Robotaxis drive miles just to get cleaned and charged; this new startup wants to fix that | TechCrunch

Aseon Labs, which came out of Y Combinator's 2026 spring cohort, has raised $10 million from Crane Venture Partners and others.

TechCrunch
Uber will bring its premium robotaxi service to Houston in 2027 | TechCrunch

This will be the second market to have an Uber robotaxi service outfitted with Lucid EVs equipped with a self-driving system from Nuro.

TechCrunch
Waymo's Monthly Membership Seems Like A Bad Deal

Waymo will happily relieve you of $30 a month in exchange for not a whole lot.

Engadget
Waymo introduces $30-a-month premium tier for riders who want faster pickups

Waymo introduced Waymo Premier, a new $29.99-a-month premium tier that offers a number of perks, including priority pickups and 10 percent cash back on rides.

The Verge
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Interesting Times: Why Are We Still Driving?

Confronting the weirdness of a Waymo future.

The New York Times
Waymo Takes Its Self-Driving Cars to Virginia

The company is mapping Alexandria and, soon, Arlington—right across from the power center of Washington, DC.

WIRED

Brücke zu 6G! 🚀 Vodafone testet 5G‑Advanced in DE – ein Sprung nach vorne.
* Mehr Daten, niedrigere Latenz, neue Anwendungsfälle
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Before you continue

Uber is deploying its own self-driving cars again, just not as robotaxis

Uber launched a new AV Lab project to collect data for its many robotaxi partners. It only has one car now, but expects to scale over time.

The Verge