According to SawyerMerritt, trial lawyers lobby against safer self-driving cars, raising policy hurdles and delaying AV deployment, per X post and links.

According to @CNBC, Zoox recalled robotaxi software after a vehicle drove into heavy smoke; updates add smoke detection and safer fallback logic.

According to SawyerMerritt, Tesla’s robotaxi app will control Cybercab airflow and temperature as employee rides begin at Giga Texas.

According to @CNBC, Waymo launched driverless rides in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa, and Denver, signaling faster robotaxi scaling and new revenue routes.

According to Sawyer Merritt, Waymo is testing fully driverless rides in Las Vegas, San Diego, Denver, and Tampa, signaling broader robotaxi rollout.

According to SawyerMerritt, Waymo ended its Uber Phoenix robotaxi pilot, shifting vehicles to its own app, per TechCrunch, impacting ridehail AV access.

According to SawyerMerritt, Waymo opened fully autonomous rides to all in Nashville with app-based booking, no invite needed.

According to @CNBC, Zoox revealed a redesigned robotaxi to scale testing and expand service coverage, signaling faster commercialization for Amazon’s AV unit.

According to SawyerMerritt, Finland may approve Tesla FSD before EU’s October decision, citing safer decisions and faster response by the system.

According to SawyerMerritt, Tesla robotaxi hits one year as Austin fleet operates unsupervised, signaling commercialization moves and autonomy milestones.

According to SawyerMerritt, recent Tesla Robotaxi incidents were rear-end collisions by human drivers, highlighting AV safety performance.

According to CNBC, Waymo recalled 3,900 robotaxis after vehicles entered freeway construction zones, triggering a software update and NHTSA notice.

According to @CNBC, Rothschild and Co. says Lyft could benefit from the robotaxi boom via partnerships and cost cuts, improving unit economics.

According to SawyerMerritt, a Dallas robotaxi with 5 LiDARs, 13 cameras, and 4 radars was involved in a crash during testing, highlighting software gaps.

According to Sawyer Merritt, Waymo’s first national TV ad says its autonomous driver is 10x safer than humans in served cities, debuting during the World Cup.

According to SawyerMerritt, Waymo bought Apple’s 5,500-acre AV test site for $220M, adding city, oval, freeway, and dynamics tracks to scale robotaxi R&D.

According to TheRundownAI, Microsoft debuts an AI-native laptop as Apple delays AI glasses to 2027 and BYD pledges crash coverage for self-driving.

According to Sawyer Merritt, Waymo begins free Ojai robotaxi rides in SF, Phoenix, LA, with expansion to Denver, Las Vegas, San Diego this year.

According to SawyerMerritt, Tesla FSD accounts for 0.25% of North American miles and 0.05% globally, signaling rapid autonomous driving adoption.

According to Sawyer Merritt, China paused new robotaxi licenses after Baidu Apollo Go cars stalled in Wuhan, stranding riders and blocking traffic.