Waymo, the self-driving company owned by Alphabet, expanded its robotaxi testing to Atlanta, joining the list of cities where the company is exploring deployment. Initially, Waymo will have a few manually driven cars in Atlanta to gather mapping data and acclimate to the city’s environment. The goal is to eventually test the robotaxis without safety […]
Uber is expanding its autonomous food delivery service in collaboration with Waymo, aiming to eliminate the need for food delivery drivers. This partnership, initially launched in the Phoenix metropolitan area, allows customers to place orders via the Uber Eats app, with Waymo’s driverless vehicles completing the deliveries. The service marks a significant step towards fully […]
Waymo is pushing the boundaries of autonomous vehicle technology by initiating driverless operations in Austin, Texas. Beginning tomorrow, the company will introduce self-driving vehicles without safety operators in a designated 43-square-mile area encompassing various neighborhoods and downtown Austin. This milestone marks a significant progression towards opening the program to the general public. Waymo’s foray into […]
Waymo, a self-driving taxi service based in California, encountered a setback when its application to expand its robotaxi operations in Los Angeles and San Mateo counties was suspended for 120 days by the California Public Utilities Commission’s Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division (CPED). This suspension hampers Waymo’s plans for future expansion, although its current operations […]
Stellantis and Waymo are enhancing their partnership to focus on developing commercial self-driving Ram delivery vans, as CEO Carlos Tavares revealed in a recent interview. The collaboration, first announced in 2020 but subsequently eclipsed, is being revitalized with a particular emphasis on resolving the challenge of package delivery from the vehicle to the customer. Tavares […]
The autonomous vehicle saga continues as a Waymo self-driving car found itself in a squabble with a cyclist in San Francisco. According to Waymo’s version of events, their vehicle was innocently waiting at an intersection when the sneaky cyclist, hidden by an oncoming truck, decided to play a game of chicken. Despite heavy braking, the […]
Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit, has filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission to extend its driverless service to Los Angeles. This expansion would allow Waymo to fully operate its fleet in Los Angeles, where it is currently testing rides by invitation only. The company aims to work with local policymakers, first responders, […]
Waymo has announced the commencement of testing its driverless vehicles on highways and freeways, marking a significant expansion from the earlier restricted city street tests. The company is starting the highway and freeway tests around Phoenix with the autonomous Jaguar I-Pace SUV, initially limiting access to company employees and their guests. The data collected […]
For years, Waymo has been touting the safety potential of its driverless vehicles, and now it claims to have the data to back it up. The company analyzed 7.13 million fully driverless miles in three cities and found its vehicles to be 6.7 times less likely than human drivers to be involved in a crash […]
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