The biggest hurdles currently facing the robotaxi industry are economic and regulatory, not technological. Why It’s Time to Get Optimistic About Self-Driving CarsRobotaxi adoption shows that the tipping point is near, argues Azeem Azhar of the Exponential Viewhttps://spectrum.ieee.org/robotaxiRobotaxis should be a wakeup call for citiesAn urbanist take on the driverless futurehttps://www.slowboring.com/p/robotaxis-should-be-a-wakeup-callRobotaxiA robotaxi, also known as robo-taxi, self-driving taxi or driverless taxi, is an autonomous car (SAE automation level 4 or 5) operated for a ridesharing company.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RobotaxiElon Musk doubles-down on Tesla robotaxis in TV interviewThe Tesla CEO sat down with CNBC following the car company's 2023 annual meeting.https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/05/elon-musk-doubles-down-on-tesla-robotaxis-in-tv-interview/Cruise ‘just days away’ from approval to mass-produce Origin robotaxis without steering wheelsThe approval from NHTSA could come any day, Vogt said.https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23863390/cruise-origin-robotaxi-regulatory-approval-nhtsa