What car would terrify you the most to see on the open road as a driverless taxi? We want to know which vehicles could send a shiver up your spine at first sight. A Waymo Jaguar startled onlookers in San Francisco last year after driving into an oncoming lane to avoid a pack of unicyclists.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have the sense of humor of South Park 's Terrance and Phillip, but one has to acknowledge his consistency. After expanding the Robotaxi service area in Austin to an area that looks like a giant penis, Tesla also increased the ride fare.

With the ability to cover up to 450 miles on a single charge, the Gravity SUV is expected to function well as a robotaxi, since it will need less downtime for recharging. This way, vehicles will be available for riders more often. Tesla ’s own Model Y is being used as the brand’s robotaxi, but that has nowhere near the range of the Lucid Gravity.

Tesla's new robotaxi geofence in Austin cuts across that of Waymo's and has a phallic shape.

Tesla's commercial Full Self Driving platform is considered Level 2, but the company says the software guiding its Robotaxis is different than the one currently available.

Ross Gerber is pushing back against a partnership between rideshare service Uber Technologies Inc. and automaker Lucid Group Inc.

Lucid shares jumped 36% Thursday on news the EV startup is partnering with self-driving software maker Nuro and rideshare giant Uber Technologies to bring a new group of robotaxis to Uber's platform.

The ridehail company is teaming up with China’s Baidu to deploy robotaxis in Asia and the Middle East. But Uber’s real autonomous ambitions are more expansive.