Driverless Report

Kevin Dennehy has reported on mobile technologies for 25 years. He has owned and operated the GPS-Wireless and Driverless conferences since 1997. Kevin can be reached at kdennehy@driverlessreport.com.

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Google’s Waymo Hit With $9,000 in Austin Parking Fines. Trump’s DOT Introduces Changes to ‘Accelerate’ AV Deployment, Directs NHTSA to Grant Zoox Temporary Exemption.

NHTSA Is Sick Of Self-Driving Cars Getting In The Way Of Emergency Responders. Tesla Robotaxis Expand to Orlando and Tampa. Mobileye to Supply Cloud-Enhanced ADAS for Select Future Stellantis Vehicles.

TomTom reported an 8 percent year-over-year decline in second-quarter 2026 revenue to €135 million, down from €146 million in the prior-year period. Despite the top-line contraction, the company achieved a dramatic turnaround in operational profitability, delivering an operating profit (EBIT) of €9 million compared to a €20 million loss in the second quarter of 2025.

British GNSS software specialist FocalPoint has entered a commercial agreement with chipmaker STMicroelectronics to deliver more reliable positioning for automotive applications, the companies announced last week. The partnership integrates FocalPoint’s S-GNSS Auto software with STMicroelectronics’ Teseo GNSS receivers.

NHTSA Proposes Amending Federal Brake Standards for Autonomous Vehicles. Waymo and Uber Quietly Part Ways in Phoenix and Waymo Cars Stranded on San Francisco Streets as Fourth of July Gridlock Drains Batteries and Waymo Starts Driverless Rides in Four More U.S. markets as Expansion Accelerates. “Waymo said it will begin offering robotaxi rides in four new U.S. cities: San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa, Florida, and Denver.” Tesla Rolls Out Robotaxi Service in Miami.

Polestar Will Leave the U.S. Market Due to the Connected-Car Rule. “The Polestar brand is leaving the American market because of the Connect-Car Rule that bans foreign-made cars with certain connected software.” Stellantis, Wayve, and Uber Partner to Scale Robotaxis Globally.

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Waymo Pauses Robotaxis in Four Texas cities and Atlanta Over Flooded Road Risk and Waymo to Deploy Robotaxi Built With Zeekr to Expand Public Rides and Waymo buys Apple’s Abandoned Self-Driving Car Proving Ground for $220M California Moves to Expand Oversight of Autonomous Vehicles.

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Waymo Is Recalling Thousands Of Robotaxis For A Software Flaw That Could Steer Them Into Floods. “The recall follows an April incident in San Antonio where an unoccupied Waymo vehicle drove into a flooded lane during extreme weather.” Tesla Reveals New Details About Robotaxi Crashes—and the Humans Involved. UK Government Signs Self-Driving Partnership With Wayve. China’s Autonomous Vehicle Company WeRide Starts Driverless Testing.

HERE Technologies has been ranked the overall leader in Counterpoint Research’s 2026 Location Platform Effectiveness Index for the ninth consecutive year, solidifying its position as a pacesetter in the mapping and location intelligence industry. The report evaluated 25 companies, including Google GOOG 0.00%↑, TomTom and Mapbox, and recognized HERE for its comprehensive capabilities, broad geographic reach, strong partnerships, software-defined vehicle vision and AI innovation.