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Waymo growth, Tesla expansion, Chinese robotaxi surge

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Waymo kept broadening continued to broaden its driver‑less fleet in July 2026, running operating employee‑only services in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa and Denver with Jaguar I‑Pace SUVs, Zeekr Ojai minivans and test Hyundai Ioniq 5 units. Weekly paid rides hovered around stayed near 500 000 as the firm refined mapping of Tampa mapping and prepared launches in New York, Chicago, London and Tokyo. Tesla announced an expansion of expanded its Robotaxi service to Orlando and Tampa, Florida, just before Tampa ahead of its second‑quarter earnings release. The rollout follows Q2 earnings, adding to earlier deployments in Austin and adds to planned launches roll‑outs in Dallas, Houston and Miami. CEO Elon Musk highlighted the service as a key AI‑driven revenue stream, while supervised autonomous tests continue in the San Francisco Bay Area. Waymo The company is moving to dissolve ending its robotaxi partnership with Uber. Internal tensions over vehicle cleanliness, routing, weather‑related availability and financial terms have prompted Waymo to notify Uber, notifying Uber of its intention to run independent services in Austin and Atlanta from January 2028, with 2028 and keeping the joint fleet remaining on Uber’s platform until the contract ends in May 2028. The two firms ended their joint effort Waymo’s rider app for Austin and Atlanta will launch at that time, giving Waymo direct control over the rider experience. Safety scrutiny persisted. An NHTSA probe after 13 vehicles entered construction zones led to new accident‑response protocols. A U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study covering 50 million autonomous miles found Waymo’s driverless taxis had 68 % fewer police‑reportable crashes per vehicle mile than human‑driven cars overall, though performance varied: crash rates fell 76 % in Phoenix Phoenix, 71 % in June. Uber’s shares fell 4‑5 Los Angeles, 35 % while Alphabet’s in San Francisco, but rose modestly. 4 % in Austin. On July 26 a Waymo robotaxi in Los Angeles was involved in a multi‑vehicle crash that injured several people. In Austin, the fleet accrued $9,325 in civil parking fines for 83 citations, chiefly for stopping in tow‑away zones, prompting Waymo to pay the penalties and develop system‑level fixes to improve stopping behavior. In China, Baidu’s Apollo Go retained dominance, with Hong Kong operating seven Level‑4 licences covering in Hong Kong with 63 vehicles and logging over 240 000 km, km despite ongoing safety scrutiny after a Wuhan stall incident. Waymo also faced an NHTSA probe after 13 vehicles entered construction zones, leading to new accident‑response protocols. Late July 2026, Waymo confirmed it will launch a dedicated rider app in Austin and Atlanta in January 2028, ending the Uber exclusivity in those markets and giving the company direct control over the rider experience. The announcement again saw Uber’s shares dip while Alphabet edged higher. scrutiny.

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