Just six months after expanding to San Francisco, Alphabet’s Waymo says they are ready to remove their safety drivers and provide a fully autonomous robotaxi service in the Golden City. In a blog post on […]
Waymo took another step towards charging riders for ride-hailing trips in its autonomous taxi fleet. The company received a California Public Utilities Commission permit that allows Waymo to charge riders as long as a human […]
In an effort to keep details about its autonomous driving technology away from competitors, a California court has ruled Waymo does not have to disclose certain trade secrets in public records requests. The issue arose […]
Waymo has announced a new partnership with Chinese automaker Geely to expand their fleet with a purpose-built electric robotaxi. The electric van was designed in Sweden specifically for autonomous ride hailing. Geely’s new Zeekr brand […]
Waymo has a massive waitlist of San Francisco residents to use ‘Waymo One’. According to the co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana, the waiting list in the Bay Area is into the tens of thousands. Waymo is facing […]
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has given Cruise the green light to publicly operate robotaxis without a safety driver behind the wheel. On Thursday, the company backed by General Motors (GM) received the […]
In an abrupt change to their strategy, Alphabet-owned Waymo is ending a two-year effort to sell LIDAR sensors to other companies. The reversal comes after the recent departures of CEO John Krafcik and other executives, […]
If the way to measure the competitiveness of a company in the realm of self-driving technology is the number of patents they hold on the subject, then Tesla isn’t even in the top 10. According […]
Waymo may soon expand its autonomous taxi service outside of Arizona after applying for a permit to begin charging for rides in San Francisco, California. General Motors’ Cruise has also applied for a permit. According […]
Sometimes referred to as the industry leader, much has been said about Waymo’s autonomous driving capabilities compared to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta. Waymo currently operates its driverless taxi’s in a limited area in Arizona. […]
