Tesla's robotaxi encountered three disengagements or human interventions during Business Insider's test of the service.

Monday's near deadly accident with a Tesla autonomous car driving towards an oncoming train show humans are still needed to prevent collisions.

Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into Lucid and autonomous vehicle technology startup Nuro in a bid to launch its own robotaxi service.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have the sense of humor of South Park 's Terrance and Phillip, but one has to acknowledge his consistency. After expanding the Robotaxi service area in Austin to an area that looks like a giant penis, Tesla also increased the ride fare.

A human safety monitor was in the Model Y's passenger seat. Onlooker catches troubling video of Tesla robotaxi's strange behavior — here's what you need to know first appeared on The Cool Down.

Riders can hail a Waymo across 90 square miles of Austin, including neighborhoods like Crestview, Windsor Park and Franklin Park and locations like The Domain and McKinney Falls State Park.

Tesla's new robotaxi geofence in Austin cuts across that of Waymo's and has a phallic shape.

That makes Uber a logical partner for autonomous vehicle (AV) companies. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi sees robotaxis as at $1 trillion opportunity in the U.S. alone, and he recently told analysts, "Uber can deliver the lowest operational costs for our AV partners because we are leaps and bounds ahead on every aspect of the go-to-market capabilities."

The battle between Waymo and Tesla in the robotaxi arena as both plan expanded service areas. Autonomous heavy machinery. Tesla's Dojo 2 Supercomputer. Plus Uber, May Mobility, VW and more on Smart Driving Cars episode 394 with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin.