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TechCrunch May 6, 2026 at 00:07 Startups Rising Hot

Nuro receives driverless testing permit ahead of Uber robotaxi service launch

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May 6, 2026 at 00:07 TechCrunch

Nuro receives driverless testing permit ahead of Uber robotaxi service launch

The Silicon Valley AV startup has not started driverless testing yet.

May 2, 2026 at 17:59 Hacker News

California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws

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Apr 14, 2026 at 18:00 TechCrunch

London gets closer to its first robotaxi service as Waymo begins testing

Waymo's commercial service will eventually follow testing if the U.K. government approves.

Apr 13, 2026 at 21:11 TechCrunch

Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco

Uber employees can now hail a Lucid robotaxi as part of the testing.

Apr 7, 2026 at 13:00 TechCrunch

Waymo opens robotaxi service in Nashville, partners with Lyft

Waymo now operates commercial robotaxi services in 11 cities, with various methods to hail.

Mar 31, 2026 at 21:35 TechCrunch

Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote help

Aurora, May Mobility, Motional, Nuro, Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox all refused to cough up a number during Senator Ed Markey's recent investiga...

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