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Zoox Recalls 105 Robotaxis After Vehicle Drove Into Smoke-Obscured Fire Scene

The company says a July 15 software patch will improve detection of heavy smoke to address a safety gap flagged by federal regulators.

NHTSA Orders Self‑Driving Firms to Remedy Failures That Hamper First Responders

China Halts New Level‑4 Driverless Permits After Baidu Robotaxi Failure

Senate Probe Reveals Robotaxi Reliance on Remote Staff as Tesla Confirms Limited Teleoperation

Waymo Blackout Stalls Prompt Probes, Software Fixes, and a Second Bay Area Pause

Waymo to File Voluntary Software Recall Over Robotaxis Passing Stopped School Buses

Waymo Presses Transparency and Scale as School‑Bus Probe Spurs Software Fix

Tesla Wins Nevada Permit to Test Robotaxi on Public Roads

Tesla’s Austin Robotaxi Pilot Hit by Weather Cancellations and Minor Crashes

Tesla to Launch Robotaxi Service in Austin on June 22

Zoox Issues Second Robotaxi Software Recall Following San Francisco Collision