7 Oct 2025

The Robotaxi Race is Heating Up Globally in 2025
2025 has yielded massive jumps in autonomous vehicle technology, both in hardware and software. IDTechEx's report, Autonomous Driving Software and AI in Automotive 2026-2046: Technologies, Markets, Players, forecasts a more than 1,000 times increase in software-related revenue for autonomous vehicles from 2026 to 2046.
Background
5 Jun 2025

Waymo
IDTechEx analyzes the market developments with Waymo, including developments to its new generation vehicle platform, AI, collaborations, and funding.
13 Dec 2024

The Story of Cruise and How Its Loss Impacts the Robotaxi Industry
IDTechEx predicts that 2024 and the coming couple of years will be seen as the hockey-stick moment for robotaxis. Companies across the US and China are preparing for a mass roll-out of services.
Cruise was one of the early leaders in robotaxi development, getting off to a good start and attracting the attention of General Motors who acquired the company in 2016. However, in December 2024 it appears that GM and Cruise's robotaxi endeavour is coming to a premature end.
20 Nov 2024

Autonomous Vehicle Industries Now and in 10 Years
Over the past couple of years, IDTechEx has reported on the emergence of commercial robotaxi services but has always needed to caveat this with the fact that they have been heavily restricted. Well, in 2024, the shackles are coming off, and the industry is getting ready for take-off.
Full profile interview
8 Nov 2024

Plus.ai
Plus.ai was established in 2016 in Silicon Valley, California, focusing on developing Level 4 autonomous driving technologies for commercial freight trucks.
Update
23 Oct 2024

Tesla: We, Robot Cybercab Reveal
On 10th October 2024, Tesla held an event in Los Angeles where it announced its new Cybercab, Unsupervised Full-Self Driving, and Optimus. This profile update covers the highlights of the Cybercab and gives IDTechEx's opinion on the vehicle and Tesla's plans.
Background: Company financials
11 Oct 2024

Wayve
29 Jul 2024

Super-Safety and Self-Steering - IDTechEx Explores Autonomous Vehicles
With more than 90% of road traffic accidents coming down to human error, the importance of autonomy and its safety benefits cannot be overlooked. As the industry moves into a new era of autonomous driving technologies, safety benchmarks and standards are evolving, forcing car companies to adopt new technologies to keep their cars competitive.