Remote-controlled rental cars are on the Vay

A German remote-driving firm is aiming to make private car ownership a thing of the past. From December Germany will allow Vay to operate its fleet of remote-controlled rental cars. This is how it works – having been summoned by a few clicks in an app, the electric car slows to a halt outside the […]

Waymo set to launch driverless taxis on Britain’s roads 

Waymo has launched a hiring spree in London for operational staff to manage a fleet of driverless cars and respond to incidents on the road, in preparation for the start of its first London trials in 2026. Autonomous taxi rides without a human driver behind the wheel are expected to begin in Britain next year and London […]

New York City: Stop Waymo’s driverless cars, say taxi drivers

Taxi drivers in New York City are making it clear that they do not want to share the road with self-driving cabs. The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers is asking Governor Kathy Hochul to halt a program passed by Mayor Eric Adams, says Eyewitness News, which is allowing Alphabet’s Waymo to test eight […]

HSBC analysts: Tesla’s robotaxi fleet won’t turn a profit until 2033

A newly published report by analysts at HSBC suggests that the potential market for driverless taxis was “widely overestimated” and warned that it could take years before robotaxi fleets began returning a profit, The idea that robotaxis would be more profitable than their human-driven counterparts was based on a misconception, says Business Insider. Although robotaxi […]

Tesla reveals autonomous ride-hailing service plan

During a first-quarter earnings presentation on Tuesday, Tesla provided glimpses of what “robotaxi” users could expect from their future app designed to summon driverless cars through an intuitive interface, says IoT Tech News. The upcoming ride-hailing service will allow users the ability to conveniently call for a Tesla vehicle, adjust the temperature inside the car, track its […]