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Reuters reported Waymo is expanding service in Miami now, with Austin, Atlanta, Houston, and the San Francisco Bay Area next, and expects to cover more than 1,400 square miles across 11 U.S. cities in the coming weeks.

Axios reported NVIDIA is positioning Hyperion as an open, modular AV platform and says Uber plans 100,000 NVIDIA-powered robotaxis from multiple manufacturers starting in 2027.

TechCrunch reported Waymo filed a voluntary software recall covering 3,791 fifth- and sixth-generation ADS vehicles after flooded-road behavior in Texas, including a San Antonio vehicle swept away by floodwater; Waymo has mitigations in place while final remedy work continues.

Reuters reporters testing Tesla Robotaxi in Dallas, Houston, and Austin found long waits, intermittent no-availability messages, and some inconvenient drop-offs, reinforcing that the live Texas service remains beta-like despite broader city availability.

TechCrunch reported NHTSA opened an investigation into Uber partner Avride after identifying 16 crashes and one minor injury in Austin and Dallas supervised autonomous operations.

Axios reported Uber is launching a new robotaxi policy push and paper that acknowledges jobs, congestion, safety, and city-partnership concerns while arguing governments need clearer AV pathways; the article says AV legislation has stalled in at least eight states including New York, Virginia, Oregon, and Minnesota.

Reuters reported Waymo is expanding service in Miami now, with Austin, Atlanta, Houston, and the San Francisco Bay Area next, and expects to cover more than 1,400 square miles across 11 U.S. cities in the coming weeks.

Axios reported NVIDIA is positioning Hyperion as an open, modular AV platform and says Uber plans 100,000 NVIDIA-powered robotaxis from multiple manufacturers starting in 2027.

TechCrunch reported Waymo filed a voluntary software recall covering 3,791 fifth- and sixth-generation ADS vehicles after flooded-road behavior in Texas, including a San Antonio vehicle swept away by floodwater; Waymo has mitigations in place while final remedy work continues.

Reuters reporters testing Tesla Robotaxi in Dallas, Houston, and Austin found long waits, intermittent no-availability messages, and some inconvenient drop-offs, reinforcing that the live Texas service remains beta-like despite broader city availability.

TechCrunch reported NHTSA opened an investigation into Uber partner Avride after identifying 16 crashes and one minor injury in Austin and Dallas supervised autonomous operations.

Axios reported Uber is launching a new robotaxi policy push and paper that acknowledges jobs, congestion, safety, and city-partnership concerns while arguing governments need clearer AV pathways; the article says AV legislation has stalled in at least eight states including New York, Virginia, Oregon, and Minnesota.