Glossary / General

robotaxi service

7 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A robotaxi is a self-driving car that people can hail like a regular taxi, but no one sits in the driver's seat.

Technical Definition

A robotaxi is an autonomous vehicle operated as a taxi service, typically without a human driver inside the car.

Hear It Discussed

"if a wheelchair user wants to hail a ride in the Robotaxi service is the 20 passenger Robovan"
Episode 572: Tesla Planning New Wheelchair-Accessible Autonomous Vehicle? Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast 21:18

"...the latest version of FSD is quite impressive and that was derived from the robotaxi service so the I think if the limit especially the speed..."
Tesla Semi is here, Xpeng VLA 2.0 test drive, Rivian earnings, and more Electrek 14:04

"Nissan is partnering with Uber to provide it with autonomous vehicles powered by Wave technology for a robotaxi service. At the time, we didn't have details, but now we do."
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