Waymo paused robotaxi service in four cities in May 2026 after one of its vehicles drove into a flooded Atlanta street and sat there for about an hour, the latest in a run of incidents where self-driving software met a situation it had not been trained for.
Waymo has recalled nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them entering highway construction zones, its sixth recall, while autonomous driving researchers question Tesla's camera-only design after a robotaxi launch marred by phantom braking and wrong-lane driving.
Waymo paused robotaxi service in four cities in May 2026 after one of its vehicles drove into a flooded Atlanta street and got stuck for about an hour, the second time in a month the company had to rein in its own fleet.
Waymo has paused robotaxi service in four cities after one of its vehicles drove into a flooded Atlanta street and got stuck for about an hour, the latest sign that edge cases, not scale, are setting the pace of autonomy.
Waymo has paused robotaxi service in four cities after its vehicles kept driving into flooded roads, the same problem that forced a software recall the week before.
Experts who reviewed Tesla's robotaxi launch videos flagged phantom braking and lane errors. A data leak and a $243 million verdict have now put the industry's safety claims under scrutiny.
The CPCA reports 878,000 cars sold at retail in China between 1 and 20 September, a 22 percent drop from a year earlier. Meanwhile, the share of electrified vehicles and the average price are both rising.
Poland registered 51,116 passenger cars and vans in August 2026, up 8.07 percent from a year earlier. Chinese brands reached a 15.9 percent share, with BYD leading the group.
Trial runs have begun on two cell lines in Debrecen, and the plant is to reach 100 GWh. Changan and CATL, meanwhile, are pushing sodium batteries and battery swapping.
The EU registered 7.55 million cars in the first eight months of 2026, up 5.3 percent from the previous year. Pure electric vehicles now account for 21.7 percent of sales, while Chinese brands expand their presence.
NIO shipped Cedar S 1.6.0 with over 30 features, AITO added Huawei ADS 5 and station charging prices, and the BJ40 got Apple CarPlay and sentry mode.
Geely unveiled a charging system with a peak output of 2,250 kW and a 12C battery. BYD already operates 2,000 fast-charging stations on motorways, while NIO has nearly 9,500 battery swap and charging points.
The first series-produced Xpeng robotaxi rolled off the line in Guangzhou with 3 000 TOPS and a vision-only setup. Changan secured an L4 testing licence and unveiled its Tianzhu Linghang system.
Mercedes-Benz will integrate the Wayve AI Driver into production cars within two years. Pony AI and WeRide are launching commercial autonomous ride services in Croatia and Spain.
BYD's European adviser says the group wants three assembly plants and a battery factory in the long run. The second site is to be picked by the end of the year, with Spain and France the favourites.
The European Commission is preparing countervailing duties on plug-in hybrids from China. A year earlier, it accepted a Volkswagen price undertaking that exempted the Cupra Tavascan from tariffs.
Regulators halted new robotaxi permits after a Baidu Apollo Go fleet failure in Wuhan. The freeze ended after an industry safety audit.
The "EVs for canola" deal grants Chinese electric cars a quota of 49,000 vehicles annually at a 6.1 percent tariff. In return, China will cut duties on Canadian canola from around 85 percent to 15 percent.