TechCrunch Mobility: It doesn’t matter that people hate the Ferrari Luce
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
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Squishmallows, dentures, and an ‘I Heart Hot Dads’ bag: Uber has found thousands of items left in robotaxis
Even in a future of robot taxis, someone still has to return the things passengers leave behind.
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Waymo’s spent robotaxi batteries will be used as grid storage
The company announced a deal with B2U Storage Solutions to repurpose the battery packs as Waymo pulls them off the road.
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A burglar used a Waymo to steal yoga clothes in San Francisco — and got away with it
The incident helps shed some new light on how Waymo treats and stores the footage captured by its robotaxis.
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Uber, Wayve, and Waymo are headed toward a robotaxi showdown in London
Uber customers in the U.K. can now join an interest list to increase their chances of being matched with a Wayve robotaxi.
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Waymo bought Apple’s self-driving car proving ground for $220M
Waymo has acquired a massive 5,500-acre proving ground in Arizona owned by Route 14 Investment Partners LLC, a Delaware shell company associated with Apple, according to documents filed with Maricopa County.
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Waymo says it built a better benchmark for comparing robotaxis to humans
Waymo created a new computer model to help it better understand how humans behave in crash scenarios that its robotaxis encounter.
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Waymo launches a loyalty program with 10% cash back and free cancellations
Members of the program, called “Waymo Premier,” will have to pony up $29.99 per month.
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TechCrunch Mobility: SpaceX rockets past Tesla
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
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Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones
The company has identified at least 13 instances where its robotaxis drove into highway sections closed for construction.
