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05.03.26 - 12:06
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Map Shows Latest U.S. Robotaxi Deployment (ZeroHedge)
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Map Shows Latest U.S. Robotaxi Deployment
Goldman analysts, led by Eric Sheridan, updated clients this week on the latest developments in the North American autonomous vehicle rideshare market. They point out that the AV rideshare market continues to expand as Uber, Lyft, Waymo, and Zoox roll out AV operations nationwide.
Readers will notice that the commercial AV deployments this year, including Uber, Lyft, Waymo, and Zoox (Tesla in Texas), are full steam ahead.
Key AV deployment announcements for Uber, Lyft, and Waymo in 4Q25
Key AV deployment announcements for Uber, Lyft, and Waymo YTD 2026
One of the most fascinating charts Sheridan produced for clients shows the miles between accidents for Waymo and Tesla.
Here's more on the safety data:
Based on available crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from July 2025 through mid-January 2026, and disclosures from Waymo (for all US cities it's operating in commercially) and Tesla (for Austin) around trips/mile...
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01.03.26 - 03:21
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If You′re Freaking Out About A Future Jobless AI Dystopia... (ZeroHedge)
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If You're Freaking Out About A Future Jobless AI Dystopia...
Amid an armada of dystopian futurists, projecting linear thoughts into a future of 'AI uber alles', Marc Andreessen stands as a beacon of potential utopian light, seeing a future that looks very different and very positive for young and old alike.
In a brief few minutes, the co-founder of Netscape and VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) believes instead that we are living through a unique (and most incredible) time in history with the rise of AI coming right as human civilization needs it...
"we're going to have AI and robots precisely when we actually need them [with populations shrinking] to keep the economy from actually shrinking."
Simply put, Andreessen says that fears of AI-driven mass job loss are overly simplistic.
After decades of unusually slow technological change and low job churn, AI could restore historical productivity levels (exemplified by the period from 1870-1930), sparking opportunity, innovation, and...
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27.02.26 - 19:06
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UK self-driving startup Wayve secures US$1.2 billion to expand robotaxi plans (Digitimes)
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Wayve, the UK-based autonomous driving startup, has raised US$1.2 billion in a Series D funding round, pushing its valuation to US$8.6 billion. The round was led by venture capital firms Eclipse Capital, Balderton Capital, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and included major tech and automotive investors such as Nvidia, Microsoft, Uber, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Stellantis. Uber also committed up to an additional US$300 million in milestone-based funding to accelerate the deployment of Wayve-powered robotaxi services globally....
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