Robotaxis are coming to London. The city's famed black cab drivers are skepticalThe autonomous vehicle from British startup Wayve Technologies is on a test run ahead of the U.K. government's robotaxi trials set to launc...
23 Feb, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
Vietnam's VinFast partners with AI firm on 'robo-car' systemVietnamese electric car maker VinFast said Tuesday it would partner with Israeli AI firm Autobrains to upgrade its autonomous driving techn...
27 Jan, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Alphabet-backed Waymo plans to launch driverless taxis in London next yearWaymo said Wednesday that it will start testing its self-driving cars on London streets in the coming weeks - with a human "safety driver" ...
16 Oct, 2025, 10.36 AM IST
ONDC’s retail slump; Uber goes autonomousHappy Thursday! The government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has started seeing a decline in retail orders. This and more...
27 Mar, 2025, 07.37 AM IST
Why 'Stupid Radishes' are causing panic in ChinaLiu Yi, a ride-hailing driver in Wuhan, faced competition from robotaxis launched by Baidu's Apollo Go. China's rapid adoption of autonomou...
08 Aug, 2024, 12.48 PM IST
China's drivers fret as robotaxis pick up pace - and passengersSelf-driving technology remains experimental but China has moved aggressively to green-light trials compared with the US which is quick to ...
08 Aug, 2024, 08.15 AM IST
China is testing more driverless cars than any other countryAcross China, 16 or more cities have allowed companies to test driverless vehicles on public roads, and at least 19 Chinese automakers and ...
15 Jun, 2024, 12.12 AM IST
Uber reports record ridership and second straight quarterly profitThe company had $9.3 billion in revenue in its most recent quarter, lower than Wall Street investors expected but an 11% increase from a ye...
08 Nov, 2023, 12.26 AM IST
Automakers to double spending on EVs, batteries to $1.2 trillion by 2030The EV investment figure, which has not previously been published, dwarfs previous investment estimates by Reuters and is more than twice t...
21 Oct, 2022, 09.55 AM IST
Japan's Nissan plans 'game changing' electric car batteriesThe all-solid-state battery will replace the lithium-ion battery now in use for a 2028 product launch and a pilot plant launch in 2024, acc...
08 Apr, 2022, 11.31 AM IST
Lyft sells self-driving tech unit to Toyota for $550 millionThe acquisition of Level 5 automation will provide Toyota access to the U.S. ride-hailing firm's more than 300 employees of the essentially...
27 Apr, 2021, 09.37 AM IST
Renault-Nissan, Mitsubishi to work on making self-driving cars for Google's WaymoLast year, the company announced adding 62,000 Fiat Chrysler minivans to its autonomous fleet.
06 Feb, 2019, 05.27 PM IST
Self-driving startup pitches simulation tool for chasing WaymoPeter Ludwig, a co-founder, showed off his startup’s product, something he believes dozens of automakers and tech startups trying to perfec...
13 Sep, 2018, 09.37 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
Uber in the crosshairs as SoftBank helps rivals raise $9 billionThe money will help Grab, which already dominates the region, defend its turf against Uber in one of the San Francisco company's most impor...
25 Jul, 2017, 09.52 AM IST
RNT Capital, Falcon Edge Capital set to invest $100 mn in OlaRNT Capital is expected to lead the round with an investment of $60 mn with the rest coming from New York-based hedge fund Falcon Edge Capi...
03 Apr, 2017, 12.34 AM IST
Honda, Google in talks for self-driving vehicle partnershipHonda said it had entered into formal talks with Alphabet Inc's new self-driving division Waymo to add self-driving technology to its vehic...
22 Dec, 2016, 08.01 AM IST