Archer adds Miami to its list of planned US air taxi network hubs
Electric aircraft maker on Wednesday announced Miami as the location of its third planned US air taxi network, joining already-announced future networks in New York City and Los Angeles. Archer said ...
Air taxi companies are in the red as Goldman initiates coverage on Archer, Joby, and Beta
Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of the major US air taxi companies on Monday, including , , and . All three are trading down as the bank’s first notes hit investor inboxes. Though Joby “appears to be...
WSJ: Anduril’s weapons systems have failed during several tests
Autonomous drones by sea, land, and air. Futuristic AI-powered support fighter jets, and swarms of networked drones controlled by sophisticated software. These are some of the visions for the future o...
Musk: Tesla’s Austin Robotaxi fleet to “roughly double” next month, but falls well short of earlier goals
Yesterday, Elon Musk jumped onto a frustrated user’s post on X, who was complaining that they were unable to book a Robotaxi ride in Austin. Musk aimed to reassure the would-be customer that the compa...
Elon Musk: We’ve tried to license Tesla’s FSD technology to legacy automakers but “they don’t want it”
CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly said his company is open to licensing its Full Self-Driving technology to major automakers so that they could potentially make their own fleets drive themselves. Now, Musk...
Tesla Robotaxi demand outpacing supply in Austin and San Francisco
Would-be Robotaxi riders in Austin and the Bay Area are having trouble actually accessing the service, which just became open to the public, instead of invite-only, earlier this week . A number of us...
Joby sues Archer, accusing its air taxi rival of stealing trade secrets
The rivalry between two much-hyped air taxi companies is heating up, as has sued , alleging the latter stole its trade secrets and used them to undercut a partnership deal in an act of “corporate esp...
It’s Tesla vs. Google in the fight for self-driving supremacy. Trillions are at stake.
If you want to see big numbers, look at analysts’ estimates for the total addressable market for self-driving taxis. Depending on the parameters of the market or the whimsy of the analyst, they expect...
Tesla jumps amid AI bullishness as analyst says Full Self-Driving software is “already better at driving than the average American”
is up sharply today, with investors and Wall Street looking more bullish on AI, at least for the moment. That seems to include Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter, who wrote that Tesla’s latest Ful...
Waymo to expand to Minneapolis, Tampa, and New Orleans
It’s been a big week for autonomous cars, and it’s only getting bigger. Right on the heels of announcing this week that its driverless cars would be available to the public next year in five more mark...
Tesla’s Robotaxi app is now actually “open to all” — if you’re in Austin or the Bay Area and have an iPhone
Those of us who’ve been on Robotaxi waitlist , which became “open to all” in early September, were finally welcomed in yesterday. That means people with an iPhone in Austin or the Bay Area can now hit...
Tesla gets approval for autonomous ride hailing in Arizona with a safety monitor
has received permission from the Arizona Department of Transportation to operate an autonomous ride-hailing service with a safety monitor in the state. On its last earnings call, Tesla said it planned...
Google’s Waymo to open to public in five new US cities in 2026
Waymo announced today that its autonomous robotaxi service will be available to the public in five new US cities — Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando — beginning next year. It’s beginnin...
Archer Aviation strikes deal to supply electric propulsion system to Anduril, bolstering its path to revenue
Air taxi maker on Monday announced a deal to supply private defense contractor Anduril with its electric power train, marking the first time Archer will make that tech available to a third party. The...
Musk wants Tesla’s Optimus to get in and out of the Cybercab to deliver packages
CEO Elon Musk and founder Jeff Bezos seem to be competing on nearly every level. Both have media companies, both have space companies, and both helm private AI companies . Now it seems their giant pu...
Google’s Waymo has started letting passengers take the freeway
Waymo’s approach to robotaxi expansion has been slow and steady — a practice that has meant the -owned autonomous ride-hailing service that launched to the public in 2020 is only just now taking rider...
Archer Aviation plunges on $650 million share sale following its third-quarter results
Air taxi maker is deep in the red on Friday morning after reporting its third-quarter results after the bell Thursday. The stock is down more than 12%. Investors don’t appear to be thrilled about the...
Archer Aviation sinks after reporting better-than-expected Q3 loss, announces it will acquire LA’s Hawthorne Airport
Air taxi maker reported its Q3 results on Thursday, and its shares climbed more than 6% before turning negative. The company posted a loss per share of $0.20, better than the $0.30 loss analysts poll...
Joby posts a deeper-than-expected Q3 loss but its cash pile holds steady
Air taxi maker reported earnings after the bell on Wednesday, and its shares were roughly flat after the report. Joby posted a loss per share of $0.48, deeper than the $0.19 loss expected by analysts...
China’s XPeng mimics Tesla, with EVs, robotaxis, robots, and AI chips
An electric vehicle maker is not content to merely manufacture cars, but has far greater ambitions that involve robotaxis, humanoid robots, and even flying cars. Sound familiar? It’s not . Rather, Nas...