GM's Cruise will offer its autonomous robotaxi vehicles on Uber’s platform in 2025, as competition with Waymo heats up
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California Permits Passenger Testing For Chinese Robotaxi Firm WeRide
More self-driving competition. Approval granted for WeRide to begin robotaxi testing with passengers in California
Wisk Plans Autonomous Air Taxi Flights By Decade’s End
Boeing-owned start-up Wisk plans autonomous eVTOL flights by end of decade as companies crowd into nascent air-taxi market
Uber Eats Offers Two Robo-Delivery Services In California
Uber Eats offers food delivery using Motional autonomous cars in Santa Monica and sidewalk robot deliveries from Serve Robotics in West Hollywood
GM’s Cruise Seeks Permit For ‘Origin’ Autonomous Vehicle
General Motors unit Cruise formally seeks US regulatory permit for Cruise Origin vehicle that includes no human controls as it pushes ahead with robo-car
California Authorises First Commercial Robo-Delivery Service
Start-up Nuro obtains first California permit for use of autonomous vehicles to operate commercial delivery service, as robo-vehicle industry drives ahead
Amazon’s Zoox Obtains California Permit For Fully Driverless Car Tests
Amazon subsidiary Zoox receives permit to test driverless vehicles without a backup driver in California, one of only four granted such a licence to date
Uber To Relaunch Self-Driving Vehicle Tests In California
Uber gradually resumes tests of autonomous vehicles after 2018 fatality, as self-driving car companies face increasing pressure to show path to viability