Growing our team and business in Michigan Waymo TeamBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingJan 22 In the US, the auto industry is synonymous with Michigan. Auto manufacturing has created hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state and built an economic engine that helps fuel the entire country. Today, Waymo is excited to announce that we’ll grow our business in Michigan,… Continue reading Growing our team and business in Michigan
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AutoML: Automating the design of machine learning models for autonomous driving
AutoML: Automating the design of machine learning models for autonomous driving Waymo TeamBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingJan 15 By: Shuyang Cheng and Gabriel Bender* At Waymo, machine learning plays a key role in nearly every part of our self-driving system. It helps our cars see their surroundings, make sense of the world, predict how others will behave, and decide… Continue reading AutoML: Automating the design of machine learning models for autonomous driving
Where the next 10 million miles will take us
Where the next 10 million miles will take us By: John Krafcik, CEO Our self-driving vehicles just crossed 10 million miles driven on public roads. When it comes to driving, experience is the best teacher, and that experience is even more valuable when it’s varied and challenging. These millions of miles were driven in 25 cities… Continue reading Where the next 10 million miles will take us
Getting ready for more early riders in Phoenix
Getting ready for more early riders in Phoenix By: Ellice Perez, Head of Operations We launched our early rider program in Phoenix in April 2017, and today, hundreds of riders are using our fully self-driving vehicles to get around every day, with even more joining throughout the summer. To run this self-driving service, we rely on… Continue reading Getting ready for more early riders in Phoenix
Google I/O Recap: Turning self-driving cars from science fiction into reality with the help of AI
Google I/O Recap: Turning self-driving cars from science fiction into reality with the help of AI By: Dmitri Dolgov, CTO and VP of Engineering This morning, we took the stage at Google I/O, Google’s annual developer conference, to share details on how Waymo is using artificial intelligence (AI) to make fully self-driving cars a reality. If… Continue reading Google I/O Recap: Turning self-driving cars from science fiction into reality with the help of AI
Meet our newest self-driving vehicle: the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE
Meet our newest self-driving vehicle: the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE Today Waymo and Jaguar Land Rover are announcing an electrifying new partnership. We’re joining forces to design and engineer the world’s first premium electric fully self-driving vehicle, built for Waymo’s transportation service. This new self-driving Jaguar I-PACE blends Jaguar’s knack for innovative design with Waymo’s cutting-edge self-driving… Continue reading Meet our newest self-driving vehicle: the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE
Same driver, different vehicle: Bringing Waymo self-driving technology to trucks
Same driver, different vehicle: Bringing Waymo self-driving technology to trucks Waymo’s mission has always been to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. So far, the focus has mostly been on people; last fall we put the world’s first fleet of fully self-driving cars on public roads in the Phoenix area.… Continue reading Same driver, different vehicle: Bringing Waymo self-driving technology to trucks
Recreating the self-driving experience: the making of the Waymo 360° video
Recreating the self-driving experience: the making of the Waymo 360° video To bring Waymo’s technology to life, we leaned on the unique format of 360 video. By Meiling Tan, Head of Marketing, Waymo Waymo has been working on self-driving technology since our early days at Google in 2009. Today, we have the world’s first and only… Continue reading Recreating the self-driving experience: the making of the Waymo 360° video
Waymo reaches 5 million self-driven miles
Waymo reaches 5 million self-driven miles The Waymo odometer rolled over to 5,000,000 in February: our self-driving cars have now covered five million miles on public roads. That’s a major milestone. Yet what’s really exciting for us is how we’re picking up speed. Our 1st million miles took six years to complete. Our 4th million… Continue reading Waymo reaches 5 million self-driven miles
The world’s longest and toughest ongoing driving test
Over the past nine years, we’ve put our vehicles through the world’s longest and toughest ongoing driving test. Each day our vehicles can be found test driving on closed courses, on public roads, and in simulation. Waymo’s testing program is a critical aspect to building a safe and capable driver: it lets us extend our… Continue reading The world’s longest and toughest ongoing driving test