Waymo will begin testing its fully autonomous passenger cars without a human driver on freeways in Phoenix to soon help Waymo One riders get where they’re going safely and efficiently. Just as we’ve taken a phased approach to rolling out our technology and operations in the past, we will continue to deploy in a step-by-step… Continue reading From surface streets to freeways, safely expanding our rider-only testing
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Dear Waymo Community: Reflections from this year together
Dear Waymo community, Around 20 years ago, at the age of 31, Sharon Giovinazzo faced a daunting new reality: losing her vision.“Navigating life independently seemed like an impossible feat,” she says. “Ride-hail promised a solution, but has proved to be another disappointment — I’ve been denied rides multiple times simply because I choose to navigate… Continue reading Dear Waymo Community: Reflections from this year together
Waymo significantly outperforms comparable human benchmarks over 7+ million miles of rider-only driving
Safety leads everything we do at Waymo. This year alone, Waymo has served over 700,000 ride-hailing trips with public riders and no human driver. We couldn’t have hit that milestone without putting safety front and center, and we are working hard to improve the measurement, transparency, and performance of our fleet. Our comprehensive research —… Continue reading Waymo significantly outperforms comparable human benchmarks over 7+ million miles of rider-only driving
Road trip! How our cross-country testing helps advance the Waymo Driver
Experience is the best teacher, no matter if you’re learning to drive a car or getting to know a new city. The Waymo Driver — our core set of technology comprised of hardware and software that enables autonomous driving — has multiple lifetimes of experience navigating the real world and helping people and things get… Continue reading Road trip! How our cross-country testing helps advance the Waymo Driver
The Waymo Driver: now available on Uber in Phoenix
Good news, Phoenix. There’s now another way to catch a ride with the Waymo Driver.Starting today, Uber customers can get matched with a fully autonomous, all-electric Waymo ride — with no human driver behind the wheel—in the 225+ square miles of Metro Phoenix where Waymo currently operates. When an Uber customer requests an UberX, Uber… Continue reading The Waymo Driver: now available on Uber in Phoenix
Waymo advances AI research with our multifunctional Waymax simulator
At Waymo we are continuously pushing the boundaries of AI innovation and contributing to the research community, which is why today we are announcing Waymax – a lightweight simulator developed specifically for autonomous driving research. For over a decade, Waymo has been addressing complex AI and ML challenges in autonomous driving, robotics and computer vision.… Continue reading Waymo advances AI research with our multifunctional Waymax simulator
Waymo One is going on tour in Los Angeles
Waymo One, our 24/7 autonomous ride-hailing service, is going on tour across Los Angeles. Beginning in October, residents and visitors will have a chance to score early access tickets to take fully autonomous Waymo One rides in LA neighborhoods ahead of a wider service launch. Starting beachside in Santa Monica and Venice, the Waymo One… Continue reading Waymo One is going on tour in Los Angeles
Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are significantly safer than human-driven ones, says new research led by Swiss Re
Waymo and Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurers, partnered in 2022 to advance risk assessment methodologies and approaches to evaluating safety of autonomous vehicles. Today, we’re sharing new research led by Swiss Re which shows Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are significantly safer than those driven by humans. In the over 3.8 million miles… Continue reading Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are significantly safer than human-driven ones, says new research led by Swiss Re
Waymo’s next chapter in San Francisco
Fully autonomous vehicles were once the unimaginable future. For many San Franciscans they’re now a daily reality and an essential mode of transportation. Since late 2022, thousands of SF residents across all neighborhoods have relied on our fully autonomous Waymo One service to get around the city 24/7. Now, we’re making the experience available to… Continue reading Waymo’s next chapter in San Francisco
Making green transportation accessible to all
We all make choices every day that affect the climate, but one of the biggest is how we get around. As a zero-emission ride-hailing service, Waymo One can make that decision easy. In California, transportation accounts for about half the state’s greenhouse gas emissions, when you include fuel production. Cities across the country have set… Continue reading Making green transportation accessible to all