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Waymo and Uber are bringing their robotaxi service to Austin and Atlanta by early 2025
Waymo and Uber's robotaxi service is finally coming to Austin in the coming months. Waymo One will also debut in Atlanta in early 2025.
Kris Holt09.13.2024
Waymo director says the company's cars won't honk at each other anymore
Waymo's self-driving cars have finally stopped honking at each other in the middle of the night.
Jeremy Gan08.20.2024
Waymo’s sixth-generation autonomous fleet has fewer sensors ‘without compromising safety’
Alphabet’s Waymo unveiled its sixth-generation Driver system on Monday with a more efficient sensor setup. Despite dropping the camera and LiDAR sensor counts, its new setup allegedly lowers costs while maintaining safety redundancies.
Will Shanklin08.19.2024
Waymo driverless cars have gotten inexplicably chatty, honking at one another all night
Waymo driverless cars have begun honking at one another all night. Company representatives say this is likely due to a malfunctioning security feature.
Lawrence Bonk08.14.2024
Waymo’s robotaxis are now open to anyone in San Francisco
Waymo is now available for anyone in San Francisco. The Alphabet-owned company has had government approval to operate paid driverless cars since last August but had been working its way through a waitlist in the months since.
Will Shanklin06.25.2024
Waymo issues recall after one its self-driving taxis crashed into a pole
Waymo is voluntarily recalling its robotaxis after one of them collided with a telephone pole in an alley enroute to pick up a passenger.
Steve Dent06.12.2024
Waymo says its robotaxis are now making 50,000 paid trips every week
Waymo has revealed, as well, that it's had over one million rider-only trips across four cities.
Mariella Moon05.11.2024
Waymo's self-driving vehicles are now doing Uber Eats deliveries in Phoenix
Uber and Waymo have officially launched the next part of their ongoing multi-year partnership, which also includes offering robotaxi rides to the ride-hailing service's customers in the area.
Mariella Moon04.04.2024
Waymo gets approval to deploy its robotaxi service in Los Angeles
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has given Waymo permission to expand its robotaxi operations to Los Angeles and more locations in the San Francisco Peninsula despite opposition from local groups and government agencies.
Mariella Moon03.02.2024
Waymo issued a recall after two robotaxis crashed into the same pickup truck
In December, two Waymo robotaxies in Phoenix collided with the same pickup truck that was in the midst of being towed, which prompted the Alphabet subsidiary to issue a recall on its vehicles' software.
Mariella Moon02.14.2024
Waymo's driverless cars are hitting Phoenix's freeways at long last
Waymo has announced that its Waymo One driverless cars will be hitting the highways in Phoenix soon. The driverless vehicles were already on regular Phoenix streets.
Lawrence Bonk01.08.2024
In 2023, Cruise's robotaxi dreams took a necessary hiatus
Both Gm-backed Cruise and Google-backed Waymo came into 2023 riding high on growing public interest and increasing corporate investment, but only one would make it to 2024 intact.
Andrew Tarantola12.19.2023
GM recalls nearly 1,000 Cruise robotaxis after pedestrian collision
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company owned by General Motors, has issued a recall for 950 of its robotaxis following a collision with a pedestrian in San Francisco last month. California also pulled its permit to operate driverless vehicles in the state.
Lawrence Bonk11.08.2023
Uber starts offering fully autonomous Waymo rides in Phoenix
You can now take a ride in an fully autonomous vehicle through Uber's app if you're in Phoenix.
Kris Holt10.26.2023
Waymo and Cruise get approval to offer 24/7 paid robotaxi rides in San Francisco
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has voted 3 to 1 in favor of allowing the companies to expand their driverless services.
Mariella Moon08.11.2023
Waymo is bringing its driverless ride-hailing service to Austin
Waymo will bring its self-driving ride service to Austin this fall.
Jon Fingas08.03.2023
Waymo pushes back its self-driving truck efforts to focus on ride hailing
Waymo is downplaying its autonomous trucks in favor of making robotaxis a success.
Jon Fingas07.26.2023
Uber will offer Waymo robotaxi rides and deliveries in Phoenix starting later this year
Starting later this year, Phoenix area residents and visitors will be able to hail Waymo taxis through Uber.
Igor Bonifacic05.23.2023
Waymo doubles service area for its fleet of robo-taxis
Waymo is doubling the operational area for its fleet of self-driving taxis, making what the company calls “the largest fully autonomous service area in the world.” The rapid growth is limited to Phoenix and San Francisco, but Waymo has big plans for both territories.
Lawrence Bonk05.04.2023
Waymo brings its fleet of new self-driving SUVs to Austin
Waymo is bringing a fleet of self-driving EVs to Austin to conduct tests of its driverless technology. The company is testing its new fifth-generation autonomous Jaguar SUVs all over the city, as an homage to the company’s first foray into driverless technology back in 2015. Waymo already offers self-driving taxi services in San Francisco and Phoenix.
Lawrence Bonk03.31.2023