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Waymo is scaling its self-driving vehicle program to new urban areas. The company announced that test fleets are now active in four additional cities. In St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore, the company has started manual driving with its electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles
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Pony.ai says its Robotaxi fleet has grown to 961 vehicles as of late November, with 667 of those built on its newest Gen-7 platform, according to its Q3 financial results. The company claims Gen-7 has now reached breakeven performance across Guangzhou, a milestone it calls critical to expansion.
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According to WeRide, the Swiss permit makes it the only autonomous vehicle company licensed to operate in eight countries. The company says its autonomous vehicles have been tested or deployed in more than 30 cities across 11 countries.
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Waymo is expanding its driverless ride-hailing service to three new cities: New Orleans, Tampa, and Minneapolis. New Orleans is next in line to launch, while Tampa and Minneapolis are starting testing and early setup.
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Pony.ai has launched its fourth-generation autonomous truck lineup, developed with SANY Truck and other partners. The system uses only automotive-grade components and cuts the per-vehicle bill-of-materials cost by about 70% from the previous version.
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Zoox has opened its doors to public riders in San Francisco through its newly launched Explorers program. Participants will be drawn from a waitlist and can ride at no cost while sharing input to help refine the experience as the company expands locally.
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A2RL is hosting its Season 2 Grand Final in Yas Marina Circuit, where six autonomous cars will compete side by side for the first time. The event also includes a head-to-head race between
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Waymo now offers freeway trips in autonomous vehicles across parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. The company plans to extend this to cities like Austin and Atlanta. Waymo riders can now take autonomous rides on longer routes, such as airport travel and regional trips.
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Beep announced two new autonomous vehicle deployments set to launch in 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, and Altamonte Springs, Florida. The services will run on Karsan’s production-grade Autonomous e-JEST vehicles
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Waymo has announced it will begin fully autonomous ride-hailing operations in San Diego, Detroit, and Las Vegas in 2026. The expansion adds three high-profile urban centers to its existing footprint
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Pony.ai has received Shenzhen’s first citywide permit to operate fully driverless commercial robotaxis. The permit was issued jointly to Pony.ai and Xihu Group, the city’s largest taxi company, and allows them to run robotaxi services without safety drivers across every district in Shenzhen.
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Uber and WeRide have introduced autonomous passenger rides in Riyadh, offering self-driving Robotaxis on Uber’s platform for the first time in Saudi Arabia. Riders can book the service between Roshn Front and Princess Noura University.