Imagine if you could automatically learn from the driving experiences of others on the road, absorbing knowledge about all the complicated scenarios they’ve encountered. The Waymo Driver covers tens of thousands of miles — equivalent to a lifetime of human driving experience — in a matter of days; in simulation, it does so in minutes.… Continue reading The Waymo Driver’s Rapid Learning Curve
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Waymo One heads to Austin
It’s official. Austin will be Waymo’s fourth major ride-hail city, joining Metro Phoenix, San Francisco and Los Angeles, as we continue to expand and build momentum for our commercial ride-hail business. For the past few months, our team tested in and around downtown in our all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles to reacquaint the generalizable Waymo Driver… Continue reading Waymo One heads to Austin
Doubling down on Waymo One
At Waymo, we’re developing a generalizable, fully autonomous Driver – the Waymo Driver – designed to integrate with a variety of vehicle platforms and commercial applications including ride-hailing, trucking, local delivery, and personal car ownership. Given the tremendous momentum and substantial commercial opportunity we’re seeing on the ride-hailing front, we’ve made the decision to focus… Continue reading Doubling down on Waymo One
Past the limit: Studying how often drivers speed in San Francisco and Phoenix
Speeding is one of the leading causes of death on the road. In 2020, speeding was a contributing factor in 11,258 deaths and 308,013 injuries, accounting for nearly one-third of all traffic fatalities and 13% of injuries in the U.S., according to the NHTSA. Safety initiatives such as Vision Zero have been instrumental in helping… Continue reading Past the limit: Studying how often drivers speed in San Francisco and Phoenix
The Waymo Driver is already improving road safety
Excitement and caution often go hand-in-hand when a new, transformative technology is introduced. I’ve seen it many times in my career while working on innovative rocket launches, commercial space satellites, and now autonomous driving in my role as Chief Safety Officer at Waymo. Case in point, when it comes to Waymo’s autonomous vehicles, I hear… Continue reading The Waymo Driver is already improving road safety
Waymo at CVPR 2023: At the cutting-edge of autonomous driving research
We’re excited to announce Waymo’s participation in the 50th Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), where we will present our latest work in autonomous driving research. At this year’s CVPR, our team will present five papers that advance the state of the art in computer vision. We will host and participate in several… Continue reading Waymo at CVPR 2023: At the cutting-edge of autonomous driving research
Waymo and Uber partner to bring Waymo’s autonomous driving technology to the Uber platform
Today, Waymo and Uber are excited to announce a new, multi-year strategic partnership to make the Waymo Driver available to more people via the Uber platform starting in Phoenix.Since both companies were founded in 2009, Waymo and Uber have in their own ways each revolutionized access to mobility. Now, we’re partnering to bring together Waymo’s… Continue reading Waymo and Uber partner to bring Waymo’s autonomous driving technology to the Uber platform
Keeping riders and other road users safe with Safe Exit features
When arriving at your destination and opening the door, how often do you stop to think who might be on the other side? According to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, collisions with bicyclists when a vehicle’s door opens into moving traffic, or “dooring,” is the second most common collision that results in injury or… Continue reading Keeping riders and other road users safe with Safe Exit features
Waymo One doubles service area in Phoenix and continues growing in San Francisco
We’re significantly expanding our Waymo One ride-hailing service area in Metro Phoenix and growing in San Francisco to connect more communities and serve more riders.In Metro Phoenix, one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S., we’re doubling our Waymo One service area and connecting our downtown and East Valley territories. This expansion will include… Continue reading Waymo One doubles service area in Phoenix and continues growing in San Francisco
Waymo and Uber partner to bring Waymo’s autonomous driving technology to the Uber platform
Today, Waymo and Uber are excited to announce a new, multi-year strategic partnership to make the Waymo Driver available to more people via the Uber platform starting in Phoenix. Since both companies were founded in 2009, Waymo and Uber have in their own ways each revolutionized access to mobility. Now, we’re partnering to bring together… Continue reading Waymo and Uber partner to bring Waymo’s autonomous driving technology to the Uber platform