Despite a flurry of sometimes entertaining news stories about autonomous taxis going wild in San Francisco and other cities, the companies behind the high-tech people haulers are pushing to expand their testing and operations in California. Cruise and Waymo, companies owned by GM (majority owner) and Alphabet, respectively, recently picked up a big win with
A Waymo robotaxi operating in autonomous mode struck and killed a small dog last month in San Francisco, according to an incident report filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The incident appears to have been unavoidable, based on information provided in the report. Any collision involving an autonomous vehicle — even one in
Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with ride-hailing leader Uber in the Phoenix area to transport passengers and deliver food in robotic cars that triggered a bitter technological dispute between the two companies. The partnership announced Tuesday provides Waymo with another avenue to expand a robotaxi service that it has been running in the
Self-driving car pioneer Waymo announced this week that its robotaxis will be able to carry passengers through most of the Phoenix area for the first time. The company’s cars will also start to pick up more volunteers for testing the autonomous vehicles traversing the more challenging conditions in San Francisco. The expansion marks the next
A screenshot of the viral video on TikTok showing driverless car passengers reacting to the police officer’s guidance. TikTok/@johnnyromano3 A video of a driverless car reacting to a police officer generated nearly 14 million views on TikTok. In the video, a Waymo passenger can be heard telling police there’s no human driving. A company spokesperson
Alphabet Inc’s self-driving technology unit Waymo said on Wednesday that some of its vehicles in San Francisco encountered dense fog and briefly pulled over to the side of the road. The incident, which occurred at around 6 a.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, impeded some traffic movement before the cars moved out of the area as
Members of the general public will be able to take a Waymo robotaxi, with no human safety operator behind the wheel, between downtown Phoenix and Sky Harbor International Airport starting Friday. Waymo will also be doubling its service area in downtown Phoenix following an initial launch of driverless rides in the area to the public
