<div dir="ltr">HI Everyone,<div>Here <span class="Asgive ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">are some Autonomous Vehicles</span> news for July 2026 so far.</div><div><br></div><div><p>AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND SELF-DRIVING NEWS SUMMARY<br>JULY 2026</p><ol><li><p>Waymo Expands Fully Driverless Taxis to Four New U.S. Cities</p></li></ol><p>Date: July 8, 2026<br>Reported: July 11, 2026</p><p>URL:<br><a href="https://spacedaily.com/m-on-july-8-2026-waymo-announced-fully-driverless-taxis-for-four-more-american-cities-its-fleet-now-giving-about-half-a-million-rides-a-week-and-aiming-for-a-million-a-week-before-the-year-is-out/">https://spacedaily.com/m-on-july-8-2026-waymo-announced-fully-driverless-taxis-for-four-more-american-cities-its-fleet-now-giving-about-half-a-million-rides-a-week-and-aiming-for-a-million-a-week-before-the-year-is-out/</a></p><p>Summary:<br>Waymo expanded its fully driverless taxi operations to San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa, and Denver. The company currently completes approximately 500,000 paid driverless rides each week across more than 10 U.S. markets. Waymo aims to reach 1 million weekly rides by the end of 2026.</p><ol start="2"><li><p>Tesla Opens Driverless Robotaxi Rides and Begins FSD V15 Deployment</p></li></ol><p>Date: July 22\u201323, 2026</p><p>URLs:</p><p><a href="https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/tesla-robotaxis-cybercab-safety/825988/">https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/tesla-robotaxis-cybercab-safety/825988/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.basenor.com/blogs/news/tesla-robotaxi-already-running-fsd-v15-in-real-world-testing">https://www.basenor.com/blogs/news/tesla-robotaxi-already-running-fsd-v15-in-real-world-testing</a></p><p>Summary:<br>Tesla launched public driverless Model Y robotaxi rides in Austin, Miami, Orlando, and Tampa. Tesla reported logging more than 380,000 unsupervised miles and confirmed real-world testing of its Cybercab and Full Self-Driving Version 15 software.</p><ol start="3"><li><p>Uber, Lucid, and Nuro Select Houston as Second Robotaxi Market</p></li></ol><p>Date: July 16, 2026</p><p>URL:<br><a href="https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/uber-nuro-lucid-houston-san-francisco/825386/">https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/uber-nuro-lucid-houston-san-francisco/825386/</a></p><p>Summary:<br>Uber, Lucid Group, and Nuro selected Houston, Texas, as the second deployment market for their autonomous vehicle partnership, following San Francisco. The agreement aims to deploy up to 35,000 Lucid electric vehicles equipped with Nuro\u2019s Level 4 autonomous-driving technology on the Uber network over six years.</p><ol start="4"><li><p>IIHS Study Finds Waymo Driverless Cars Crash 85% Less Than Human Drivers</p></li></ol><p>Date: July 23, 2026</p><p>URL:<br><a href="https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/waymos-driverless-cars-crash-less-often-than-people">https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/waymos-driverless-cars-crash-less-often-than-people</a></p><p>Summary:<br>A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that Waymo driverless vehicles recorded 85% fewer single-vehicle crashes, 81% fewer injury crashes, and 68% fewer total crashes per mile compared with human drivers.</p><ol start="5"><li><p>China Resumes Issuing Robotaxi Licenses Following Outage Review</p></li></ol><p>Date: July 23, 2026</p><p>URL:<br><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-resumes-issuing-robotaxi-licences-after-long-freeze">https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-resumes-issuing-robotaxi-licences-after-long-freeze</a></p><p>Summary:<br>Chinese authorities resumed granting commercial robotaxi permits after a multi-month freeze prompted by a software outage in Wuhan. The decision allows Baidu Apollo, Momenta, Pony AI, and WeRide to resume expanding their commercial robotaxi operations.</p><ol start="6"><li><p>Zoox Issues Voluntary Software Recall for 105 Robotaxis</p></li></ol><p>Date: July 20\u201323, 2026</p><p>URLs:</p><p><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/traffic/zoox-issues-robotaxi-recall-after-one-drives-into-active-fire-scene-3852614/">https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/traffic/zoox-issues-robotaxi-recall-after-one-drives-into-active-fire-scene-3852614/</a></p><p><a href="https://techmymoney.com/2026/07/23/zoox-software-recall-covers-105-robotaxis-over-heavy-smoke/">https://techmymoney.com/2026/07/23/zoox-software-recall-covers-105-robotaxis-over-heavy-smoke/</a></p><p>Summary:<br>Amazon-owned Zoox filed a voluntary recall with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covering 105 robotaxis. The recall followed an incident in which a Zoox vehicle entered an active fire scene in Las Vegas after heavy smoke impaired its visibility. Zoox deployed a software update to address the issue.</p><ol start="7"><li><p>New California Autonomous Vehicle Communication Regulations Take Effect</p></li></ol><p>Date: July 1, 2026</p><p>URL:<br><a href="https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/california/new-california-laws-july-1-2026-autonomous-vehicle-regulations/509-27d4902f-435b-4ef5-81ba-43678b1da93a">https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/california/new-california-laws-july-1-2026-autonomous-vehicle-regulations/509-27d4902f-435b-4ef5-81ba-43678b1da93a</a></p><p>Summary:<br>California enacted Senate Bill 1246, requiring driverless autonomous vehicle operators to maintain dedicated emergency hotlines available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Driverless vehicles must also include two-way voice communication systems that emergency responders can use.</p><ol start="8"><li><p>Aurora Introduces Second-Generation Driverless Class 8 Truck Platform</p></li></ol><p>Date: July 22\u201323, 2026</p><p>URL:<br><a href="https://futuretransport-news.com/us-aurora-launches-second-generation-driverless-trucks/">https://futuretransport-news.com/us-aurora-launches-second-generation-driverless-trucks/</a></p><p>Summary:<br>Aurora Innovation introduced its second-generation driverless truck platform, built on International LT Series truck hardware. The platform is designed for 1 million miles of durability and will support Aurora\u2019s commercial autonomous trucking routes across the Sun Belt.</p><ol start="9"><li><p>MIT Introduces Interference-Free Silicon Photonics Lidar Chip</p></li></ol><p>Date: July 22, 2026</p><p>URL:<br><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260722032127.htm">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260722032127.htm</a></p><p>Summary:<br>Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers developed a solid-state silicon-photonics lidar chip that eliminates moving parts and reduces optical signal interference from 100% to approximately 1%. The technology could provide wider and clearer three-dimensional sensing for autonomous vehicles.</p><ol start="10"><li><p>Video Coverage: FOX 5 DC Report on IIHS Autonomous Vehicle Safety Study</p></li></ol><p>Date: July 23, 2026</p><p>URL:<br><a href="https://www.fox5dc.com/video/fmc-9qciyz9nh5npxic7">https://www.fox5dc.com/video/fmc-9qciyz9nh5npxic7</a></p><p>Summary:<br>This FOX 5 DC video report examines the IIHS study showing that commercial driverless vehicles may reduce total crashes by nearly 70% compared with vehicles operated by human drivers.</p><ol start="11"><li><p>YouTube: Tesla Summer Update and Self-Driving Analytics</p></li></ol><p>Date: July 22, 2026</p><p>URL:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROAiiXXu-EQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROAiiXXu-EQ</a></p><p>Summary:<br>This video provides a breakdown of Tesla\u2019s Summer Update, including mobile-app self-driving performance tracking, Grok voice-assistant integration, and new visual user-interface controls.</p></div></div>