Videos show Tesla and Waymo ramping up new vehicles for their robotaxi fleets
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Tesla testing its two-door Cybercab and Waymo preparing more Ojai robotaxis shows the robotaxi race is shifting from demos to fleet logistics and unit economics. City operators and mobility partners should be negotiating data-sharing, curb access, and integration terms now—before deployment density gives any one player leverage.
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