicles, revealed Wednesday a valuation of $8.6 billion t...
25 Feb, 2026, 07.33 AM IST
Uber rolls out Baidu's self-driving taxis for ride hailing in DubaiUber and Baidu said on Tuesday they would launch autonomous ride-hailing services in Dubai in the coming month, the β latest step in the Chi...
10 Feb, 2026, 10.12 PM IST
Uber, Lyft to test Baidu robotaxis in UK from next yearIt highlights how ride-hailing platforms are accelerating autonomous rollout through partnerships, positioning London as an early proving g...
22 Dec, 2025, 04.10 PM 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
China's Baidu to deploy robotaxis on rideshare app LyftBaidu plans to launch its robotaxis on rideshare app Lyft in Germany and Britain in 2026. It did not specify which other countries the cars...
04 Aug, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
WeRide receives permit for robotaxis in ShanghaiWeRide, in partnership with Chery Group and Jinjiang Taxi, will deploy fully driverless ride-hailing robotaxis on public roads in the Pudon...
26 Jul, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
Uber partners with China's Baidu to deploy self-driving taxis in international marketsUber and China's Baidu are partnering to deploy thousands of Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on the Uber platform across several glob...
15 Jul, 2025, 07.20 PM IST
Tesla robotaxis by June? Musk turns to Texas for hands-off regulationTesla has long blamed its customers for accidents involving the driver-assistance systems it calls Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD), n...
10 Feb, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
China's Pony.ai eyes robotaxi services in Hong Kong, joining BaiduPony.ai aims to provide robotaxi services for airport staff at Hong Kong International Airport as part of a pilot project, before expanding...
06 Jan, 2025, 08.17 AM IST
Beijing unveils plans to boost driverless vehicle use in capitalCompanies with large robotaxi fleets in China include Apollo Go, a subsidiary of technology giant Baidu, which plans to deploy 1,000 robota...
31 Dec, 2024, 11.01 AM IST
GM's Cruise robo-taxi CEO Kyle Vogt resigns from companyThe CEO of General Motors' robot-taxi unit Cruise, Kyle Vogt, has resigned from the company a day after apologizing to staff as the company...
20 Nov, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
GM's Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt resigns from companyVogt, 38, offered little in the way of explanation, stating simply "I have resigned from my position," according to his email to staff view...
20 Nov, 2023, 09.09 AM IST
Dubai's roads to have driverless taxis from next monthDubai will begin trial runs of automated self-driving taxis next month along Jumeirah Road. The taxis, operated by US-based Cruise, will in...
26 Sep, 2023, 09.09 PM IST
Robotaxi startup Pony.ai gains taxi license in China cityAccording to the company's statement, in Nansha it will start charging fares in the entire 800 square km of the district with driverless ca...
24 Apr, 2022, 03.48 PM IST
The wait for the self-driving future is coming to an endThe earliest real-world applications of autonomous vehicles will arrive in 2018.
04 Jan, 2018, 06.17 PM IST
Super-cheap driverless taxis may kick mass transit to the curbWhile driverless cars have already shown the ability to handle highways, companies are pushing to perfect them for city streets, using GPS ...
25 Oct, 2016, 09.49 AM IST
Driverless taxis can help reduce greenhouse gas emissionsA fleet of driverless taxis roaming a city to pick up passengers may not only be cost-effective, it could also greatly reduce per-mile emis...
07 Jul, 2015, 04.38 PM IST