Uber Partner Avride Faces Federal Probe After 16 Self-Driving Crashes The promise of autonomous robotaxis is colliding with regulatory reality once again. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a formal investigation into Avride, an Uber-backed se... Autonomous Vehicles NHTSA Robotaxi Self-Driving Cars Uber May 8, 2026
Aurora and McLane Partner to Launch Driverless Truck Routes Across Texas Aurora Innovation has signed a landmark agreement with McLane, one of the largest supply-chain services companies in the United States, to operate driverless truck routes throughout Texas. The deal re... AI Autonomous Vehicles Logistics Texas Transportation May 6, 2026
Ouster’s Color Lidar Pushes Robots Toward Fewer Sensors and Richer Perception Ouster is trying to simplify one of robotics’ hardest hardware problems: how machines understand the physical world. The lidar company announced its Rev8 lineup, which TechCrunch reports can capture c... AI Hardware Autonomous Vehicles Lidar Robotics Sensors May 4, 2026
Uber’s Driver Network Could Become a New Data Layer for Autonomous Vehicles Uber is looking at a familiar asset in a new way: its enormous network of human drivers. According to TechCrunch, Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga described a plan at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event to us... AI Infrastructure Autonomous Vehicles Mobility Tech Uber May 2, 2026
Tesla brings its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston TechCrunch reports that Tesla has expanded its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, adding to its earlier launch footprint in Austin. The report notes the service is now available in three Texas ci... Autonomous Vehicles Enterprise IT Mobility Technology News Tesla Apr 19, 2026
Tesla Expands Robotaxi Service to Dallas and Houston, Raising the Stakes for US AV Competition Tesla has expanded its robotaxi offering into Dallas and Houston , according to TechCrunch, extending a program that previously launched in Austin. The report also notes Tesla began offering rides wit... AI Autonomous Vehicles Mobility Tesla Transportation Apr 19, 2026
Waymo Starts London Robotaxi Testing, Marking a Key Step Toward UK Autonomous Ride-Hailing Updated: April 15, 2026 03:09 AM CDT (US Central) Waymo has started testing autonomous vehicles in London, a move that could put the UK on a path toward its first large-scale robotaxi service. Accordi... Autonomous Vehicles Mobility Robotaxi UK Tech Policy Waymo Apr 15, 2026
Uber and Nuro Begin Premium Robotaxi Testing in San Francisco Ahead of Public Launch Uber and Nuro have moved their long-anticipated robotaxi partnership into a visible testing phase in San Francisco, and that makes this more than another pilot headline. According to reporting from Te... Autonomous Vehicles Nuro Robotaxi Smart Mobility Uber Apr 13, 2026
The Self-Driving Talent Wars: Nvidia, Tesla, and Zoox Are Poaching AV Engineers Behind the headlines about robotaxi launches and regulatory milestones, a quieter transformation is reshaping the autonomous vehicle industry: a significant reshuffling of engineering talent. Hundreds... Autonomous Vehicles Nvidia Self-Driving Talent Waymo Apr 13, 2026
Tesla FSD Reaches Europe: Netherlands Clears Supervised Full Self-Driving Tesla gets its first supervised FSD approval in Europe Published (America/Chicago): April 12, 2026 04:52 AM CT The Netherlands has reportedly become the first European country to approve Tesla’s super... Autonomous Vehicles Europe Regulation Tesla Apr 12, 2026