Hertz Gave Up Half the Votes in Robotaxi Unit Oro for About a Sixth of the Profits. Here’s Where the $81 Million Went
Hertz sold about a sixth of Oro's profits and half its votes for $81 million. The 8-K shows most of…
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A Waymo Stopped for an Austin School Bus, Phoned a Human for Help, and Got the Wrong Answer From Michigan
A Waymo stopped for an Austin school bus, asked a remote agent whether its signals were on, and drove past…
Denver Can Ticket a Parked Waymo. When One Breaks Traffic Laws, Colorado Law Names No One to Cite
Colorado's 2017 self-driving law makes robotaxis follow the rules of the road but never says who gets the ticket when…
Tesla’s Robotaxis Are Accused of Speeding Through School Zones. Texas Already Knows Whose Name Goes on the Ticket: Tesla’s
NHTSA is weighing a defect petition on about 1,000 Tesla Robotaxis accused of speeding in active school zones. With no…
Cops Pulled Over a Waymo With ‘No Driver, No Hands, No Clue.’ California’s Answer Is a Ticket With No Fine.
Since July 1, California police can write up driverless cars. The notice goes to the company and the DMV, and…
Tesla Owes NHTSA 21 Cybercab Answers Today. Zoox’s Version Took Three Years.
NHTSA's Special Order asks how a car with no wheel, pedals or mirrors meets driver-era safety rules, and whether removable…
Lucid Promised Bolt 25,000 Robotaxis. Europe Only Lets It Register 1,500 a Year.
Lucid and Bolt say 25,000 driverless Lucids are headed for Europe. The EU's own rules currently cap each driverless vehicle…
Today in Automotive History: September 28, 2020 — A London Court Hands Uber Its License Back
On Sept. 28, 2020, a London court ruled Uber "fit and proper" and restored its license. The standard it set…
Zoox’s Robotaxi Is All-Electric. The SUVs Teaching It to Drive Still Have Tailpipes.
Zoox's Atlanta test fleet is parked after drivers reported feeling sick. The real story isn't the robotaxi. It's the modified…
A Waymo Spotted a Rifle, Pulled Itself Over, and Called SFPD on Its Own Riders
Waymo spotted a firearm in one of its driverless cars, stopped it and called police. The cameras, the hotline and…
Zoox Can Legally Build 2,500 Robotaxis a Year. It Still Can’t Charge You a Dime for a Ride in San Francisco.
Zoox holds two of California’s four robotaxi permits, and neither one allows it to take your money. The free rides…
China Set a Real Deadline for Self-Driving Cars. America’s Still Handing Out Permission Slips One at a Time.
Nine Chinese ministries just set a 2030 deadline for autonomous vehicles, backed by a mandatory safety standard. Ten weeks earlier,…
Tesla Has 80,000 Superchargers and Still Doesn’t Have the Ones Its Own Robotaxis Need
Tesla’s Supercharger network was sized around how people charge. A driverless fleet does not behave like a person — and…
Hyundai’s Georgia-Built Waymo Robotaxi Isn’t a Patriotism Story. It’s a Compliance Deadline.
The first IONIQ 5 robotaxis arrive in the fourth quarter. A Commerce Department rule makes Chinese-origin driving software unsellable from…
Ford’s 17-Truck Recall, Diesel Past $6, and What Else Moved
Our automotive news roundup for the last 24 hours: three more Ford recalls, a Daimler repair being done a third…