Merge pull request #162 from shloksooch/main

4/20 updates

Author: shloksooch

events.csv

@@ -228,3 +228,9 @@ date,event_type,company,city,geometry_file,vehicles,platform,fares,direct_bookin
 "2026-04-14","service_testing","Waymo","London","-0.1276,51.5074","Jaguar I-Pace","","","","","Autonomous","","Moove","","","","https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/london-gets-closer-to-its-first-robotaxi-service-as-waymo-begins-testing/","Autonomous testing begins; ~100 vehicles; 100 sq mi; commercial launch late 2026"
 "2026-04-15","access_policy_changed","Waymo","Miami","","","","","","","","Public","","","","","https://waymo.com/blog/2026/04/floridas-new-way-to-ride/","Open to public - no waitlist required"
 "2026-04-15","access_policy_changed","Waymo","Orlando","","","","","","","","Public","","","","","https://waymo.com/blog/2026/04/floridas-new-way-to-ride/","Open to public - no waitlist required"
+"2026-04-14","service_announced","Glydways","Dubai","55.1810,25.0772","","","","","","","","","2026","https://www.glydways.com/","","https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/04/14/3273722/0/en/Glydways-Raises-Oversubscribed-170M-Series-C-as-First-Autonomous-Vehicle-Networks-Enter-Public-Operation-in-2026.html","Bluewaters area ATN pilot with Dubai RTA; MOU to expand across 4 transit corridors"
+"2026-04-14","service_announced","Glydways","New York","-74.0060,40.7128","","","","","","","","","2026","https://www.glydways.com/","","https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/04/14/3273722/0/en/Glydways-Raises-Oversubscribed-170M-Series-C-as-First-Autonomous-Vehicle-Networks-Enter-Public-Operation-in-2026.html","Greater NYC autonomous transit network pilot planned for 2026"
+"2026-04-14","service_announced","Glydways","Atlanta","-84.4469,33.6391","","","","","","","","","December 2026","https://www.glydways.com/","","https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/04/14/3273722/0/en/Glydways-Raises-Oversubscribed-170M-Series-C-as-First-Autonomous-Vehicle-Networks-Enter-Public-Operation-in-2026.html","South Metro Atlanta 0.5-mile guideway connecting ATL SkyTrain to Gateway Center Arena; free on-demand service December 2026"
+"2026-04-17","service_created","Vy;Kolumbus","Stavanger","5.7331,58.9700","Karsan e-ATAK","","","","Fixed Route","Autonomous","Public","","","https://www.vy.no/en/the-vy-group/autonomous-vehicles","","https://www.sustainable-bus.com/autonomous-driving/stavanger-autonomous-bus-without-safety-driver-approved/","Norway's first fully driverless bus authorization without safety driver; ADASTEC autonomous software; Applied Autonomy xFlow fleet management"
+"2026-04-18","service_created","Tesla","Dallas","-96.7970,32.7767","Tesla Model Y","Robotaxi","Yes","Yes","Point-to-Point","Autonomous","Public","","","https://www.tesla.com/robotaxi","","https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/18/tesla-brings-its-robotaxi-service-to-dallas-and-houston/","Fully unsupervised launch skipping safety monitor phase; ~30-35 sq mi geofence covering urban core and Park Cities"
+"2026-04-18","service_created","Tesla","Houston","-95.3698,29.7604","Tesla Model Y","Robotaxi","Yes","Yes","Point-to-Point","Autonomous","Public","","","https://www.tesla.com/robotaxi","","https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/18/tesla-brings-its-robotaxi-service-to-dallas-and-houston/","Fully unsupervised launch; ~12-15 sq mi geofence focused on Northwest region covering Jersey Village and Willowbrook areas"

news.csv

@@ -24,3 +24,10 @@ date,company,city,headline,summary,source_url,image_url,category
 2026-04-15,Didi,,Didi announces UAE as first overseas robotaxi market,"Testing planned for later in 2026; UAE becomes three-way battleground with WeRide and Apollo Go",https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/china-robotaxi-didi-weride-baidu-dubai-uae-expansion.html,,expansion
 2026-04-15,Waymo,,Waymo opens Miami and Orlando to public with no waitlist and adds highway service,"150K+ riders served since January; Miami highway service on I-95 and Dolphin Expressway; ~100 sq mi Miami coverage",https://waymo.com/blog/2026/04/floridas-new-way-to-ride/,,expansion
 2026-04-15,Wayve,,Wayve raises $60M extension from Qualcomm AMD and Arm,"Series D extension brings total to ~$1.5B at $8.6B valuation; London robotaxi via Uber planned for 2026",https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/chipmakers-amd-arm-and-qualcomm-are-all-investing-in-this-buzzy-self-driving-tech-startup/,,funding
+2026-04-14,Lucid,,Uber and Lucid expand robotaxi partnership to 35000 vehicles with $750M investment,"Uber adds $200M bringing total to $500M; Saudi PIF affiliate Ayar invests $550M; commercial launch in SF Bay Area late 2026",https://ir.lucidmotors.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lucid-group-inc-announces-registered-public-offering-common,,partnership
+2026-04-14,Glydways,,Glydways raises $170M Series C for autonomous transit pilots in UAE New York and Atlanta,"Co-led by Suzuki ACS Group and Khosla Ventures; total raised over $250M; Atlanta pilot launches December 2026 with free on-demand service",https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/04/14/3273722/0/en/Glydways-Raises-Oversubscribed-170M-Series-C-as-First-Autonomous-Vehicle-Networks-Enter-Public-Operation-in-2026.html,,funding
+2026-04-15,,,Autonomous vehicle funding tripled in Q1 2026 to record $21.4B across 34 deals,"262% jump from all of 2025; Waymo $16B Series D at $126B valuation; Shield AI $2B Series G; Wayve $1.3B Series D at $8.6B valuation",https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/record-funding-autonomous-vehicles-q1-2026/,,funding
+2026-04-17,Vy;Kolumbus,Stavanger,Norway grants first permit for fully driverless autonomous bus operations,"Karsan e-ATAK with ADASTEC software and Applied Autonomy xFlow fleet management; transition from supervised to driverless without safety driver",https://www.sustainable-bus.com/autonomous-driving/stavanger-autonomous-bus-without-safety-driver-approved/,,regulation
+2026-04-18,Tesla,Dallas,Tesla launches fully unsupervised robotaxi service in Dallas and Houston,"First Tesla robotaxi launches without safety monitor phase; Dallas ~30-35 sq mi; Houston ~12-15 sq mi; early ride $6.15 for 2.25 miles ~56% cheaper than Waymo",https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/18/tesla-brings-its-robotaxi-service-to-dallas-and-houston/,,launch
+2026-04-18,Tesla,,Tesla targets 7 robotaxi cities by June 2026 after Texas expansion,"Austin Dallas Houston now live; Phoenix Miami Orlando Tampa Las Vegas next; Cybercab mass production expected late April",https://tech-insider.org/tesla-robotaxi-dallas-houston-unsupervised-launch-2026/,,expansion
+2026-04-20,,,Counterpoint Research forecasts robotaxi market to reach $168B by 2035,"Global fleet to hit 3.6M vehicles by 2035; China leads deployment volume US leads innovation; Waymo Apollo Go Tesla WeRide Pony.ai named top 5",https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/robotaxi-services-2026-04/,,milestone