Waymo: News
Uber joins forces with China's Baidu to launch robotaxis worldwide
Uber has announced a strategic partnership with Chinese tech giant Baidu to deploy thousands of autonomous vehicles across the globe.
First-in-history: Tesla Model Y drives itself from factory to buyer
Tesla has successfully completed its first autonomous car delivery, a major milestone in the company's journey toward self-driving technology.
Self-driving cars to AI-driven maintenance—How tech is redefining everyday cars
The automotive industry is witnessing a rapid evolution, with advanced technologies becoming a standard feature in modern cars.
Tesla's self-driving taxi service to launch next month, confirms Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed plans to bring the company's robotaxi service on Austin, Texas streets by the end of June.
Why Waymo has recalled over 1,200 of its self-driving cars
Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet, has recalled the majority of its autonomous vehicles. The move comes after a software glitch caused a number of cars to crash into roadway barriers.
Waymo and Toyota might create a self-driving taxi together
Waymo, a leading name in self-driving, and Toyota, a renowned automaker, are in talks to develop a new autonomous vehicle for ride-hailing purposes.
Uber, Volkswagen join forces to launch robotaxi service in US
Uber and Volkswagen have teamed up to launch a commercial robotaxi service in several US cities over the next 10 years.
Waymo robotaxi 'traps' passengers mid-traffic on busy highway
A recent incident involving a Waymo self-driving taxi has raised major alarms among passengers.
Waymo considers using in-car camera data for AI training, ads
Waymo, the self-driving tech giant, is said to be planning to use data from its autonomous taxis.
Google-owned Waymo is bringing driverless taxis to the US capital
Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is introducing its driverless ride-hailing service Waymo One in Washington DC by 2026.
Nissan unveils autonomous driving tech to take on Google's Waymo
Japanese carmaker Nissan has finally unveiled its autonomous driving technology.
'Just circling...is it hacked?': Techie trapped in Waymo's self-driving car
A Los Angeles-based tech entrepreneur was recently trapped in a malfunctioning Waymo self-driving car.
Tesla's robotaxis maybe controlled by humans after all
Tesla, the US-based electric vehicle maker, is putting together a teleoperations team for its upcoming robotaxi service.
Gemini AI to train Waymo's self-driving taxis: Here's how
Waymo, a frontrunner in the autonomous driving arena, is capitalizing on its partnership with Google's DeepMind to stay ahead of the competition.
Google parent reports 15% growth in Q3, revenues reach $88B
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has posted its third straight quarter of better-than-expected earnings.
Tesla plans to launch driverless ride-hailing services in 2025
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed plans to launch driverless ride-hailing services in California and Texas by 2025.
Tesla shares plunge 6% despite mind-blowing Cybercab robotaxi reveal
Tesla's shares plunged 5.8% in premarket trading on Friday after the company's much-awaited robotaxi unveiling.
General Motors is working on an eyes-off, hands-free driving system
General Motors (GM) is in the process of developing an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), that allows drivers to take their hands off the wheel and eyes off the road.
Uber takes another shot at self-driving cars
Uber is reigniting its ambition to become a leader in the self-driving car industry, after previously selling its autonomous vehicle unit to Aurora for a minority stake.
Tech nightmare: Waymo's robotaxis honked at 4am for no reason
San Francisco residents have raised concerns about the noise pollution caused by Waymo's autonomous robotaxis.
Waymo sues alleged vandals for damaging self-driving taxis
Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous vehicle subsidiary, has filed two lawsuits against individuals accused of vandalizing its self-driving taxis.
Amazon's Zoox expands robotaxi testing to Austin and Miami
Amazon's self-driving unit, Zoox, has announced plans to test its robotaxis in Austin and Miami.
US regulator broadens investigation into Waymo's autonomous vehicles
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has expanded its investigation into Alphabet Inc.'s autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Waymo.
Waymo robotaxis surpass 50,000 weekly paid trips
Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous vehicle subsidiary, recently announced that its robotaxis are now completing over 50,000 paid trips weekly in San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles.
Waymo's autonomous taxi service enters Los Angeles amid controversy, protest
Waymo, a subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet, has launched its autonomous taxi service in Los Angeles, US.
Layoffs 2023: Waymo, General Motors, Citigroup and others fire employees
The year 2022 was a benchmark in terms of layoffs. However, 2023 is already nearing that record, and we're barely three months into the year.
Waymo and Cruise can now operate autonomous vehicle services
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has given a nod to Alphabet's Waymo and General Motors' Cruise to begin autonomous vehicle services for passengers in certain parts of San Francisco and San Mateo.
Waymo CEO dismisses Tesla's Autopilot; doesn't consider it competition
Tesla is widely considered the leader in self-driving car technology, but rival Waymo's CEO John Krafcik begs to differ. In an interview with the Manager magazine, the head of Google's autonomous vehicle endeavor rubbished the idea of Tesla being a competitor.
Microsoft partners with GM, invests $2bn in self-driving start-up Cruise
Microsoft has jumped headlong into the driverless car space by investing $2 billion in Cruise. Microsoft's stake in General Motors' autonomous vehicle subsidiary takes its total valuation to an impressive $30 billion.
Alphabet's Waymo just launched self-driving robo-taxis: Details here
Waymo, the Alphabet-owned unit working on self-driving cars, has launched fully driverless robo-taxis in the Phoenix city of the United States.
How Silicon Valley's star engineer earned himself 18-months prison time?
Anthony Levandowski was once Silicon Valley's most sought-after engineer, all thanks to his enviable resume. This week, he fell from grace and was handed over eighteen months of prison time by a court in the United States for stealing trade secrets from Google.
NewsBytes Briefing: Apple refreshes iMac, ex-Google exec gets prison term
In the updates since last night, Apple unveiled a refreshed 27-inch iMac.
Former Waymo engineer may get 27 months' prison time
Anthony Levandowski, the engineer who co-founded Google's self-driving car program - now known as Waymo, could get 27 months of prison time.
Amazon's next big ambition? A fleet of AI-controlled self-driving cars
After Alphabet's Waymo, Tesla, and Uber, online shopping giant Amazon is stepping into the field of autonomous vehicles.
Engineer, who created church to worship AI, stole AI-related secrets
Just recently, an AI engineer by the name Anthony Levandowski started a church worshipping AI - The Way of The Future.
Sundar Pichai has a lot of power over Google: Report
Google's parent company Alphabet has detailed how it makes decisions regarding its dozen different businesses, with India-born Sundar Pichai wielding a lot of power over the search giant.
Waymo, Uber mutually settle trade secret lawsuit mid-trial
The trade secret lawsuit between ride-hailing company Uber and Google's self-driving car spin-off Waymo has reached a settlement.
Waymo-Uber case: Travis Kalanick doesn't deny "wooing" ex-Waymo engineer
Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has testified on the second day in the trial of the high-profile intellectual property lawsuit between Alphabet's Waymo and Uber over the theft of the former's self-driving car technology.
Uber stole rivals' secrets and used undercover agents, says letter
It seems that Uber's legal battle with Alphabet-owned self-driving company Waymo has reached a critical point.
Fully autonomous cars are here! Alphabet-Waymo cars have no safety-driver
While autonomous car companies are testing self-driving cars with a safety-driver behind the wheel to take control in case of problems, Alphabet's Waymo is set to launch robotaxis that are actually driverless: zero human interference!
Samsung permitted to test self-driving cars in California
Reportedly, Samsung has been given permission, by the Autonomous Vehicle Tester Program from the California Department of Motor Vehicle, to conduct self-driving car tests on the state's public roads.
Uber, to clear its name, shares ex-CEO Travis Kalanick's deposition
Uber, in order to clear its own name from the Uber versus Waymo self-driving car technology case, has now unsealed its former CEO Travis Kalanick's deposition for scrutiny.
Uber posts $708m loss in first quarter, finance chief quits
Uber's continued saga of misfortunes turns one more page as the firm's head of finance, Gautam Gupta, leaves Uber to join an unnamed start-up.