Inside the Luxury Robotaxi Uber, Lucid and Nuro Are Testing

The Lucid Gravity robotaxi is slated to launch later this year. I got an early ride in an engineering prototype.

Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here’s every company it’s using to do it

Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — about 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years. Here’s the list and the latest on the partnerships.

Waymo robotaxis are starting to return to freeways

Waymo robotaxis are now using freeways in Phoenix with more cities to follow in the coming days.

Zoox issues software recall after a robotaxi got confused by heavy smoke

The recall comes as the top automotive safety regulator in the U.S. has warned AV companies about their vehicles interfering with first responders.

Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with first responders

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said emergency scenes are not “edge cases.”

Autonomous vehicle hype is back, and Humble Robotics is bringing it to freight

The autonomous vehicle space is starting to feel like a repeat of the 2016 hype cycle. Travis Kalanick is back building a robotics company, and the talent wars and capital are heating up the same way they did the first time aro…

Tesla starts testing Cybercab without pedals or a steering wheel in Austin

The company may finally be ready to try to deliver on Elon Musk’s years-long promise of launching a robotaxi network of its own.

Waymo and Uber quietly part ways in Phoenix

The companies confirmed to TechCrunch that their unusual partnership in Phoenix recently ended after nearly three years..

Robotaxis drives miles just to get cleaned and charged; this new startup wants to fix that

Aseon Labs, which came out of Y Combinator’s 2026 spring cohort, has raised $10 million from Crane Venture Partners and others.

Trump admin proposes axing brake pedal requirement for AVs in a boost for Tesla

The Department of Transportation wants to remove the brake pedal requirement for vehicles “designed to be driven exclusively by automated driving systems.”