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Waymo recalls nearly 3,800 robotaxis over software safety issue

Waymo has announced a recall of 3,791 self-driving robotaxis in the United States following the discovery of a software issue that could affect vehicle safety in certain conditions. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the problem may cause some autonomous vehicles to incorrectly......

Autonomous vehicle startups raise $21.4 billion in record funding surge

Autonomous vehicle startups have secured a record $21.4 billion across 34 deals by mid-April 2026, marking a sharp acceleration in funding driven by a small number of multi-billion-dollar rounds. The total already exceeds more than three times the $5.9 billion raised through 99 global deals in all of......

Musk says Tesla will lead global autonomous vehicle market

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said Sunday that he expects the company to command the largest fleet of autonomous vehicles “as far as I can imagine into the future,” as the electric carmaker expands its early stage robotaxi service across the United States. Musk made the remarks on X, the......

Tesla's ex-AI head says Waymo can't match coast-to-coast self-driving feat

Andrej Karpathy, former head of AI at Tesla, stated on December 31 that Waymo lacks the capability to replicate Tesla's recent milestone of a fully autonomous drive across the United States. He highlighted fundamental technological differences between the two companies' approaches to self-driving......