Waymo opens robotaxi service to anyone in Los Angeles
Nov 12, 2024 — The expansion makes Los Angeles the largest city in which Waymo operates its self-driving robotaxi service.
Waymo and Hyundai enter multi-year, strategic partnership
Oct 4, 2024 — Today, Waymo and Hyundai Motor Company announced they have entered into a multi-year, strategic partnership. In the first phase of this partnership, the companies will integrate Waymo’s sixth-generation fully autonomous technology – the Waymo Driver – into Hyundai’s all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV, which will be added to the Waymo One fleet ...
Waymo now open to anyone who wants a driverless ride in LA | AP News
Nov 12, 2024 — Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and ...
Waymo and Uber expand partnership to bring autonomous ride …
Sep 13, 2024 — Today, Waymo and Uber are announcing an expanded partnership to bring the Waymo One experience to Austin and Atlanta, only on the Uber app, beginning in early 2025. In these cities, Uber will manage and dispatch a fleet of Waymo’s fully autonomous, all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles, which will grow to hundreds of vehicles over time.
Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding …
Oct 25, 2024 — Alphabet-owned driverless vehicle unit Waymo just closed a $5.6 billion funding round to expand its robotaxi service across the U.S.
Waymo significantly outperforms comparable human benchmarks …
Dec 20, 2023 — Our new research found that Waymo Driver performance led to a significant reduction in the rates of police-reported and injury-causing crashes compared to human drivers in the cities where we operate.
Waymo says it has doubled its weekly paid robotaxi trips to …
Aug 20, 2024 — Waymo is now providing more than 100,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in the U.S., according to a LinkedIn announcement by co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana. That’s double …
Waymo Turns Toward Making Money as It Expands Driverless Car …
Sep 4, 2024 — Once a novelty service that opened last year for limited downtown trips, Waymo rides are now open to the general public, ubiquitous on the city’s hilly roads. The company, which is owned by...
Waymo's Robotaxis Now Open to Anyone Who Wants a …
Nov 12, 2024 — Waymo says it now transports more than 150,000 weekly trips in its robotaxis, a volume of business numbers that helped the company recently raise $5.6 billion from its corporate parent Alphabet ...
Waymo and Zoox are under federal investigation as self-driving …
May 14, 2024 — NHTSA has learned of 22 incidents in which self-driving Waymo cars “exhibited driving behavior that potentially violated traffic safety laws,” according to a document posted online by NHTSA,...