https://robotaxiny.com/news The New York authority on robotaxis — status, comparisons, fares and the fight in Albany. en-us https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/the-cybercab-is-teslas-fork-in-the-road-moment/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/the-cybercab-is-teslas-fork-in-the-road-moment/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tesla Why it matters for NY — A wheel-less, camera-only vehicle faces two separate legal walls before it could ever reach New York: state law and a federal design exemption. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2026/09/03/tesla-cybercab-launches-with-closed-event-surprising-some-fans/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2026/09/03/tesla-cybercab-launches-with-closed-event-surprising-some-fans/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tesla Why it matters for NY — Public bookings opened in Austin the next day. Watch launch-week fares — early samples show ~35% below the Model Y Robotaxi. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/01/waymo-and-zoox-expand-into-more-us-markets-as-robotaxi-race-heats-up.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/01/waymo-and-zoox-expand-into-more-us-markets-as-robotaxi-race-heats-up.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Industry Why it matters for NY — Every new Sun Belt launch raises the political cost of New York being the largest US market with zero service. https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/08/06/waymo-robotaxi-dc-third-location-facilities https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/08/06/waymo-robotaxi-dc-third-location-facilities Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT DC Why it matters for NY — DC's 200-vehicle cap fight is the template for what a New York City Council negotiation will look like. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/01/ubers-autonomous-vehicle-deal-tracker/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/01/ubers-autonomous-vehicle-deal-tracker/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Uber Why it matters for NY — Uber is New York's dominant for-hire app. Whichever AV partner it brings here arrives with distribution already installed on millions of phones. https://electrek.co/2026/07/09/new-jersey-bill-tesla-camera-robotaxi/ https://electrek.co/2026/07/09/new-jersey-bill-tesla-camera-robotaxi/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Jersey Why it matters for NY — The first East Coast bill to pick a sensor winner. If NJ adopts a lidar requirement, Albany will be asked to match it. https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/05/13/driverless-cars-nj-senate/ https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/05/13/driverless-cars-nj-senate/ Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Jersey Why it matters for NY — A unanimous committee vote across the river while New York's bills sit in committee. Newark-to-Manhattan is the region's most valuable route. https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/08/waymo-testing-driverless-cars-gridlock-sam-autonomous-vehicles-safety https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/08/waymo-testing-driverless-cars-gridlock-sam-autonomous-vehicles-safety Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT NYC Why it matters for NY — The advocacy community's roadmap for the rules City Hall is likely to write before any new permit is issued. https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/04/06/waymo-driverless-cars-testing-roads-autonomous-vehicle/ https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/04/06/waymo-driverless-cars-testing-roads-autonomous-vehicle/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT NYC Why it matters for NY — The only robotaxi program New York has ever had went dark on March 31. Nothing has replaced it. https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/04/across-ny-debate-about-inevitability-driverless-cars-begins/412618/ https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/04/across-ny-debate-about-inevitability-driverless-cars-begins/412618/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Albany Why it matters for NY — The clearest map of who stands where: TWU, the Taxi Workers Alliance and the Teamsters against; Fahy and Cunningham for a pilot; Gonzalez/Lasher for TLC control. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/new-york-hits-the-brakes-on-robotaxi-expansion-plan/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/new-york-hits-the-brakes-on-robotaxi-expansion-plan/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Albany Why it matters for NY — Hochul withdrew her statewide-except-NYC proposal. The 2027 session is now the earliest realistic window. https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/dallas-houston-san-antonio-orlando/ https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/dallas-houston-san-antonio-orlando/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Waymo Why it matters for NY — Four cities in one month. Waymo's launch playbook is now repeatable; the constraint in New York is law, not capability.