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Tesla's purpose-built two-seat robotaxi makes its commercial debut September 3 in Austin, Texas, running the same Full Self-Driving stack as its existing unsupervised fleet.
Waymo ends the waitlist for its Ojai purpose-built robotaxi in LA, Phoenix, and San Francisco, days after winning the biggest regulatory approval in its history.
Uber and Chinese autonomous driving company Pony.ai are expanding their partnership to bring more than 2,000 self-driving vehicles to Europe, building on their initial Zagreb launch, with additional cities to follow in phases.
Ford revealed the name, price, and core specs of its affordable midsize electric pickup on August 6 — the first vehicle built on its new Universal EV Platform, arriving in early 2027 with Apple Maps built into the dashboard.
NHTSA granted Zoox a commercial exemption covering eight federal safety standards — the first of its kind for a fully driverless, purpose-built vehicle — clearing the last major regulatory hurdle before paid rides launch in Las Vegas.
Rivian filed suit in the US Court of International Trade seeking tens of millions in tariff refunds with interest, arguing the Supreme Court's February ruling striking down the tariffs hasn't guaranteed importers will actually get their money back.
Tesla's unsupervised Robotaxi fleet shrank from 25 to 17 cars and paid miles dropped sharply, even as NHTSA logged 22 crashes since launch. Musk says the Cybercab still lacks enough of its own driving data to scale.
Tesla's Robotaxi went fully unsupervised in Miami on July 3, skipping the safety-driver period used in every prior city, just as federal regulators probe camera-only FSD's performance in rain and glare.
Tesla's second-quarter deliveries jumped 25% year-over-year, marking its first quarterly growth after two straight years of decline, with European demand offsetting continued softness in North America.
The Bezos-backed EV startup is betting that most Americans don't want a $60,000 tech-laden truck. Slate's minimalist pickup starts below $25,000, converts to a five-seat SUV, and is designed to be wrapped and modified.
BYD unveiled the Xuanji A3, China's first self-developed 4nm smart driving chip, at its Intelligent Strategy Launch event on May 28. A single chip delivers 700 TOPS; a three-chip cluster exceeds 2,100 TOPS. BYD says the chip has already entered mass production.
Ferrari has unveiled the Luce, its first-ever BEV: a five-seat sedan shaped by LoveFrom, with 330-mile range and an interior that may set a new standard for 2026.