Waymo Answers Some Questions About Hitting a Pedestrian in San Francisco
21 Dec 2021, 15:17 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company is investigating why AEB did not seem to work in that situation. However, Waymo has some hunches about why that was the case
Waymo Hits Pedestrian in San Francisco, Explains Car Was in Manual Mode
17 Dec 2021, 13:35 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / That means that a human was driving the vehicle. It also shows how trust is the most essential part of autonomous driving research
Waymo Starts Mapping Streets of New York City, Attempting to Be the City's First AV
5 Nov 2021, 16:48 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The operating territory that Waymo hopes to master before any other is a stretch of Manhattan spanning from Carnegie Hall in the upper limits of Midtown
Waymo Pokes Tesla on Twitter, Makes Fun of Common Autopilot Mistake
28 Oct 2021, 23:55 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company said it is leveraging its custom-built sensors so that WaymoDriver doesn’t accidentally take the moon for a traffic light…
Amazon’s Zoox Will Test Its Autonomous Vehicles on Seattle’s Rain-Soaked Streets
19 Oct 2021, 11:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Zoox has quite the uphill battle in store for itself as their team attempts to differentiate themselves from domestic competition backed by wealthy companies
Ouster Lidar Starts Automotive Division, Challenges Argo.AI and Waymo
13 Oct 2021, 20:00 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The goal, according to reports, is to unite Sense’s 200-meter range solid-state LiDAR with existing technology from Ouster’s research prior to the merger
Robotaxis Are Finally Available in California Thanks to Waymo and Cruise
1 Oct 2021, 09:04 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The California DMV granted the two companies authorization for them to charge a fee to offer autonomous services to the public
Google’s Waymo Proves Autonomous Driving Isn’t Yet Profitable, or Here
28 Aug 2021, 13:16 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Alphabet’s Waymo, in the business of self-driving technologies, has announced that it will no longer sell light detection and lidar sensors to others
San Francisco Residents Can Now Hail an Autonomous Ride With Waymo Robotaxi
25 Aug 2021, 03:58 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving vehicle subsidiary, has announced that it's offering robotaxi services to San Francisco rezidents.
Waymo Autonomous Trucking Operations Go Big, With Dallas New Dedicated Testing Hub
20 Aug 2021, 10:18 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Waymo announced the opening of a new facility in Texas that will be dedicated to autonomous truck testing, plus a partnership with Ryder, for fleet management.
Apple Expands Self-driving Car Fleet in California, Apple Car Not in Sight
4 Aug 2021, 09:14 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Apple has included another car on its self-driving car fleet in California. With it, the Cupertino giant also added 16 drivers to its roster.
New Google Maps Feature on Android Brings Self-Driving Cars at One-Tap Distance
4 Jun 2021, 09:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Waymo integration in Google Maps is now live for users in the Metro Phoenix area, therefore making it possible to book a driverless car
Study Shows U.S. Drivers Feel Less Safe With Autonomous Cars on the Road
28 May 2021, 13:54 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / An annual study conducted by the American Automobile Association shows that 53% of drivers do not feel safe with the presence of self-driving vehicle on roads
Here’s a Waymo Autonomous Car Getting Repeatedly Confused by Cones, Fleeing
16 May 2021, 06:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Waymo AVs have Level 4 autonomy and operate in a geo-fenced area in East Valley, Phoenix. This viral video shows current limitations of AVs
Tesla Has No Chance at Full Autonomy With Autopilot, Says Waymo CEO
24 Jan 2021, 06:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You can’t develop a driver-assistance system and expect it to “magically jump” for a fully autonomous one, John Krafcik says in new interview
Waymo Ditches “Self-Driving” Terminology in Another Dig at Tesla
7 Jan 2021, 08:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “Precision in language matters and could save lives,” Waymo says in a new blog post, explaining switch to the “fully autonomous driving” term
This New Airbag Creates a Passenger Enclosure to Save Your Life
13 Dec 2020, 16:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Waymo patented a new airbag system that can deploy around a passenger, essentially to protect them from every single angle in case of an accident
Waymo Says Tesla's FSD Beta Is "Orders of Magnitude" Behind in Brazen Tweet
13 Nov 2020, 12:16 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Autonomous driving looks like it might be the next big thing, so it's no surprise that companies want to get ahead of each other - or at lest look like they do
Mercedes-Benz to Increase Aston Martin Stake up to 20%, Will Supply More Tech
28 Oct 2020, 09:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The German automaker's parent company, Daimler, has also signed a partnership agreement with Waymo for exploring the field of autonomous trucking
Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Autopilot Beats Waymo’s Driverless Cars, Gets Trolled
9 Oct 2020, 13:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Waymo announces robo-taxis are available in Phoenix, Arizona, but Elon Musk isn’t impressed. Waymo CEO reminds him what “driverless” means