TechCrunch Mobility: RIP, Tesla Autopilot, and the NTSB investigates Waymo

January 26, 2026

TL;DR

Waymo is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board for repeatedly illegally passing stopped school buses.
Tesla is offering driverless robotaxi rides in Austin, moving toward a broader unsupervised rollout.
Tesla has discontinued its basic Autopilot system, rebranding and focusing on its Full Self-Driving subscription.
This rebranding and subscription shift may be influenced by a California ruling against Tesla for deceptive marketing of its driver-assistance features.
Zipline raised $600 million for its drone delivery service, now valued at $7.6 billion, with plans to expand to Houston, Phoenix, and more U.S. states.
Ethernovia, a startup developing Ethernet systems for autonomous vehicles, raised $90 million in Series B funding.
Serve Robotics acquired Diligent Robotics, a company focused on hospital assistance robots.
Geely Holding Group aims to operate 100,000 robotaxis in China by 2030.
General Motors is moving production of two gas-powered vehicles to Kansas, ending production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV there.
Tesla plans to restart work on its Dojo3 AI chip, dedicated to space-based AI compute, not self-driving models.
Waymo has launched its robotaxi service in Miami.
Alex Roy completed a 3,081-mile trip from Los Angeles to New York solely on Tesla's Full Self-Driving Supervised software.

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