Topic: texas operations
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Uber Eats taps Zipline for drone delivery service
Uber and Zipline are partnering to launch drone-based food delivery via Uber Eats, starting in Dallas-Fort Worth later this year, with a goal of one million daily deliveries by 2029. Uber is making a strategic financial investment in Zipline, which has operated drone routes in Texas since 2025, a...
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Self-Driving Trucks Begin Official Testing on California Highways
California's DMV granted permits to Aurora Innovation and Kodiak AI to test self-driving trucks on public roads, ending a prior ban on heavy autonomous vehicles after new regulations adopted on April 28. The permits require a human safety operator at all times and prohibit operation on roads with...
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Aurora to run driverless truck routes in Texas via McLane deal
Aurora Innovation launched its first commercial driverless truck routes for McLane, hauling freight between Dallas and Houston using Level 4 autonomous technology, though a human observer still rides in the cab. The company plans to expand driverless service to additional Sun Belt routes by year-...
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Waymo Launches Robotaxi Service at San Antonio Airport
Waymo has expanded its robotaxi service to San Antonio International Airport, its first airport in Texas, as part of a phased, invitation-based rollout in several cities. The company is rapidly growing, aiming to launch in about 20 new cities this year and currently completing over 500,000 paid r...
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Waabi and Volvo Launch New Self-Driving Truck
Volvo and Waabi have unveiled the Volvo VNL Autonomous truck, integrating Waabi's software with Volvo's platform to enable scalable driverless freight transport on various roads. Waabi aims to be the first to commercialize self-driving trucks without any human safety driver, with current operatio...
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Ted Cruz Explains NASA's "Senate Launch System" Nickname
Senator Ted Cruz has become a key advocate for NASA's Space Launch System, despite his fiscal conservative reputation and Texas's ties to commercial space rivals. Cruz, as chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, secured $6.7 billion in funding for additional SLS missions, countering White House p...
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