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A publication that covers the intersection of autonomy and rideshare...🤖🚗

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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 7h
🚘Checked Waymo pricing on Saturday night at 6 pm on my way to dinner and Waymo was charging $71.99 for a ride - one of the highest per mile prices I’ve seen here in LA. I then checked other apps and the same route on Lyft Black was $38.42 and Uber Black was $33.97.
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 9h
Aurora CFO says 30,000 driverless trucks by 2030 isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds. Great read by @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social on @techcrunch.com. Read the full article here 👉 techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/a...
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 11h
By the numbers: Waymo logs big miles in Philadelphia. Interesting coverage by Mike D'Onofrio on @axios.com. Read the full article here 👉 www.axios.com/local/philad...
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Besides Bolt, no European player owns the customer” In our next episode, our editor @hubbardben.bsky.social sits down with Augustin Friedel, an expert in software-defined vehicles and AI-enabled mobility.
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Minneapolis City Council passes divisive ordinance requiring human drivers in driverless vehicles. Solid piece by Betsy Lecy on @startribune.com. Read the full article here 👉 www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Robotaxi operators will face fines for blocking first responders. Great piece by @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social on @techcrunch.com. Read the full article here 👉 techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/r...
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The top picks from this week's edition of The Driverless Digest newsletter covering all things autonomous mobility are:
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
DoorDash reveals launch timeframe for delivery drones in Northern California. Great coverage by Amanda Monahan on California Post. Read the full article here 👉 nypost.com/2026/09/30/u...
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Had a great time hanging with the Chip team at my first Hawkefest! Big thanks and congrats to Erik Huberman and the Hawke Media team for putting together such a solid event.
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Uber’s 25,000-Robotaxi Commitment to Waabi | Raquel Urtasun, Founder and CEO of Waabi ​
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Can this self-driving “Toaster on wheels” charm San-Francisco. Great piece by @emmymrtin.bsky.social on @nytimes.com. Read the full article here 👉 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/t...
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
From Years of Truck Porting to Zero Days | Raquel Urtasun, Founder and CEO of Waabi
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚁📦 New piece: Drone delivery is starting to scale. Who’s best positioned to win? In our latest guest article, Eduardo Rojas, a former founding member of Uber’s Autonomous Mobility & Delivery team, looks at what it will take for drone delivery to go mainstream.
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Waymo Robotaxis now offer driverless rides on Austin-area freeways. Great coverage by Alex Driggars on @statesman.com. Read the full article here 👉 www.statesman.com/business/tec...
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
From Autonomous Trucks to Humanoid Robots | Raquel Urtasun, Founder and CEO of Waabi
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why Door-to-Door Autonomous Trucking Could Change Freight | Raquel Urtasun, Founder and CEO of Waabi
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨🎙️ New Podcast Episode: We spoke with Raquel Urtasun, Founder and CEO of Waabi, about its path to driverless trucking and its plans to bring the Waabi Driver to robotaxis.
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Startup Superpower: Focus | Dave Ferguson, Co-Founder & Co-CEO ‪Nuro
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“We went from years to zero days” Our next podcast guest will be Raquel Urtasun, Founder & CEO at Waabi. We discussed how fast the Waabi driver transfers between different vehicle platforms, along with many other insightful topics 🤖🚗
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The top picks from this week's edition of The Driverless Digest newsletter covering all things autonomous mobility are: 🤝📃 Top story: Mercedes-Benz Partners with Wayve to Bring AI Driver to Future Vehicles. 🧵 (1/5)
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🏙️🚕 New piece: What happens when robotaxis can’t use the curb? This week, TDD Editor @hubbardben.bsky.social spoke with Michael Hyland, Associate Professor at UC Irvine, about a new study examining the impact of restricting robotaxi curb access in San Francisco.
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We Tested in Japan — and It Just Worked | Dave Ferguson, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Nuro
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New Waymo swag has arrived!
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Why AV Vets Need Group Therapy | Dave Ferguson, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Nuro
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨🎙️ New Podcast Episode: This week we spoke with Dave Ferguson, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Nuro, about Nuro’s first decade and its partnership with Lucid and Uber to deploy driverless robotaxis.
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How Uber, Lucid & Nuro Fit Into Autonomous Vehicles | Dave Ferguson, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Nuro ​
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thank you Satwick Sharma for the 5 star review - Appreciate all the support on The Driverless Digest podcast lately. Massive thanks to everyone for tuning in every week. 🙏 Check out the latest episodes here 👉 www.thedriverlessdigest.com/podcast
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“There is an enormous scale opportunity even beyond those 35,000 vehicles that are committed, when we get this right” Our next podcast guest will be Dave Ferguson, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Nuro. We discussed their partnership with Uber and Lucid, along with many other insightful topics 🤖🚗
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The top picks from this week's edition of The Driverless Digest newsletter covering all things autonomous mobility are:
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
You Can’t Simulate Every Autonomous Vehicle Scenario | Peter Ludwig, co-founder and CTO of Applied Intuition
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🎥 Had a blast joining @sbjesq.bsky.social on set for AV Weekly! We broke down everything from how I got my start on The Rideshare Guy to the impact of AVs on driver earnings and where autonomous mobility is headed next.
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
End-to-End AV Models Are Easy. Validation Isn’t | Peter Ludwig, co-founder and CTO of Applied Intuition
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚗🌙 What happened when David Moss traveled to Nashville to test Waymo on Lyft? In his latest guest post for The Driverless Digest, David Moss, a former LiDAR salesman and independent AV tester, shares his experience testing the new Waymo on Lyft product. 🧵 (1/3)
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
👀Check out this new video from David Moss, former LiDAR salesman and independent AV tester, where he breaks down what it’s actually like testing out the new Waymo + Lyft integration on the ground in Nashville, TN.
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🤖🚖 Excited to be moderating a panel at TaskUs Forward '26 on October 28th at Above the Rim at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Closed-Loop Simulation Will Unlock Autonomy | Peter Ludwig, co-founder and CTO of Applied Intuition
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨🎙️ New Podcast Episode: This week we discussed physical AI and autonomous driving with Peter Ludwig, co-founder and CTO of Applied Intuition. 🧵 (1/5)
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Simulation Is 100% Critical for Safe AV Deployment | Peter Ludwig, co-founder and CTO of Applied Intuition
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“This will be the world’s largest autonomous trucking network” Our next podcast guest will be Peter Ludwig, Co-founder and CTO of Applied Intuition. He discussed their recent partnership with HUMAIN, along with many other insightful topics 🤖🚗
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The top picks from this week's edition of The Driverless Digest newsletter covering all things autonomous mobility are: 🧵 (1/5)
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
From 20 to 200: Scaling AV Infrastructure | Frank Reig, CEO of Voltera ​
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚗💼 How do you get hired at Waymo? That’s the question we dig into in our latest piece, where we break down everything from finding the right role and getting noticed to networking with Waymo employees and making it through the interview process. 🧵 (1/5)
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Plan the Autonomous Vehicle Network, Not Just One Depot | Frank Reig, CEO of Voltera ​
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New TDD swag spotted in the wild.
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You Need 2,000 Autonomous Vehicles to Profit | Frank Reig, CEO of Voltera
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What Does an Autonomous Vehicle Depot Need? | Frank Reig, CEO of Voltera
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚨🎙️ New Podcast Episode: This week we discussed building and scaling AV depots with Frank Reig, CEO of Voltera. 🧵 (1/5)
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
“We consider ourselves the right arm of every AV platform we work for. They need to feel that we're just embedded into their team” 🧵 (1/3)
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The top picks from this week's edition of The Driverless Digest newsletter covering all things autonomous mobility are: 🚘 Top story: Tesla Begins Offering Rides in a Car Without a Steering Wheel. 🧵 (1/6)
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The Driverless Digest @driverlessdigest.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Can 30-Foot Autonomous Trucks Handle Cities? | Gautam Narang, CEO of Gatik⁩ ​
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