Stealing Autonomous Car Secrets from Google Lands Former Exec in Jail
6 Aug 2020, 11:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Former Waymo exec Anthony Levandowski, who later worked for Uber, handed an 18-months prison sentence and a $850,000 fine.
Waymo to Supply FCA with Level 4 Driver Autonomous Tech for “Full Portfolio”
22 Jul 2020, 14:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / FCA announced a deepening of the ties with Waymo, the company to supply the carmaker with Level 4 tech for full portfolio
Volvo and Polestar Working on New Self-Driving Vehicle with Waymo
27 Jun 2020, 15:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volvo, Polestar and Lynk & Co. will leverage Wakymo's self-driving technology to develop an electric car for ride-hailing services
This Is How It Feels to Ride in a Driverless Waymo Car
5 Nov 2019, 12:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Reporter is offered a free ride in a completely driverless Waymo ride-share vehicle, enrolled in the program now underway in Chandler in Phoenix, Arizona
Waymo and AAA Team Up to Educate Kids on Autonomous Cars
1 Oct 2019, 22:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Kids from various states were invited to Waymo’s closed-course facility to ask questions, see how AVs work and offer a fresh perspective on autonomous cars
Early Waymo AutoPilot Experiment Shows Why Full Autonomy Is Best
14 Sep 2019, 21:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tech company says that, if technology is too advanced for driver assist, drivers tend to rely on it too much, thus putting themselves and others at risk
Waymo Goes International with Renault-Nissan Deal for Self-Driving Cars
20 Jun 2019, 14:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This is an exclusive deal, meaning the American company will not be entering similar agreements with other automakers in France and Japan
Waymo Hires, Apple Fires in Latest Autonomous Cars Industry Moves
25 Jan 2019, 13:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Waymo will hire around 400 people in the next few years, while Apple has already fired around 200 from its self-driving car project
Waymo Cars Drive Themselves Over the 10 Million Miles Mark
10 Oct 2018, 14:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Waymo cars have driven more than 10 million miles in the real world and would soon pass the 7 billion miles mark in simulation
Clay Model of the Jaguar I-Pace to Show at Scotland Design Museum Opening
13 Sep 2018, 13:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Jaguar will be bringing a clay model of the I-Pace electric SUV to the opening of the V&A Design Museum in Dundee, Scotland.
Fiat Chrysler to Spend Millions on AV Research
6 Sep 2018, 12:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / FCA says it has invested $30 million in the creation of a testing facility for autonomous vehicles at the Chelsea Proving Grounds.
Waymo Needs Six Divisions of Chrysler Pacifica Minivans to Invade the U.S.
1 Jun 2018, 07:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Waymo orders an army of 62,000 Pacifica Hybrid minivan from Chrysler to become one of the largest fleet operators in the world.
Waymo to Test Level 5 Autonomous Cars in California
16 Apr 2018, 09:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sources claim Waymo is the second company to have applied for a permit to road test fully autonomous vehicles on the roads of California
California to Allow Level 5 Autonomous Cars Testing
3 Apr 2018, 07:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Legislation in California to allow companies to test Level 4 and Level 5 automated cars on public roads with no human on board
Jaguar Goes After Tesla, Uber, with Fleet of Waymo-Powered Autonomous I-Pace
28 Mar 2018, 09:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Jaguar to supply Waymo with the I-pace electric vehicle for tests this year, followed by implementation of a Jaguar fleet in the coming years
Get a Feel of What It's like to Ride inside Waymo's Driverless Cars
28 Feb 2018, 19:18 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / For most of us, a 360-degree video is the closest we'll ever get to riding inside an autonomous car before the technology goes mainstream
Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid to Become World's First Driverless Ride-Hailing Service
30 Jan 2018, 08:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Waymo will become the first company in the world to offer Uber-like services in driverless vehicles, using the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
Apple's Self-Driving Tech Is Three Years Behind Google's
25 Aug 2017, 15:17 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The two tech giants are considerably more evenly matched when it comes to their handheld devices operating systems than the autonomous cars tech
Google Wants to Protect Pedestrians from Autonomous Cars by Making Them Softer
14 Aug 2017, 14:37 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Google's Waymo division has a moment of complete honesty realizing autonomous cars might hit pedestrians, so it should try to protect them
Waymo Outgrows the "Firefly" Self-Driving Car, Retires It to Museums
16 Jun 2017, 06:21 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The funny bubble car that Google used to kickstart its self-driving program has become surplus to requirements, so it is headed for retirement