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11 Ways Waymo Can Improve the Rider Experience
Today’s post comes from Rakesh Agrawal, a product executive and writer focused on autonomous vehicles and their real-world impact.
Feb 11
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Rakesh Agrawal
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Waymo Secures $16B in Funding at $126B Valuation
Uber claims 30% more utilization for AVs on their platform, Senators grill Waymo and Tesla over robotaxi safety, and Why are AV companies ignoring rural…
Feb 6
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Harry Campbell
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SF Urban Autonomy Summit 2026: Highlights and Takeaways
How Cities, Fleets, and Infrastructure Are Shaping AVs
Feb 4
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Electrons & Asphalt
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AV companies are ignoring rural America. That's a shame.
Today’s post comes from David Zipper, a Senior Fellow at the MIT Mobility Initiative known for his writing on transportation policy, technology, and…
Feb 2
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Harry Campbell
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January 2026
Waabi Raises $1 Billion, Moves Into Robotaxis With Uber
Waymo collides with child in Santa Monica, Tesla FSD “Cannonball Run” with zero disengagements, and Obi’s latest robotaxi pricing report
Jan 30
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Harry Campbell
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Waymo Begins Paid Driverless Rides in Miami
Tesla starts Robotaxi rides without safety monitor in Austin, Zipline raises $600m in new funding, now valued at $7.6 billion, and WeRide’s robotaxi…
Jan 23
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Harry Campbell
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I spent my holiday break riding Zoox around San Francisco
Today’s post comes from Josie-Dee Li, who works at Einride charging electric & autonomous trucks and writes about AVs, charging, and product in a…
Jan 21
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Electrons & Asphalt
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A Deep Dive into Waymo’s CPUC Data with Dr. Matthew Raifman
Dr. Matthew Raifman of UC Berkeley’s SafeTREC joins Harry to unpack Waymo’s CPUC data, AV data reporting gaps, deadheading, and the policy questions…
Jan 19
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Harry Campbell
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Waymo Scolded by Judge After Refusing to Share SF Outage Data
Lyft and Uber drivers protest AVs, Tesla to stop selling FSD as standalone package, and Nothing can stop China’s driverless delivery vans
Jan 16
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Harry Campbell
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15 Charts That Explain the Autonomous Vehicle Industry
Today’s post comes from Jackson Lester, an experienced mobility product manager who closely tracks AV operations and deployment data on AV Map.
Jan 14
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Jackson Lester
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Autonomous Delivery Robots with Coco CEO Zach Rash
Zach Rash, Co-founder and CEO of Coco, joins Harry to discuss Coco’s rapid growth, how autonomous delivery really works today, and how sidewalk robots…
Jan 12
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Harry Campbell
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Lucid, Uber and Nuro Unveil Futuristic New Robotaxi at CES
Waymo rebrands Zeekr, Pony.ai’s robotaxi fleet reaches 1159 vehicles, and why robotaxis create a new 'pink tax'
Jan 9
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Harry Campbell
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