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NHTSA has proposed rewriting FMVSS No. 108 to require cyan-colored marker lamps on autonomous vehicles, creating a single federal standard for how robotaxis signal that no human is driving.
NHTSA is evaluating a defect petition alleging Tesla's roughly 1,000 robotaxis (Model Y and Cybercab) exceed posted speed limits in active school zones, while Waymo faces parallel safety probes.
NHTSA granted Zoox a temporary exemption to operate and monetize up to 2,500 steering-wheel-free robotaxis per year for two years, exempting traditional vehicle controls and signaling a regulatory milestone for paid autonomous rides.
US lawmakers push for federal emergency-response standards for autonomous-vehicle operators amid incidents where Waymo and others hinder responders; a bill would require emergency protocols, 24/7 hotlines, and geofencing.
Uber backs ex-CEO Travis Kalanick’s new Atoms with $1.7B (Uber reportedly $100M of that), led by Andreessen Horowitz with Ben Horowitz on the board, to pursue industrial AI and autonomy via Pronto, signaling continued capital rotation into mobility robotics despite past Uber-levandowski tensions.
Uber is lobbying Washington, D.C. to push a hybrid robotaxi model that co-mingles autonomous and human-driven rides, pitting it against Waymo and triggering a broader regulatory struggle (including a new DC AV bill and federal directives).
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