Latest News Updates From Michael Liedtke

Waymo’s robotaxis will begin carrying passengers through parts of Atlanta on June 24 in an expansion of a partnership with Uber that began earlier this year in Austin, Texas.

Amazon is gearing up to make as many as 10,000 robotaxis annually at a sprawling plant near Silicon Valley as it prepares to challenge self-driving cab leader Waymo. 

Waymo on March 25 added Washington to its pioneering robotaxi service’s expanding list of U.S. markets, although passengers will have to wait until next year to take a driverless ride.

Uber will shift into a new gear in Austin, Texas, on March 4 when its ride-hailing service will begin dispatching self-driving cars to pick up passengers.

Joby Aviation and other ambitious companies collectively have raised billions of dollars to turn air taxis into reality.

Waymo is gearing up to bring its robotaxi service to Miami, which will accelerate an expansion that’s been happening while its hobbled rivals remain in its rearview mirror.

Waymo on Nov. 12 opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology.

SAN FRANCISCO — General Motors is facing a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a collision that critically injured a pedestrian and derailed its self-driving car ambitions.

SAN FRANCISCO — California regulators on Aug. 10 approved an expansion that will allow robotaxi services Waymo and Cruise  to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours.

SAN FRANCISCO — California regulators are poised to decide whether robotaxi services Cruise and Waymo can provide around-the-clock rides throughout San Francisco.