According to SawyerMerritt, Waymo bought Apple’s 5,500-acre AV test site for $220M, adding city, oval, freeway, and dynamics tracks to scale robotaxi R&D.

According to TheRundownAI, Amazon unveils a voice-driven robot as Europe launches robotaxis and 1X advances world models, signaling new robotics momentum.

According to SawyerMerritt, seniors report hands‑free trips and rising media praise as more countries approve FSD Supervised, signaling faster adoption.

According to Sawyer Merritt, Tesla applied in Nevada to operate up to 5,000 robotaxis in year one, covering Las Vegas and two airports, per NTA notice.

According to TheRundownAI, Sam Altman funds a stealth robotics startup, BYD plans humanoid sales, robotaxis miss traffic cuts, and Serve adds laundry.

According to SawyerMerritt, Tesla’s unsupervised robotaxi operating area in Austin has more than doubled, signaling rapid AV scaling in urban coverage.

According to SawyerMerritt, Tesla FSD wowed engineering and aviation pros, signaling rapid ADAS adoption and new software revenue streams.

According to SawyerMerritt, Tesla FSD v14.3.3 finished a 3,760-mile zero-intervention Canada drive, signaling progress toward commercial autonomy.

According to Sawyer Merritt, Waymo begins free Ojai robotaxi rides in SF, Phoenix, LA, with expansion to Denver, Las Vegas, San Diego this year.

According to SawyerMerritt, Morgan Stanley says Tesla FSD hits 26.7M miles/day, supporting 90% GM economics and stronger robotaxi safety signals.

According to Sawyer Merritt, Elon Musk said AI could drive 90% of distance within 10 years and detailed Tesla’s unsupervised robotaxi rollout.

According to SawyerMerritt, Elon Musk discussed Tesla’s unsupervised robotaxi rollout, Starship V3, and Neuralink at Israel’s Smart Mobility Summit.

According to Sawyer Merritt, Uber criticized Waymo’s robotaxi scale-up and tech strategy, signaling partner strain and diverging AV go-to-market models.

According to FoxNewsAI, a robotaxi left an airport with a passenger’s suitcase, raising autonomy safety and handoff procedure concerns, per Fox News.

According to The Rundown AI, Figure showcases bed-making robots, Korea taps Boston Dynamics, Uber partner faces crashes, and Rocket Lab buys a Mars arm.

According to Sawyer Merritt, Piper Sandler’s Alex Potter says at $400 TSLA, investors get Optimus for free and FSD and robotaxi metrics now matter most.

According to SawyerMerritt, Tesla's Unsupervised Model Y robotaxi fleet totals 29 across Austin, Houston, and Dallas, per RtaxiTracker data.

According to SawyerMerritt, Tesla added unsupervised Model Y robotaxis in Dallas and Houston, signaling wider pilot expansion and autonomy validation.

According to SawyerMerritt, California will ticket robotaxis for traffic violations from July 1, 2026, raising compliance and liability stakes for AV firms.

According to TheRundownAI, humanoids load airport bags, SoftBank launches a $100B robotics firm, China halts robotaxi permits, and Harvard advances swarm bots.