[
  {
    "id": "aurora",
    "name": "Aurora Innovation",
    "segment": "trucking",
    "footprint": "Driverless freight lanes in Texas, expanding toward a broader Sun Belt trucking network.",
    "permitsHeld": [
      "TX DMV autonomous commercial vehicle authorization"
    ],
    "safetyReportUrl": "https://aurora.tech/safety-report",
    "contactUrl": "https://aurora.tech/contact",
    "notes": "Focused on long-haul freight rather than passenger robotaxis; a central party in the driverless-trucking labor debate."
  },
  {
    "id": "tesla",
    "name": "Tesla",
    "segment": "robotaxi",
    "footprint": "Austin, TX, with in-vehicle safety monitors; expansion plans into additional Texas and Sun Belt metros.",
    "permitsHeld": [
      "TX DMV Transportation Network Company authorization"
    ],
    "safetyReportUrl": "https://www.tesla.com/en_ca/VehicleSafetyReport",
    "contactUrl": "https://www.tesla.com/en_ca/contact",
    "notes": "Rolling out Robotaxi service gradually; still operating with safety monitors in most active markets."
  },
  {
    "id": "waymo",
    "name": "Waymo",
    "segment": "robotaxi",
    "footprint": "Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, plus 2026 expansion to San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa, and Denver.",
    "permitsHeld": [
      "CA CPUC driverless deployment permit",
      "AZ DOT authorization"
    ],
    "safetyReportUrl": "https://waymo.com/safety/",
    "contactUrl": "https://waymo.com/contact/",
    "notes": "Currently the largest U.S. robotaxi footprint by rides and cities served."
  },
  {
    "id": "zoox",
    "name": "Zoox (Amazon)",
    "segment": "robotaxi",
    "footprint": "Las Vegas limited public service; testing underway in San Francisco and Austin.",
    "permitsHeld": [
      "NV DMV autonomous vehicle testing/deployment permit"
    ],
    "safetyReportUrl": "https://zoox.com/safety",
    "contactUrl": "https://zoox.com/contact",
    "notes": "Purpose-built robotaxi with no steering wheel, distinct from retrofitted-vehicle competitors."
  }
]