Waymo for Business now sends robotaxi receipts straight to Ramp
Waymo for Business now sends robotaxi receipts straight to Ramp

Waymo’s business riders no longer have to file their robotaxi receipts by hand. Waymo for Business now works with Ramp, the corporate card and expense software company, Waymo said in a blog post on Wednesday, 28 October. When an employee takes a Waymo …

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 built the Cybercab’s battery pack with room for cheaper LFP cells
Tesla built the Cybercab’s battery pack with room for cheaper LFP cells

Tesla designed the Cybercab’s battery pack with spare space so it can later use cheaper lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells, battery engineer Robert Sumpf told Munro Live. The robotaxi now uses Tesla’s 4680 cells. Tesla also said the Cybercab line can b…

China clears VW for Level 3 tests and Xpeng for Level 4 robotaxis
China clears VW for Level 3 tests and Xpeng for Level 4 robotaxis

Volkswagen and Xpeng have won approval to run higher levels of self-driving on public roads in China. VW has started Level 3 road tests in Hefei. Xpeng can now run Level 4 robotaxi services across Guangzhou. Both companies announced the approvals on Mo…

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…

Volkswagen gets L3 autonomous driving test permit in China, eyes 2027
Volkswagen gets L3 autonomous driving test permit in China, eyes 2027

Volkswagen Group China now has a permit to test Level 3 autonomous driving on public roads in Hefei, and it says testing is already underway. The permit also covers large-scale driving data collection in the city.

It’s the latest step toward VW’s go…

Wayve, Stellantis and Nvidia team up with France on self-driving cars
Wayve, Stellantis and Nvidia team up with France on self-driving cars

Wayve, Stellantis and Nvidia announced a collaboration with the French government to deploy self-driving vehicles in France and across the EU. Stellantis supplies L4-ready platforms, Wayve its AI Driver and Nvidia its Hyperion system. Uber is also invo…

Rivian buys startup to turn 400,000 daily clips into 3D sims
Rivian buys startup to turn 400,000 daily clips into 3D sims

Rivian wants to rebuild the roads its customers drive as 3D test worlds for its self-driving system, and it just bought a 15-person UK startup called Third Dimension to do it, as first reported by TechCrunch.

The startup was founded in 2024 by a for…

Rivian buys Third Dimension AI to turn real roads into 3D test worlds
Rivian buys Third Dimension AI to turn real roads into 3D test worlds

Rivian has bought Third Dimension AI, a startup that turns real-world camera footage into 3D scenes. The carmaker will use them to train and test its driver assistance and self-driving software. Rivian announced the deal on Thursday and did not disclos…

Tesla’s profit falls 43% as it starts building Optimus robots
Tesla’s profit falls 43% as it starts building Optimus robots

Tesla’s profit fell 43% in the third quarter as it spent heavily on AI, robots and self-driving cars. Net income came in at $787 million, down from $1.37 billion a year earlier, according to Tesla’s third-quarter update, published on Wednesday. Revenue…