Waabi has secured a $750 million Series C round to accelerate autonomous trucking, and another roughly $250 million commitment from Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis exclusively on its platform.
Data collected and analyzed by Obi suggest a shift is underway.
Uber is not developing its own robotaxis again; instead it plans to collect and offer data. It’s a bet that more volume will help autonomous vehicle partners solve the weirdest edge cases.
The NTSB joins the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in investigating Waymo vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses.
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New York City will be a notable exclusion from proposed legislation to legalize commercial robotaxis across the state.
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The company also said its robotaxis navigated more than 7,000 dark stoplights successfully on Saturday.
Waymo is testing a Gemini-powered in-car AI assistant, per findings from a 1,200-line system prompt. The assistant can answer general knowledge questions, control certain in-cabin features, and more.
The geographic expansions continue for the ride-hailing companies’ robotaxi plans.