/tags/autonomous-vehicles Autonomous Vehicles en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 21 May 2025 17:55:59 GMT /transportation/2025-05-21/elon-musk-says-teslas-autonomous-taxis-will-be-on-austin-streets-next-month The Tesla CEO says he expects as many as 10 by the end of June. After that? "Thousands," he said. Wed, 21 May 2025 17:55:59 GMT /transportation/2025-05-21/elon-musk-says-teslas-autonomous-taxis-will-be-on-austin-streets-next-month Andrew Weber /transportation/2025-02-17/autonomous-vehicles-waymo-austin-driverless-cars-tx-uber Uber customers can sign up to be on a Waymo "interest" list through the app. Service is expected to be available this spring. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT /transportation/2025-02-17/autonomous-vehicles-waymo-austin-driverless-cars-tx-uber Isabella Zeff /business/2024-11-15/avride-robots-uber-eats-food-delivery-austin-texas Austin-based autonomous vehicle startup Avride deployed its robots between Cesar Chavez and 15th streets and I-35 and West Avenue this week. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:22:01 GMT /business/2024-11-15/avride-robots-uber-eats-food-delivery-austin-texas Katy McAfee /transportation/2024-06-28/austin-texas-self-driving-cars-zoox-cruise-waymo Amazon-owned Zoox will release its fleet of white SUVs with multicolored back-ends to Austin’s entertainment districts sometime in July. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:03:00 GMT /transportation/2024-06-28/austin-texas-self-driving-cars-zoox-cruise-waymo Katy McAfee /transportation/2023-12-30/driverless-car-startup-cruises-no-good-terrible-year After rapidly expanding its self-driving car program, things took a disastrous turn for Cruise when one of its robotaxis struck a pedestrian. Sun, 31 Dec 2023 19:10:51 GMT /transportation/2023-12-30/driverless-car-startup-cruises-no-good-terrible-year Dara Kerr /transportation/2023-11-08/cruise-recalls-950-self-driving-vehicles-over-software-glitch The software problem caused a car to drag a pedestrian forward after a crash in San Francisco last month. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:32:42 GMT /transportation/2023-11-08/cruise-recalls-950-self-driving-vehicles-over-software-glitch Nathan Bernier /transportation/2023-10-30/records-show-first-responders-in-austin-struggling-to-respond-to-cruises-self-driving-cars As Cruise pauses driverless vehicle operations, firefighters catch a break from robot car callouts. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 22:16:34 GMT /transportation/2023-10-30/records-show-first-responders-in-austin-struggling-to-respond-to-cruises-self-driving-cars Nathan Bernier /transportation/2023-10-19/cruise-autonomous-vehicles-hit-pedestrians-federal-investigation The autonomous vehicles have been operating in Austin since the spring. The GM-backed company says it's cooperating with investigators. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:05:28 GMT /transportation/2023-10-19/cruise-autonomous-vehicles-hit-pedestrians-federal-investigation Andrew Weber /transportation/2023-09-07/austin-driverless-vehicles-cruise-complaints-rules A state law passed in 2017 paved the way for the driverless cars. “Simply put," the city said in a memo, "Texas cities cannot regulate autonomous vehicles." Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:00:09 GMT /transportation/2023-09-07/austin-driverless-vehicles-cruise-complaints-rules Andrew Weber /transportation/2023-08-14/cookie-take-the-wheel-whats-with-all-the-driverless-cars-zooming-around-austin Imagine standing on a street corner in Central Austin and seeing a white car with black and red accents stop at a light. You look for the driver, but the seat is empty. The light turns green, and the car drives off on its own. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2023-08-14/cookie-take-the-wheel-whats-with-all-the-driverless-cars-zooming-around-austin Mia Abbe