Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making bigger promises. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET.

Tesla is preparing for its Robotaxis to go fully driverless and ditch its human safety monitors, according to CEO Elon Musk, while the rest of us prepare for an accident. Over the weekend, footage ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Roughly 2,000 investors, entrepreneurs and others attended a Mountain View summit that showcased robots that ...

Just about six months after Tesla started testing its fledgling Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, the company is now letting those cars drive around the city with no safety monitor onboard. The ...

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A Tesla robotaxi with safety driver (Tesla calls them a monitor) in the Austin deployment. Posters and reported a few sightings of Tesla robotaxis in Austin, TX operating with nobody in them, neither ...

Editor’s note: The above video is from previous KXAN coverage that was posted on June 22, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Tesla robotaxis have been navigating Austin streets for the last six months or so, with ...