Lucid and Bolt to deploy 25,000 autonomous EVs across Europe
Lucid and Bolt to deploy 25,000 autonomous EVs across Europe

Lucid and Bolt announced a partnership today to build and deploy autonomous vehicles across Europe, with the ride-hailing platform aiming to put at least 25,000 self-driving Lucid EVs on its network.

It’s the second big autonomous-fleet deal Lucid h…

Tesla Cybercab turns 10-minute Austin trip into 70-minute detour
Tesla Cybercab turns 10-minute Austin trip into 70-minute detour

A Tesla Cybercab rider in Austin says a 10-minute trip turned into a 70-minute ordeal after the driverless taxi took a long detour across the city.

The reason is a limitation Tesla still hasn’t solved. Its robotaxis can’t drive on highways, so a qui…

First look at Tesla Cybercab’s steering: a Cybertruck wheel bolted on
First look at Tesla Cybercab’s steering: a Cybertruck wheel bolted on

A pre-production Tesla Cybercab was spotted parked on a street in Berkeley, California, and it gives us the clearest look yet at how Tesla puts a steering wheel into a car it designed to have none.

The photos, shared with Electrek by reader Adam Mac…

If a Tesla Cybercab fleet were profitable, Tesla wouldn’t sell you one
If a Tesla Cybercab fleet were profitable, Tesla wouldn’t sell you one

Tesla is now asking businesses whether they’d like to buy and operate their own fleets of Cybercab robotaxis on its network. It’s the same pitch Elon Musk has been making since 2019: buy the cars, put them to work, and earn money while you sleep.

Th…

TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla Cybercab hits the road — and a snag

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

All press is good press, right? Cybercab event leaves more questions than answers
All press is good press, right? Cybercab event leaves more questions than answers

On today’s pressing episode of Quick Charge, we challenge the notion that all press is good press by filling the void of information surrounding this week’s Tesla Cybercab launch with a whole lot of bad news for the Full Self Driving brand.

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Tesla Cybercab is already under NHTSA investigation after launch
Tesla Cybercab is already under NHTSA investigation after launch

Tesla’s Cybercab is already under federal investigation. NHTSA opened an audit into how Tesla certified the vehicle the same day the company started putting passengers in it in Austin.

The probe targets the exact thing that makes the Cybercab unusua…

Waymo racked up 8,300+ SF parking tickets and nearly $1M in fines
Waymo racked up 8,300+ SF parking tickets and nearly $1M in fines

Waymo’s robotaxis have collected more than 8,300 parking tickets in San Francisco since the start of 2025, running up close to $1 million in fines along the way.

The citations tracked the fleet’s rapid growth across the city. In 2024, Waymo caught j…

Waymo opens robotaxi rides to the public in 3 new cities, now 14 total
Waymo opens robotaxi rides to the public in 3 new cities, now 14 total

Waymo opened its driverless ride-hailing service to the general public in Denver, San Diego, and Tampa on Monday, bringing the Alphabet-owned company to 14 US cities.

Tens of thousands of people in each market had already signed up before the doors …

Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ sold a 66-minute 2.3-mile ride and left a rider 3 miles from his destination
Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ sold a 66-minute 2.3-mile ride and left a rider 3 miles from his destination

Tesla’s “Robotaxi” service is racking up a wave of terrible rider experiences in Texas — and the complaints are increasingly coming from Tesla’s own fans and ambassadors.
A self-described “Tesla Ambassador” says the service quoted him 66 minutes for a …