Published on: 2025-06-05 02:15:39
Self-driving cars might be taking the world by storm, but that doesn't mean everyone's happy about it. Some residents unfortunate enough to live next to the Waymo depot in Santa Monica, California discovered a dreadful byproduct of Alphabet's self-driving cars: their insanely irritating backup noise. "It's one of the most annoying noises I could think of," one resident told local station KTLA. As the Los Angeles Times recently reported, local regulations require self-driving vehicles to emit
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-24 01:48:36
A Waymo self-driving car, seen with a driver, stops at a red light outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 31, 2025. Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana told CNBC on Tuesday that the Alphabet -owned ride-hailing company has reached 10 million trips, doubling in the past five months. "These are all paid trips, and they represent people who are really integrating Waymo Driver into their everyday lives," said Mawakana, speaking at the Google I/O developer conference. The 10 milli
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The California Public Utilities Commission has approved Waymo’s request to expand its commercial robotaxi service area, opening the door for the Alphabet company to bring its driverless ride-hailing vehicles into more communities south of San Francisco. The company said in a post on X the approval won’t change its plans in the near term. Today, Waymo operates a commercial robotaxi service in all of San Francisco as well as parts of the Peninsula. It also provides driverless rides to paying cust
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-26 01:19:44
Alphabet's Waymo unit has received approval to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service to more parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Jose. In March, the company submitted a request to the California Public Utilities Commission to gain approval for its latest passenger safety plan, a key step in gaining permission to operate driverless vehicles across a broader area. On Monday, the proposed expansion was approved, allowing for Waymo's driverless coverage to extend from San Franci
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-26 05:47:00
Waymo and Uber will start offering robotaxi rides in Atlanta to select customers who earlier this year signed onto a waitlist. The move comes ahead of the companies’ public robotaxi launch this summer. Customers selected for early access will be notified in the Uber app and via email. Those who opt for the robotaxi rides will be encouraged to provide feedback during and after the ride. As an extra incentive, riders will receive $10 worth of Uber credits after their first Waymo ride. Atlanta is
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-03 09:57:55
Waymo issued a software recall on 1,200 self-driving vehicles after some of its robotaxis were involved in minor collisions with gates, chains, and other gate-like roadway objects. The software update, which was first reported by Reuters, was conducted late last year, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Alphabet-owned company said in the document that Waymo’s Safety Board decided to conduct a recall to that specific version of driverless sof
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-04 01:00:05
Table of Contents Uber and Volkswagen Will Soon Let You Hop in a Shared Self-Driving Ride Hot on the heels of their partnership announcement, Uber and Volkswagen will soon be launching shared autonomous rides, the companies said Wednesday. The initiative is slated to kick off in Los Angeles in 2026. Riders will be able to hail a fully electric, self-driving ride aboard the ID Buzz AD minivan. In April, the companies said they'll be deploying thousands of the minivans in "multiple" US cities ov
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-18 13:37:00
Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the driverless arm of Google's parent company, Alphabet, expand into more cities -- and countries. Waymo currently operates fully autonomous rides for the general public in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, which take place aboard the all-electric Jaguar I-Pace. It's expanding its partnership with Uber by launching in Atlanta via the ride share app later this year, and plans to be
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-18 17:31:48
Waymo has played coy for years about exactly how many Jaguar I-Pace EVs are in its autonomous fleet — a figure that covers vehicles used in testing and commercial robotaxi operations. On Monday, the Alphabet company finally provided a peek at the commercial side of the fleet. Waymo said Monday, as part of a larger announcement, that it has more than 1,500 commercial robotaxis in operation. And work is underway to expand it through a multi-million-dollar investment with Magna to build more than
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-19 13:35:06
Alphabet-owned Waymo and the auto manufacturing giant Magna International plan to double robotaxi production at their new plant in Mesa, Arizona, by the end of 2026, the companies announced Monday. The "Waymo Driver Integration Plant," a 239,000 square foot facility outside of Phoenix, will assemble over 2,000 Jaguar I-PACE robotaxis, the Alphabet company said in a statement. Waymo will add those self-driving vehicles to its existing fleet that already includes around 1,500 robotaxis. The plan
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-19 12:50:32
Table of Contents Waymo Expands Self-Driving Fleet with New US Manufacturing Facility Self-driving tech company Waymo announced Monday that it is significantly expanding its autonomous vehicle operations in the US with the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Mesa, Ariz. Currently, Waymo operates over 1,500 autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin, Tex., completing more than 250,000 paid trips per week. With the new Mesa facility, the company plans to add 2,
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-19 10:10:23
is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Waymo said it recently received its last delivery of Jaguar I-Pace SUVs, which will be retrofitted with sensors and autonomous driving technology at its factory in Arizona, before joining its robotaxi fleet. In a blog post published today, the Alphabet company said it currently has 1,500 Jaguars operating across its four m
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-20 01:10:23
is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Waymo said it recently received its last delivery of Jaguar I-Pace SUVs, which will be retrofitted with sensors and autonomous driving technology at its factory in Arizona, before joining its robotaxi fleet. In a blog post published today, the Alphabet company said it currently has 1,500 Jaguars operating across its four m
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-23 16:49:51
The path to Vision Zero requires reducing severe crashes and improving the safety of those most at risk. Our latest research paper shows that the Waymo Driver is making significant strides in both areas. By reducing the most dangerous crashes and providing better protection for pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users, Waymo is making streets safer in cities where it operates. The paper, accepted to be published in the Traffic Injury Prevention Journal, expands on our Safety Impac
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-24 05:00:00
is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Waymo released a new study today that it says shows its fully driverless vehicles continuing to outperform human drivers after 56.7 million miles. The peer-reviewed study, which is slated for publication in Traffic Injury Prevention Journal, analyzes Waymo’s performance in 11 different crash scenarios compared to human dri
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Table of Contents Waymo Is in a Growing Number of Cities. Here's What to Know About the Robotaxi Service Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the driverless arm of Google's parent company, Alphabet, expand into more cities -- and countries. In April, Waymo said it'll begin driving its vehicles on Tokyo's streets, making this the company's first international location. It's also partnering with Uber to make its robotaxi available through
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-27 05:30:32
Toyota and Waymo have announced that they've entered a preliminary agreement, along with the former's mobility tech subsidiary, Woven by Toyota, Inc. To be clear, they're not in the midst of developing anything yet — they're still exploring a potential collaboration between them. Ultimately, however, the goal is to develop a new autonomous vehicle platform together, presumably for robotaxies. They're also aiming to "leverage Waymo's autonomous technology and Toyota's vehicle expertise" for futur
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-27 12:06:02
Toyota Motor Corporation (“Toyota”) and Waymo reached a preliminary agreement to explore a collaboration focused on accelerating the development and deployment of autonomous driving technologies. Woven by Toyota will also join the potential collaboration as Toyota’s strategic enabler, contributing its strengths in advanced software and mobility innovation. This potential partnership is built on a shared vision of improving road safety and delivering increased mobility for all. Toyota and Waymo
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-27 12:41:06
Waymo and Toyota have agreed to explore a possible deal that could one day lead to a new vehicle designed for ride-hailing and even bring self-driving tech into consumer cars. The two companies have signed a preliminary agreement to look into developing and deploying an autonomous vehicle platform, according to a blog posted by Waymo. The language used by the companies is vague — and essentially comes down to a hey-let’s-see-how-we-might-work-together arrangement. A spokesperson said more detai
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-27 17:58:09
A Waymo self-driving car, seen with a driver, stops at a red light outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 31, 2025. Alphabet -owned Waymo and Toyota on Tuesday announced a preliminary partnership to explore bringing robotaxi tech to personally-owned vehicles. "The companies will explore how to leverage Waymo's autonomous technology and Toyota's vehicle expertise to enhance next-generation personally owned vehicles," the two companies announced. The companies said the
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-27 17:06:02
Toyota Motor Corporation (“Toyota”) and Waymo reached a preliminary agreement to explore a collaboration focused on accelerating the development and deployment of autonomous driving technologies. Woven by Toyota will also join the potential collaboration as Toyota’s strategic enabler, contributing its strengths in advanced software and mobility innovation. This potential partnership is built on a shared vision of improving road safety and delivering increased mobility for all. Toyota and Waymo
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-27 17:41:06
Waymo and Toyota have agreed to explore a possible deal that could one day lead to a new vehicle designed for ride-hailing and even bring self-driving tech into consumer cars. The two companies have signed a preliminary agreement to look into developing and deploying an autonomous vehicle platform, according to a blog posted by Waymo. The language used by the companies is vague — and essentially comes down to a hey-let’s-see-how-we-might-work-together arrangement. A spokesperson said more detai
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-01 17:46:52
Waymo self-driving cars with roof-mounted sensor arrays traveling near palm trees and modern buildings along the Embarcadero, San Francisco, California, February 21, 2025. New rules for testing and deployment of self-driving vehicles are on the way in the state of California. The California DMV announced on Friday that it is now seeking public comment on proposed regulations that would apply to self-driving vehicles from light-duty robotaxis like Waymo's to heavy-duty driverless trucks like th
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-01 21:58:57
Waymo self-driving cars with roof-mounted sensor arrays traveling near palm trees and modern buildings along the Embarcadero, San Francisco, California, February 21, 2025. New rules for testing and deployment of self-driving vehicles are on the way in the state of California. The California DMV announced on Friday that it is now seeking public comment on proposed regulations that would apply to self-driving vehicles from light-duty robotaxis like Waymo's to heavy-duty driverless trucks like th
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-02 09:46:14
is a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Waymo may sell autonomous vehicles for personal ownership at some point in the future, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said during an earnings call last night. Pichai was asked about the long-term business model for Waymo, and he responded that it includes expanding partnerships like it has with Moove in Miami and Uber in Austin and, soon, Atlanta,
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-03 13:05:10
A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 9, 2022. Alphabet reported Thursday that Waymo, its autonomous vehicle unit, is now delivering more than 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in the U.S. CEO Sundar Pichai said Waymo has options in terms of "business models across geographies," and the robotaxi company is building partnerships with ride-hailing app Uber, automakers and operations and maintenance businesses that tend to its vehic
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-08 07:21:17
Self-driving cars have been given the green light in over 50 countries and 41 US states — but in reality, that doesn't mean they're ready to hit the pavement. Take that from Becky Navarro of Austin, Texas, who says she found herself stuck in the middle of an express loop when her self-driving Waymo taxi decided it needed a break. After stopping, the vehicle seemed to offer no way for Navarro and her passengers to leave, effectively trapping the group on an active highway as cars whipped past.
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-14 03:20:55
SAN FRANCISCO — How does a start-up founder hire a software engineer or a tech worker find a date in 2025? They could share a job posting on LinkedIn, log on to a dating app — or leave a handwritten note in a Waymo. That’s what Influur CEO Alessandra Angelini was thinking when she and Jennifer Lo Chan, Influur’s head of marketing, tucked a piece of paper into a self-driving taxi’s center console on a recent trip to San Francisco. “Looking to hire senior software engineers to work on AI/music pr
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-20 17:00:00
Table of Contents Uber Opens Up Its Waymo Robotaxi Waitlist in Atlanta Uber riders in Atlanta will soon have the option to hail a very futuristic ride. The company said Tuesday it's opening up its interest list for people who want to hop in a Waymo driverless vehicle. Joining the list will increase someone's chances of being matched with a robotaxi when the service launches in Atlanta this summer. This is the latest expansion of Uber and Waymo's partnership. The companies have already teamed u
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-21 13:00:07
Table of Contents Uber Opens Up Its Robotaxi Waitlist in Atlanta Uber riders in Atlanta will soon have the option to hail a very futuristic ride. The company said Tuesday it's opening up its interest list for people who want to hop in a Waymo driverless vehicle. Joining the list will increase someone's chances of being matched with a robotaxi when the service launches in Atlanta this summer. This is the latest expansion of Uber and Waymo's partnership. The companies have already teamed up in P
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