[AutonomousVehicles] FW: This Week in AV News (December 5, 2025)

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Subject: This Week in AV News (December 5, 2025)

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AVIA welcomed the most influential voices shaping the future of autonomous vehicles for Autonomy Summit 25 in Washington, DC on December 4. The event included conversations on the need for a federal policy framework with NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison, Senators Todd Young and Gary Peters, Congressman Vince Fong, Aurora CEO Chris Urmson, Waymo Chief Safety Officer Mauricio Peña, and AV supporters from groups like the American Council of the Blind, Governors Highway Safety Association, and National Council on Disability.

📓  <https://xwypoea.clicks.mlsend.com/ty/c/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjE4MzI3NjAsXCJsXCI6MTcyOTc1OTk1OTA0NTkxMDA1LFwiclwiOjE3Mjk3NjAwODAwNDExMDE0Nn0iLCJzIjoiMDAxZGJjM2VhYTI1YzI4YyJ9> AVIA Releases First-Ever Robotaxi Report, Mapping America's Autonomous Mobility Ecosystem

The AVIA Robotaxi Report is a first-of-its-kind look at the U.S. robotaxi ecosystem and the substantial benefits autonomous vehicles will deliver to communities nationwide. The report profiles leading American robotaxi companies, examines the safety and economic benefits of AVs, and the opportunities this technology holds for disabled Americans.

AV News

📰 OPINION:  <https://xwypoea.clicks.mlsend.com/ty/c/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjE4MzI3NjAsXCJsXCI6MTcyOTc1OTk1OTA5ODMzODg3LFwiclwiOjE3Mjk3NjAwODAwNDExMDE0Nn0iLCJzIjoiYjk3ZTBmMmZlZWYzNGRiOSJ9> The Data on Self-Driving Cars Is Clear. We Have to Change Course.

This New York Times op-ed by Dr. Jonathan Slotkin, a trauma surgeon, analyzes Waymo's autonomous vehicle safety data across nearly 100 million driverless miles, arguing that autonomous vehicles represent a major public health breakthrough. Slotkin calls for rapid adoption of self-driving technology as a proven intervention to address the 39,000+ annual U.S. traffic deaths, while advocating for federal leadership, and standardized data reporting.

🚘  <https://xwypoea.clicks.mlsend.com/ty/c/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjE4MzI3NjAsXCJsXCI6MTcyOTc1OTk1OTE1MDc2NzY5LFwiclwiOjE3Mjk3NjAwODAwNDExMDE0Nn0iLCJzIjoiZTVjMDM0NTdmMDg5ZTI3YiJ9> Uber and Avride launch robotaxi service in Dallas

This week, AVIA members Uber and Avride announced robotaxi service in Dallas, TX, a year after announcing their partnership. This follows the deployment of Avride’s sidewalk delivery robots on the Uber Eats and Uber platform.

🏆  <https://xwypoea.clicks.mlsend.com/ty/c/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjE4MzI3NjAsXCJsXCI6MTcyOTc1OTk1OTIwMzE5NjUwLFwiclwiOjE3Mjk3NjAwODAwNDExMDE0Nn0iLCJzIjoiOTk5NDg2ZTJiMTFiMGQ5MiJ9> PlusAI Honored in Inc.’s 2025 Best in Business Awards for Best Collaborations and Best in Innovation

PlusAI earned a spot on Inc.'s 2025 Best in Business list for advancing factory-integrated autonomous trucks with major OEMs including Scania, MAN, International, Hyundai, and Iveco. The company's commercial pilots are now operating on the I-35 corridor between Laredo and Dallas, with successful driverless validation tests completed in 2025. PlusAI reports strong progress on key readiness metrics.

🚛  <https://xwypoea.clicks.mlsend.com/ty/c/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjE4MzI3NjAsXCJsXCI6MTcyOTc1OTk1OTI1NTYyNTMxLFwiclwiOjE3Mjk3NjAwODAwNDExMDE0Nn0iLCJzIjoiZjYwZTcwMGM2NzRiODc1NiJ9> Interview with Volvo autonomous trucks executive: ‘We are already in commercial deployment’

Volvo Autonomous Solutions' head of on-road solutions discusses the company's commercial freight operations between Dallas and Houston, emphasizing that the industry's main challenge has shifted from developing safe self-driving systems to building the complete ecosystem needed for scale—including infrastructure, service networks, and a comprehensive national regulatory framework.

🛣️  <https://xwypoea.clicks.mlsend.com/ty/c/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjE4MzI3NjAsXCJsXCI6MTcyOTc1OTk1OTI5NzU2ODM2LFwiclwiOjE3Mjk3NjAwODAwNDExMDE0Nn0iLCJzIjoiOTk1ZjMxMzViYjY3OWE0MiJ9> The Road Ahead for Driverless Trucking

Bot Auto CEO Xiaodi Hou sat down with Bloomberg Open Interest as the company pushes driverless rigs from Houston to highways nationwide and how the company is working to make autonomous trucking commercially viable.

🗞️  <https://xwypoea.clicks.mlsend.com/ty/c/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjE4MzI3NjAsXCJsXCI6MTcyOTc1OTk1OTM0OTk5NzE3LFwiclwiOjE3Mjk3NjAwODAwNDExMDE0Nn0iLCJzIjoiMGJhMTg3NGE4Yzk1NzkwOCJ9> Here’s how Waabi teaches self-driving trucks to navigate safely

Waabi CEO Raquel Urtasun was featured this week in Fast Company as one of their  <https://xwypoea.clicks.mlsend.com/ty/c/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjE4MzI3NjAsXCJsXCI6MTcyOTc1OTk1OTQwMjQyNTk4LFwiclwiOjE3Mjk3NjAwODAwNDExMDE0Nn0iLCJzIjoiMzJmZWE3Mzg0NzAxNDA4OCJ9> AI 20 of 2025 honorees. Urtasun discussed the role augmented reality and simulation play in the company’s self-driving technology. 

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