AI Cars on December 8, 2025: Tesla’s New Robotaxi Moves, Waymo’s Recall, and the Global Race to Self‑Driving at Scale
December 8, 2025 — A snapshot of how AI‑powered cars and robotaxis are evolving in real time, from Dallas and Austin to Riyadh, Beijing and Sydney. A pivotal day for AI cars If you follow autonomous vehicles, December 8, 2025 is one of those dates where a lot of threads come together: Here’s what’s happening, and what it tells us about the future of AI cars. Tesla quietly brings its Robotaxi app to Australia In June 2025, Tesla started inviting select users in Austin, Texas to try its Robotaxi app — the company’s first live driverless ride‑hailing service, running Model