Tesla’s fledgling “Robotaxi” network drove fewer miles for paying customers in the second quarter than in the first, according to a chart the company released Wednesday. The quarter-over-quarter decline runs counter to Tesla’s rhetoric and actions over the past year. Tesla has staked much of its future on the idea of a massive, low-cost, cash-generating
Tesla has brought an unspecified number of its unattended Model Y SUVs to Orlando and Tampa, just one day before the company’s scheduled second-quarter earnings call. This is the third Florida city where Tesla is testing its fledgling robotaxi service, following a small launch in Miami a few weeks ago. The two new cities appear
Zoox issued a software recall after one of its robotaxis had trouble navigating a smoke-filled emergency fire scene in June. The Amazon-owned company said Friday that it shipped a software update that should fix the problem in its fleet of 105 vehicles. No one was aboard the vehicle during the June incident, and Zoox told
It turns out that even San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who once declared that the city should be a testbed for emerging technology, has its limits. Especially when that emerging technology creates a huge traffic jam that lasts for hours and leaves thousands of people paralyzed. Mayor Lurie has asked state regulators to tighten rules
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Jonathan Morrison issued a directive to autonomous vehicle (AV) developers on Wednesday, stating that it is unacceptable for their vehicles to interfere with first responders or authorities. Morrison noted in the letter that the agency has “identified a clear pattern of driverless autonomous vehicles interfering with law enforcement
Some of Waymo’s robotaxis in San Francisco weren’t as autonomous on Independence Day. Several San Francisco residents posted images Saturday night of Waymo vehicles malfunctioning, stalling or being towed during the chaos of Fourth of July celebrations. “We’re told it could take 3-4 hours to tow the disabled vehicles before traffic can move again,” wrote
