Tesla’s rocket-shaped Robotaxi map in Houston is partly ‘fake’
Tesla’s rocket-shaped Robotaxi map in Houston is partly ‘fake’

Tesla’s new rocket-shaped Robotaxi service area in Houston includes parts of downtown where the service won’t actually pick you up, according to Ethan McKanna, the creator of Robotaxi Tracker and former Tesla employee.

McKanna rode the service after…

Waymo adds nearly 250 square miles of robotaxi coverage in 5 cities
Waymo adds nearly 250 square miles of robotaxi coverage in 5 cities

Waymo is growing its driverless service area by nearly 250 square miles over the next week, spread across Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

That’s about as big as Tesla’s entire Houston Robotaxi geofence aft…

Tesla makes another joke of its Robotaxi geofence expansion
Tesla makes another joke of its Robotaxi geofence expansion

Tesla expanded its Robotaxi service area in Houston today, and it shaped the new geofence like a rocket. Plenty of people on X see something else in it, which is fair given the phallic Austin map Tesla posted in 2025.

It’s a cute nod to Houston’s sp…

Tesla is prepping a Cybercab onslaught

The company is looking to roll the gold two-seater robotaxis out to other U.S. cities this year, even as it goes mum on the number of paid rides.

Tesla will let you add your Model Y to its Robotaxi fleet with the FSD V15 update

Tesla is targeting Q2 2027 for the first customer-owned Model Y vehicles to join its robotaxi fleet through FSD V15, though earnings and insurance details are still missing.

Lucid’s 25,000 Bolt robotaxis will run on Nvidia’s self-driving software
Lucid’s 25,000 Bolt robotaxis will run on Nvidia’s self-driving software

Lucid’s European robotaxi deal now has a driver. Bolt announced today that its fleet of at least 25,000 autonomous Lucid vehicles will run Nvidia’s Alpamayo Stack self-driving software, starting with a data-collection program in Madrid in 2027.

That…

Waymo picks Toronto as first Canadian city, targets riders in 2028
Waymo picks Toronto as first Canadian city, targets riders in 2028

Waymo is bringing its robotaxis to Canada, and Toronto is first. Its cars will start driving the city’s streets in the coming days, and the company wants its first public riders on board in 2028.

That makes Toronto Waymo’s fourth announced market ou…

NHTSA weighs probe into claims Tesla Robotaxis speed in school zones
NHTSA weighs probe into claims Tesla Robotaxis speed in school zones

A new defect petition accuses Tesla’s Robotaxis of speeding through active school zones, and NHTSA has opened a file to decide whether to investigate. The agency puts the affected fleet at about 1,000 vehicles, Model Y and Cybercab.

It’s the third f…

Tesla Robotaxi fleets are the new crypto treasury for zombie companies
Tesla Robotaxi fleets are the new crypto treasury for zombie companies

A Nasdaq-listed company worth about $2.4 million says it wants to buy 500 Tesla Robotaxis. KIDZ AI, formerly an online coding school for kids, announced today that it sent Tesla a “procurement inquiry” for the vehicles and plans an “Autonomous Fleet Op…

Tesla secures $30B in new credit lines as it looks to scale Cybercab, Optimus

The company says it won’t draw on the new debt facilities this year, as it has already planned at least $25 billion in capital expenditures.