Massachusetts Uber, Lyft drivers certify first statewide ride-hailing union amid automation fearsThe victory could provide a model for similar campaigns gaining traction in states including California and Illinois, where labor organizer...
26 May, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
China's Xpeng begins mass production of robotaxis in GuangzhouChinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng has started mass production of its first robotaxi. The company aims for fully driverless operations by...
18 May, 2026, 05.30 PM IST
WeRide, Lenovo team up to scale 200,000 robotaxis by 2031Chinese tech firms WeRide and Lenovo are set to deploy 200,000 autonomous vehicles worldwide in the next five years. This ambitious collabo...
27 Apr, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
Lyft to buy Gett’s UK taxi business, marking its third international acquisitionLyft is expanding its global reach by acquiring the UK business of London black cab app Gett. This move significantly boosts Lyft's driver ...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.46 PM IST
Uber, Nvidia plan robotaxi rollout in 28 cities starting next yearRobotaxis are rapidly expanding into more cities as companies race to commercialize autonomous ride-hailing, but Alphabet's Waymo remains t...
17 Mar, 2026, 07.35 AM IST
Uber back in robotaxi game, inks 10-year deal with MotionalRide-hailing platform Uber and Motional, a global driverless technology leader, announced a 10-year agreement to offer fully driverless rid...
06 Oct, 2022, 06.24 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
China's Baidu to launch paid driverless ride-hailing services in BeijingBaidu's driverless Apollo Robotaxi, to be launched in the Chinese capital's Shougang Park, will operate without a safety driver behind the ...
29 Apr, 2021, 12.33 PM IST
IIT Delhi to run a driverless electric vehicle in campusThe institute already runs EVs within the campus and intends to convert these into driverless EVs.
07 Oct, 2019, 05.25 PM IST
Vishal Sikka showcases Infosys' indigenous 'driverless' cartThe homegrown tech giant's efforts in developing the autonomous vehicle, according to Sikka, is aimed at training employees on new emerging...
14 Jul, 2017, 02.19 PM IST
Infosys eyes robotics, AI and driverless cars for next round of growth“Autonomous driving is something every automobile company will get into, and we are trying to build talent around this,” Sikka said.
14 Jul, 2017, 11.14 AM IST
Three IITs join hands to build self-driving carsTeams at the IIT Kharagpur, Kanpur and Bombay are working on ‘autonomous vehicle solutions’ or driverless solutions, a project evoking inte...
02 Mar, 2017, 01.09 AM IST
While Google and Uber fight, Indian govt throws out red carpet for self-driven carsWhile conditions are currently not conducive for driverless cars in the country, the changes will help prepare the ground, said Abdul Majee...
25 Feb, 2017, 08.18 AM 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
China's Baidu to mass-produce driverless cars in 5 yearsPresident Zhang Yaqin said Baidu will carry out road tests of driverless cars in 10 Chinese cities, with the aim to commercialise the techn...
28 Jun, 2016, 01.50 PM IST
Five leaders in the race for driverless carsGoogle has collected over 1.5 million autonomous miles which includes not just highways, but regular roads too.
14 Jun, 2016, 02.48 PM IST
Driverless cars on British roads by January 2015The vehicle, a modified BAE Wildcat military jeep, will be programmed with a three-dimensional map of routes around Oxford.
31 Jul, 2014, 11.53 AM IST