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Driverless vehicles

  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    FT Guides10 min
    Explainer. How robotaxis will reshape the ride-hailing market

    Technological advances have propelled self-driving cars from small-scale testing to rapid global expansion

    Rise of the robotaxi
  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
    Life & Arts
    FT Magazine. Welcome our new robotaxi overlords

    The arrival of driverless vehicles is a second chance for cities

    Simon Kuper
    Illustration of a small autonomous car parked beside traffic cones on a city street.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Artificial Intelligence in the Real Economy: A Visual Guide
    How AI is powering the next generation of robotaxis

    Technological advances have propelled self-driving cars from small-scale testing to rapid global expansion

  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    Uber Technologies Inc
    Uber commits $10bn to robotaxis in strategy shift

    Ride-hailing app races to make up lost ground with equity investments and vehicle order commitments

    A white autonomous car with sensors on the roof is centered in front of a red background featuring a blue line chart and large Uber and Waymo logos.
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    Nissan Motor Co Ltd
    Self-driving will not make Nissan a commodity, says CEO

    Ivan Espinosa bets the future of the beleaguered Japanese carmaker on its autonomous technology

    Ivan Espinosa stands with arms open in front of images showing a Nissan Leaf interior with autonomous tech, a Nissan ProPilot concept car, and a Nissan logo.
  • Tuesday, 24 March, 2026
    US companies
    Amazon’s Zoox targets paid robotaxi service as US race heats up

    Driverless car group pushes forward with commercial rollout to catch up with rivals Waymo and Tesla

    A Zoox fully autonomous robotaxi with its doors open is displayed outdoors. One person sits inside, while another stands nearby looking at a phone.
  • Monday, 23 March, 2026
    US companies
    Addison Lee boss urges minimum price for London robotaxis

    CEO of private hire group says cab drivers need protection against ‘predatory pricing’

    Addison Lee courier van parked outside Foyles bookshop, with people walking on the pavement near the entrance.
  • Saturday, 21 March, 2026
    Uber Technologies Inc
    Lex. Uber fights to stay in the robotaxi race

    Ride-hailing company must make up lost ground on driverless vehicles, or risk being left in the rear-view mirror

    Premium content
    A traveller with luggage walks past a large green Uber sign.
  • Thursday, 19 March, 2026
    Technology sector
    Uber strikes $1.25bn deal with Rivian for robotaxi fleet

    Ride-hailing app to buy as many as 50,000 autonomous vehicles and invest an initial $300mn in California EV company

    A crowd gathers around the newly revealed Rivian R2 midsize SUV at an indoor event, with people photographing the vehicle.
  • Thursday, 5 March, 2026
    Insurance
    Self-driving cars will not obliterate motor insurance market, say insurers

    Aviva and Admiral bosses predict their cover will be needed for decades

    A Wayve self-driving car equipped with sensors drives on a street near the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben in London.
  • Thursday, 26 February, 2026
    European companies
    VW in robotaxi push to challenge Waymo and Tesla in self-driving race

    German carmaker plans to launch autonomous service in Europe next year after Los Angeles launch with Uber

    Volkswagen self-driving vehicles with MOIA branding parked inside a garage, with one vehicle prominently in the foreground.
  • Wednesday, 25 February, 2026
    US companies
    UK AI start-up Wayve raises $1.2bn from carmakers and Big Tech

    Self-driving group valued at $8.6bn as it gears up to launch robotaxi service in London this year

    A Wayve self-driving car is shown in front of Nissan, Microsoft, Nvidia, Stellantis, and Mercedes logos on a yellow background.
  • Monday, 23 February, 2026
    US companies
    Uber launches autonomous vehicles services venture in robotaxi push

    App says new operation will boost commercialisation of AVs

    Rows of gray Volvo SUVs equipped with Uber self-driving technology are parked closely together in a lot.
  • Wednesday, 4 February, 2026
    Uber Technologies Inc
    Uber hits 200mn users as profits fall short

    Ride-hailing company seeks to reassure stakeholders that its business can withstand arrival of robotaxis

    A person holds a smartphone displaying the Uber app logo on the screen.
  • Saturday, 31 January, 2026
    US companies
    Waymo finalises $16bn funding round at $110bn valuation

    Google’s robotaxi start-up brings in new investors amid global roll out and competition from Elon Musk’s Tesla

  • Friday, 30 January, 2026
    US companies
    Lex. Lemonade turns self-driving cars from threat to opportunity

    US ‘insuretech’ company tries to lure Tesla owners with lower premiums

    Premium content
    A Tesla Model 3 displays self-driving software on its central touchscreen while traveling on a Los Angeles freeway.Reuters
  • Thursday, 29 January, 2026
    Tesla Inc
    Tesla lurches into the Musk robotics era

    Future of the company lies in equipping and running a global fleet of driverless taxis and in selling humanoid robots

    Richard Waters
    Elon Musk in profile, wearing a dark suit, attends a memorial service with a neutral expression.
  • Wednesday, 28 January, 2026
    Uber Technologies Inc
    Uber invests $500mn in Canada’s Waabi to accelerate robotaxi push

    Ride-hailing app to partner with self-driving truck start-up in bid to deploy 25,000 vehicles on network

    A Waabi self-driving semi truck with Uber Freight branding drives on a highway under an overpass.
  • Thursday, 8 January, 2026
    Technology sector
    For now, autonomous vehicles still need humans

    AI must learn to reckon with a world much messier than any computer simulation

    John Thornhill
    A Waymo Chrysler Pacifica autonomous minivan is parked with its sliding door open, showing the empty passenger seat.
  • Tuesday, 6 January, 2026
    Companies
    Europe doesn’t need driverless cars

    The roadways are already safe and robotaxis risk increasing traffic

    David Zipper
    A white Waymo self-driving car with sensors on its roof is stopped on a London street near the London Eye.
  • Saturday, 3 January, 2026
    US companies
    London emerges as frontline in US-China battle over robotaxis

    Waymo and Baidu prepare to launch autonomous ride-hailing vehicles in UK capital as soon as 2026

    A Waymo self-driving Jaguar robotaxi is stopped at a traffic light, viewed from behind on a city street.
  • Monday, 15 December, 2025
    Asia-Pacific equities
    Lex. Why China’s robotaxi industry is stuck in the slow lane

    Shares in Pony.ai and WeRide have fallen since their November debuts

    Premium content
    A Pony.ai AION robotaxi is displayed on a showroom floor, featuring signage for autonomous driving at the Shanghai auto show.
  • Saturday, 6 December, 2025
    Life & Arts
    Can Wayve make London a self-driving city?

    John Thornhill takes an autonomous spin through the city’s tangled streets with the British start-up’s chief Alex Kendall

  • Thursday, 20 November, 2025
    Best Employers: Asia-Pacific
    Robot threat to drivers’ jobs in China heralds wider shift

    Concern grows that autonomous vehicles could replace human roles, with no guarantee of social safety net

    A Baidu Apollo RT6 robotaxi with autonomous driving sensors on the roof travels on a road beside a truck in Wuhan, China.
  • Wednesday, 12 November, 2025
    Waymo LLC
    Waymo to roll out driverless taxis on highways in three US cities

    Alphabet’s self-driving car venture will add routes in Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco

    Several Waymo autonomous vehicles are parked in rows at a charging station, with a few people standing nearby.
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