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Amazon-owned Zoox is recalling software across its 105-robotaxi fleet after a driverless car entered heavy smoke at an uncordoned fire scene on June 20, fixing the flaw with an over-the-air update.

Waymo went fully driverless in Las Vegas and is bringing San Diego, Tampa, and Denver online next, pushing its network past 10 cities as it chases 1 million weekly rides by year-end.

NHTSA proposed dropping the federal manual brake pedal mandate for purpose-built autonomous vehicles like Tesla's Cybercab, opening a public comment period through July 27, 2026.

Tesla started shipping FSD v14 Lite to roughly 4 million Hardware 3 vehicles, ending a freeze on FSD v12.6, though the system remains Level 2 as a Dutch legal claim grows.

Tesla began robotaxi service in Miami on July 3, 2026 - its first city outside Texas and California - but the geofence covers only a small slice of Miami-Dade even as its fleet shrinks.

XPENG began mass production of its L4 robotaxi on May 18, making it the first Chinese automaker to build a robotaxi entirely through in-house engineering.

Waymo adds 200 square miles to five existing markets, reaching over 1,400 sq mi and positioning its autonomous fleet across six 2026 World Cup host cities.

Inceptio and Pony.ai executives push back on hype: LLM advances don't translate to AV commercialization, which still depends on accumulated miles, regulation, and industry partnerships.

Federal regulators flagged 16 crashes involving Avride's Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis between December 2025 and March 2026, citing 'excessive assertiveness and insufficient capability.'

San Francisco startup Humble unveiled the Humble Hauler, a fully autonomous, cabless Class 8 electric truck, after closing a $24 million seed round led by Eclipse to pursue dock-to-dock freight without a human cab.

Elon Musk confirmed on Tesla's Q1 2026 earnings call that roughly 4 million HW3 vehicles cannot run unsupervised FSD, reversing years of promises and triggering legal exposure.

Waymo's eight-vehicle NYC pilot lapsed March 31 with no incidents and no renewal, capping a year of restrictive testing as Governor Hochul abandoned statewide expansion and Mayor Mamdani signaled a worker-first stance.