Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
Waymo targets first Toronto robotaxi riders in 2028 with Element fleet support
- Manual driving is due to begin in the following days; the announcement is not a launch of driverless passenger service.
- Element will provide end-to-end fleet management, extending the companies’ existing partnership to Toronto.
- Facilities and hundreds of operational roles are planned over time; the release gives no committed passenger-service fleet count.
Waymo expands public access and adds San Antonio airport rides
- Anyone can download the Waymo app and request a ride in the three cities.
- The cities’ services had already carried hundreds of thousands of riders since opening earlier in the year.
- San Antonio International Airport trips add a new airport option for local riders and visitors.
Waabi discloses recurring autonomous freight operations with Warrior Logistics
- Shipments span food and beverage, consumer goods and other customer freight categories.
- The partners report 100% on-time pickup and delivery and zero safety incidents across completed routes.
- They plan to identify additional strategic lanes across Warrior’s network over the coming year.
Pony.ai, Uber and Verne begin robotaxi testing in Manchester
- Pony.ai supplies autonomous-driving technology, Uber connects to riders, and Verne provides the operating framework.
- The Manchester tests extend a collaboration that has already operated in Zagreb.
- Transport for Greater Manchester said no applications to operate driverless taxis in the area had yet been made.
Auve Tech demonstrates airport service without an onboard safety operator
- The airside service covers approximately 1,000 kilometres per week with a company-reported average autonomy rate of 99.9%.
- Commercial operations began in 2025, after testing from 2023; authorization to remove the onboard safety operator was granted in August 2026.
- One remote supervisor can monitor several shuttles and intervene when needed while the vehicles connect Magnetic MRO hangars.
Advanced Smart Mobility begins Level 2 bus trial in Hachioji
- A short-wheelbase Hino Poncho runs one to two services per hour on designated days through December 25; a university-route extension is planned from January 2027.
- Joint work with Tokyo University of Technology uses the SEIRAN supercomputer to improve AI perception and driving control.
- The programme targets Level 4 implementation in FY2027 and driverless commercial operation after an operating permit planned for May 2028.