Ride-hailing coverage on Self Drive News follows the robotaxi business: city launches and expansions, fleet sizes and ride counts, partnerships between autonomy developers and Uber, Lyft and other platforms, pricing and rider programs, and the safety incidents, investigations and permits that set the pace. It spans Waymo, Zoox, Avride, Tesla, May Mobility, WeRide, Pony.ai, Baidu Apollo Go and the operators launching in the Middle East, Europe and Asia.
WeRide has begun on-road testing of its Bosch-developed one-stage end-to-end intelligent driving solution in Germany, France and Japan, expanding a validation framework built for global regulatory and road conditions.
Marti Technologies has signed a multi-year deal with Tensor to deploy Level 4 autonomous vehicles across the 20 Turkish cities where Marti's ride-hailing platform operates.
XPENG has begun employee testing of its Robotaxi platform, with CEO He Xiaopeng completing the company's first full autonomous ride in Guangzhou as it pursues global tech-provider partnerships.
NHTSA has issued a call to action demanding autonomous vehicle developers fix a pattern of AVs interfering with first responders, giving companies until the end of July to respond.
MG has laid out a roadmap for automated parking, highway driving assistance and Level 4 robotaxi testing, with Navigate On Autopilot arriving in a new SUV in late 2027.
New peer-reviewed Waymo research shows fatal crash risk varies sharply by U.S. city and time of day — and Waymo says its fleet cuts crashes most in the riskiest overnight hours.
CaoCao has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with K2, an Abu Dhabi government-owned AI technology company, to deploy its first Robotaxi fleet in the UAE this year, with testing beginning in Abu Dhabi.
WeRide's GENESIS world model has won Overall Gen-AI Solution of the Year at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards, days after taking the Simulation Innovation Award at the ATTI Awards.
Zoox has redesigned its purpose-built robotaxi, updating the cabin's color and finish, seating, and exterior communication features as it readies the production-intent vehicle for large-scale manufacturing of up to 100 units weekly.
CaoCao and May Mobility have partnered to commercialize robotaxi services internationally, starting in Europe. CaoCao will own and operate the fleet while May Mobility supplies the autonomy technology at scale.
Pony.ai and ComfortDelGro have opened their autonomous ride service in Singapore's Punggol district to public booking through the Zig app, moving beyond an earlier by-invite phase toward a broader user-facing model.
CaoCao has unveiled its RoboX strategy, a full-scale AI transformation targeting 100,000 robotaxis and 100,000 robovans by 2030, alongside a Hong Kong robotaxi launch and new Farizon Auto and Douyin Group partnerships.
WeRide, Geely Farizon, and Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings have agreed to jointly develop a purpose-built right-hand-drive robotaxi on the GXR platform, with commercial service set to launch first in Hong Kong.
Waymo is recalling 3,871 vehicles running its fifth-generation Automated Driving System after the software let driverless cars enter and drive at speed through closed freeway construction zones in Phoenix and the Bay Area.
Uber, Nuro, and Lucid have named Houston as the second market for their robotaxi program, targeting a mid-2027 passenger launch as a nearly 100-vehicle test fleet operates across California and Texas.
WeRide and Uber plan a commercial robotaxi service in the Greater Zurich Region, their second European market in two weeks, with public Uber-app operations expected later this year pending regulatory approval.
Stellantis, Wayve, and Uber have signed a non-binding agreement to develop and deploy Level 4 driverless robotaxis worldwide, pairing Stellantis vehicles, Wayve's AI driving software, and Uber's ride-hailing network.
Mobileye plans to launch its own autonomous ride-hailing business, starting with about 100 vehicles in a U.S. city in 2027 and scaling toward roughly 17,000 over five years.
Stellantis heads to MOVE 2026 in London with its driverless L4-Ready Platform robotaxi and a 5G-over-satellite connectivity demo on the new Jeep Compass, plus an autonomous-driving panel led by its technology chief.
Element Fleet Management has formed a multi-year partnership with Waymo, putting its Element Mobility unit in charge of managing autonomous vehicle fleets, charging, and maintenance for the robotaxi service, starting in San Diego.