Waymo’s big 2026 robotaxi rollout continues. Today, the company started offering robotaxi service to the public in three more cities — Tampa, San Diego, and Denver. The company is now offering robotaxi service — to some degree or another — to public riders in a total of 14 cities. The … [continued]
I was born in 1940, and I just turned 86, so with help from my dad, I have photos from 100 years of history. My grandparents were born into the horse-and-buggy era and lived into the era of modern cars, airplanes, and telephones. Therefore, the technological revolutions of their lives … [continued]
Fellows Aim To Make Critical Minerals in the US, Generate Affordable Geothermal Energy, and Build Ultralight and Advanced Batteries—With Some Help From NLR Experts This article is part one of a two-part series featuring the laboratory’s seven newest West Gate fellows. Part one profiles four startup founders. By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy … [continued]
Much of the autonomous vehicle (AV) space is uncharted territory. However, at Waymo, with more than 200 million miles driven fully autonomously, we’re one of very few companies that can look to our past to illuminate our future. Our experience has led us to ten fundamental truths that shape how … [continued]
Full Self Driving V14 navigation screen, 2026 Tesla Model Y. Camp Hasler, Three Lakes, Wisconsin. June 11, 2026. Fritz Hasler photo.
I’ve been driving my base 2026 Tesla Model Y with “Full Self Driving” V14 since May 26 — 3 months now — so here’s an update on what it can do and cannot do for me. I drove earlier versions of FSD on my 2019 Model 3 for 6+ years, … [continued]
Tesla wants to launch thousands of robotaxis in the state of Nevada, so a couple of months ago, it put in a request for this — specifically, for approval to launch 5,000 robotaxis in Clark County within a year. Following the public comment period and whatever internal deliberation that went … [continued]
Tesla is planning to genuinely launch its Cybercab in coming weeks, or days. It is going to be launched on September 3 in Austin, Texas. Invitations for the event have started getting sent out to specific fans, investors, influencers, etc. Note that while Cybercabs have been spotted in testing with … [continued]
While Europe and Asia redesign their roadside service stations around high-powered charging plugs for passenger cars, the African continent is charting an entirely different course for the retail forecourt. In Nairobi, Kigali, Cotonou, and Johannesburg, the traditional petrol station is transforming not by merely copying Western grid-tied fast chargers, but … [continued]
Tesla has had more good news regarding its robotaxi rollout this past week. Nevada has decided that the company can deploy up to 5,000 robotaxis in the state, up from just 10 on the Las Vegas Strip. That’s a huge potential increase in vehicles. However, “Tesla representatives at the meeting … [continued]
Waymo fully launched robotaxi service in Houston, Texas, today. You may recall that Waymo started inviting customers to use its service in Space City about 6 months ago. I didn’t recall that at first when I saw the news today that Waymo was launching in Houston, but I suspected it … [continued]
