/tags/robots Robots en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 21 May 2025 17:55:59 GMT /transportation/2025-05-21/elon-musk-says-teslas-autonomous-taxis-will-be-on-austin-streets-next-month The Tesla CEO says he expects as many as 10 by the end of June. After that? "Thousands," he said. Wed, 21 May 2025 17:55:59 GMT /transportation/2025-05-21/elon-musk-says-teslas-autonomous-taxis-will-be-on-austin-streets-next-month Andrew Weber /business/2024-11-15/avride-robots-uber-eats-food-delivery-austin-texas Austin-based autonomous vehicle startup Avride deployed its robots between Cesar Chavez and 15th streets and I-35 and West Avenue this week. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:22:01 GMT /business/2024-11-15/avride-robots-uber-eats-food-delivery-austin-texas Katy McAfee /transportation/2023-09-07/austin-driverless-vehicles-cruise-complaints-rules A state law passed in 2017 paved the way for the driverless cars. “Simply put," the city said in a memo, "Texas cities cannot regulate autonomous vehicles." Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:00:09 GMT /transportation/2023-09-07/austin-driverless-vehicles-cruise-complaints-rules Andrew Weber /en-espanol/2021-06-23/robots-llegado-austin-entregando-pizzas-domicilio Robots semi autónomos han comenzado a entregar pizzas a domicilio en Austin. Es parte de una ola tecnológica que busca transformar cómo llegan los productos a los consumidores. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 21:34:58 GMT /en-espanol/2021-06-23/robots-llegado-austin-entregando-pizzas-domicilio Nathan Bernier /transportation/2021-06-23/cyclists-split-on-sharing-bike-lanes-with-pizza-delivery-robots Some cyclists are not happy about the robots using bike lanes, while others are optimistic that sharing their path will lead to good things down the road. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:26:33 GMT /transportation/2021-06-23/cyclists-split-on-sharing-bike-lanes-with-pizza-delivery-robots Nathan Bernier /transportation/2021-06-21/the-robots-have-arrived-in-austin-and-theyre-delivering-pizzas Semi-autonomous food delivery robots have begun operating in Central Austin, part of an emerging technological wave that aims to transform how products reach consumers. Mon, 21 Jun 2021 13:00:39 GMT /transportation/2021-06-21/the-robots-have-arrived-in-austin-and-theyre-delivering-pizzas Nathan Bernier /business/2017-03-13/if-the-robot-apocalypse-happens-austins-growing-robotics-industry-may-be-to-blame If the robot takeover happens, Austin may face its share of the blame. At this year’s South by Southwest festival, there are more than 30 panel� Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:32:50 GMT /business/2017-03-13/if-the-robot-apocalypse-happens-austins-growing-robotics-industry-may-be-to-blame Jimmy Maas /life-arts/2016-12-30/these-robots-want-to-help-seniors-live-independently-as-they-age These days, many Americans would prefer to “age in place� � or stay in their home as long as they can live safely, independently and comfortably. How long� Fri, 30 Dec 2016 17:35:40 GMT /life-arts/2016-12-30/these-robots-want-to-help-seniors-live-independently-as-they-age Jimmy Maas /austin/2016-01-14/so-whats-the-future-of-regulating-autonomous-vehicles-in-austin The president of General Motors now says plans with Lyft to bring a fleet of self-driving cars to Austin were only hypothetical. But, what kind of� Thu, 14 Jan 2016 17:15:03 GMT /austin/2016-01-14/so-whats-the-future-of-regulating-autonomous-vehicles-in-austin KUT Staff /austin/2016-01-13/gm-clarifies-self-driving-cars-statement-doesnt-have-an-active-agreement-with-austin Update 11:37 a.m. A General Motors spokesperson says that actually, this news is not confirmed; President Dan Ammann was just using Austin as an� Wed, 13 Jan 2016 13:39:15 GMT /austin/2016-01-13/gm-clarifies-self-driving-cars-statement-doesnt-have-an-active-agreement-with-austin KUT Staff