DiDi Autonomous Driving began fully driverless passenger service trials with its next-generation Robotaxi, the R2, on August 31, 2026, making the vehicle bookable through the DiDi App in selected demonstration areas of Beijing and Guangzhou, the company announced. The R2 is jointly developed by DiDi Autonomous Driving and GAC Aion. DiDi described the vehicle as purpose-built for Robotaxi service and designed for global deployment, with upgrades in autonomous driving performance and cabin… [...]
The first car off the line on Monday marks the start of a slow ramp. Public pilots arrive in the second half, fully driverless by early 2027. XPeng said on Monday that the first robotaxi had rolled of [...]
Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi service is making its debut in Europe later this year, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Chinese company is reportedly negotiating with Switzerland’s PostAuto [...]
After announcing its robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi last year, Uber and WeRide are finally deploying fully autonomous vehicles in in the city, Uber announced. If you request an UberX or Uber Comfort ve [...]
Tesla has made its iOS Robotaxi app available for all iPhone users to download as it expands service beyond a group of early access users for the first time. Beyond the current lack of an Android app [...]
Uber and China-based Baidu are teaming up to deploy more autonomous vehicles throughout the world. The companies plan on bringing thousands of Baidu's Apollo Go vehicles to various regions that w [...]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that Robotaxi service is "tentatively" set to begin in Austin, Texas on June 22. This comes after the company said last month that it had already begun testing drive [...]