A study found that the average Waymo robotaxi ride is about $6 more than a Lyft and $5 more than an Uber. Some people are willing to pay more.

While Tesla is on the verge of starting a new chapter, Alphabet’s Waymo has been quietly providing actual paid robotaxi rides to customers in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Austin, where Tesla’s test will begin.

Waymo driverless taxis capture troves of video footage in order to operate, but the company reveals very little about how much data is stored—and for how long.

Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), has been working on self-driving cars for years. But now rivals, such as Tesla (TSLA), are starting to catch up. Yahoo Finance Senior Autos Reporter Pras Subramanian takes a closer look at Waymo's rise and the competition.

Infinite Machine, the New York-based micromobility startup backed by a16z, revealed a seated scooter called Olto that will cost $3,495 when it starts shipping later this year. The Olto will feature 40 miles of range, pulled from an easily swappable 48V lithium-ion battery.

Uber leads the U.S. ride-sharing market with a 76% share, according to Bloomberg. It also ranks second in the restaurant food delivery market, with a 24% share. The company is also the market leader in ride-sharing services in nine other countries, and the market leader in food-delivery services in eight countries.

Here’s some breaking news: the 2026 Tesla Model Y ‘Juniper’ with Full Self Driving (FSD) is a robotaxi. Waymo may have met its match.

We are being super paranoid about safety." That’s what Tesla CEO Elon Musk said after revealing the company’s robotaxi test would start on June 22, later than expected, adding that the date could “shift” beyond that.

Tesla is preparing for the Robotaxi breakthrough that Musk promised for the past decade, but lots of unanswered questions still remain