robotaxi

• robo-taxi, robo taxi

From robo- +‎ taxi.

robotaxi (plural robotaxis)

1. A self-driving car that can be hired on a per-journey basis by passengers.
   • 2023 June 7, Rose Horowitch, “Self-driving Waymo car kills dog amid increasing concern over robotaxis”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Self-driving Waymo car kills dog amid increasing concern over robotaxis [title]

   • 2023 August 14, Kari Paul, “Robotaxi breakdowns cause mayhem in San Francisco days after expansion vote”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     This weekend, as videos of robotaxi malfunctions began appearing on social media, opponents say they are seeing their fears realized.

   • 2023 August 29, Caroline Mimbs Nyce, “It’s a Weird Time for Driverless Cars”, in The Atlantic‎^[3], archived from the original on 29 August 2023:

     Robotaxis aren’t perfect. But neither are humans. Some 46,000 people perished on America’s roads last year, a toll that far exceeds that of most other developed countries.

   • 2023 September 5, Dami Anguiano, “Self-driving car blocking road ‘delayed patient care’, San Francisco officials say”, in The Guardian‎^[4]:

     San Francisco authorities and the company Cruise have offered conflicting accounts of an incident in which the fire department said two of the company’s robotaxis delayed an ambulance transporting a patient with critical injuries who later died at a hospital.

   • 2024 February 11, “Toyota to Launch Japan’s First Fully Automated Driving Service on Public Roads Starting in Odaiba, Tokyo, This Summer”, in The Japan News‎^[5]:

     Toyota Motor Corp. will begin a self-driving transportation service in Odaiba, Tokyo, this summer using the technology of Level 4 autonomous driving — automated driving under certain conditions — with the aim of starting a driverless robotaxi business in the future, sources said.

   • 2024 May 22, Lauren Sloss, “San Francisco’s Hot Tourist Attraction: Driverless Cars”, in The New York Times‎^[6], archived from the original on 27 December 2024:

     Self-driving cars, also known as autonomous vehicles or, colloquially, robotaxis, have been driving the streets of San Francisco in some form since 2009 and have been operating commercially since last August.

   • 2025 July 24, Rafe Uddin, Tim Bradshaw, quoting Erik, “The rocky road ahead for robotaxis”, in Financial Times, page 15:

     Companies must not only prove that robotaxis are safe and reliable, but also need to secure tens of billions of dollars more in capital investment. Margins are also notoriously thin and the costs of operating a robotaxi service at scale are largely untested.