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Monday 30 June 2025
Tesla launches Robotaxi service in Austin, challenging Waymo's lead

On June 22, Tesla officially launched its first robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, inviting select passengers to participate in trial...

Tuesday 24 June 2025
Tesla robotaxi incidents draw scrutiny from US safety agency
US auto safety regulators are looking into incidents where Tesla's self-driving robotaxis appeared to violate traffic laws during the company's first day offering paid rides in Aus...
Monday 23 June 2025
Tesla launches long-promised robotaxi service for select riders
Tesla Inc. rolled out its long-awaited robotaxi service to a handful of users following almost a decade of hype from Elon Musk, kicking off a precarious new era for the carmaker.
Friday 6 June 2025
Tesla's Robotaxi to hit the road in Austin, escalating Waymo rivalry
Tesla is set to launch its first robotaxi service in mid-June 2025 in Austin, Texas, officially entering the competitive landscape of fully autonomous ride-hailing. The rollout marks...
Monday 5 May 2025
Samsung's delayed Texas chip plant faces leaner tax deal and hard 2026 cutoff
Samsung Electronics has renegotiated a tax incentive package with the city of Taylor, Texas, after delays pushed back the launch of its US$18 billion chip foundry by nearly two years...
Monday 21 April 2025
Hon Hai Research Institute invests in ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor development
The Semiconductor Research Center at the Hon Hai Research Institute (HHRI), together with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYMCTU) in Taiwan and the University of Texas at...
Monday 15 April 2024
Samsung gets US$6.4 billion from CHIPS Act, promises to bring HBM and advanced packaging to Texas
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) and Samsung Electronics signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) on April 15 to provide up to US$6.4 billion in direct funding...
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Samsung donates US$3.7 million to Cockrell School, UT Austin for semiconductor talent development
To solve the talent shortage problem, Samsung Austin Semiconductor and the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) announced in the Semiconductor Day event in early September to...
Friday 7 July 2023
Volkswagen to test autonomous driving program in Austin with Mobileye's technology
Europe's largest carmaker is developing self-driving expertise in the US. Volkswagen Group of America announced that it has started a pilot autonomous vehicle (AV) program in Austin,...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
Samsung plans to add EUV team to Taylor site ahead of schedule to compete with TSMC
Samsung Electronics seems to be speeding up its efforts to fight back against TSMC in the US. Recently, it's been actively recruiting EUV talent, hoping to establish the EUV engineering...
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Incomplete factory engineering supply chain could slow new fab construction in Europe, US
Incomplete factory engineering industry supply chains, as well as insufficient manpower, could slow the construction of new wafer fabs in Europe and the US, according to industry...
Thursday 26 August 2021
Global NAND flash output value increases 10.8% in 2Q21, says TrendForce
The global NAND flash industry generated US$16.4 billion in output value in the second quarter of 2021, up 10.8% sequentially, according to TrendForce.
Thursday 1 July 2021
Automotive IC shortage starts easing
The shortage of automotive chips has begun to ease recently, buoyed by additional capacity support from foundries, according to industry sources.
Friday 16 April 2021
Samsung reportedly looking to outsource memory controller production
Samsung Electronics is looking to outsource the production of its memory controllers amid tight capacity at its own foundry, according to market sources.
Monday 18 May 2020
Samsung, Globalfoundries to see growing threat from TSMC
TSMC has an over 50% of the global pure-play foundry market, and the establishment of its new US fab could pose a further threat to Samsung's foundry operations and Globalfoundries,...