Articles by Abhirup Roy

Alphabet’s Waymo Robotaxi Unit Doubles Its Paid Rides In Three Months

Alphabet’s Waymo said on Tuesday it had doubled its paid rides to 100,000 per week in just over three months as the autonomous ride-hailing firm expanded its areas of service and allowed more people to ride its robotaxis. Waymo’s expansion …

Tesla Settles Case Over Fatal Autopilot Crash of Apple Engineer

Tesla has settled a lawsuit over a 2018 car crash that killed an Apple engineer after his Model X, operating on Autopilot, swerved off a highway near San Francisco, court documents showed on Monday. The settlement was made on the …

California Puts Waymo Robotaxi Expansion Application on Hold Until June 19

A California regulator has put on hold until June 19 an application by Alphabet’s Waymo to expand its robotaxi services to parts of the Los Angeles area and San Francisco’s peninsula, amid rising safety concerns over autonomous vehicles. The application …

California Lawmakers Call for Stricter Regulation of Autonomous Vehicles

California lawmakers and labor unions rallied to call for laws to not allow autonomous trucks without human drivers, amid rising safety concerns after accidents involving self-driving taxis from General Motors and Alphabet. A robotaxi from Alphabet’s GOOGL.OWaymo was torched by …

Indian Court Blocks Struggling Future Enterprises Sale of Stake in Insurer Generali

An Indian court has blocked Future Enterprises from selling its stake in its general insurance joint venture business with Italy’s Generali, following a legal challenge by a group representing bondholders, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The court’s …