Overview

• Waymo’s fully driverless Jaguar I-PACE fleet is now bookable through the Uber app within a 65-square-mile service area in Atlanta.
• Tesla launched a small-scale robotaxi pilot in Austin on June 22, operating Model Y SUVs during daylight hours with a human safety monitor onboard.
• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a formal safety probe after social media footage showed Tesla robotaxis speeding and briefly veering into oncoming lanes.
• Tesla’s camera-only AI approach contrasts with Waymo’s use of lidar, radar and cameras for perception in its driverless taxis.
• Waymo runs more than 250,000 paid robotaxi rides weekly across its core markets and plans to expand its Atlanta fleet from dozens to hundreds of vehicles.