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
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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 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
Guided by the flow: The role of aerodynamics in shaping the Waymo Driver
It’s essential to understand the aerodynamics of the different vehicle platforms on which Waymo’s autonomous driving technology is applied to build and operate an efficient system – especially when running at full capacity in various conditions such as rain, fog, snow, or extreme temperatures. By using physical tests and state-of-the-art simulation tools, we can optimize… Continue reading Guided by the flow: The role of aerodynamics in shaping the Waymo Driver
Expanding Waymo’s testing to the city that keeps it weird
On October 20, 2015, Steve Mahan, who is legally blind, became the first person in the world to ride in a fully autonomous vehicle—with no human driver behind the wheel. And he did so on residential streets in Austin, in Waymo’s Firefly prototype vehicle—the first generation of our Waymo Driver.Since then, tens of thousands more… Continue reading Expanding Waymo’s testing to the city that keeps it weird
Paving the way toward a fully electric ride-hailing fleet
With this fleet update, we are also proud to join the White House EV Acceleration Challenge to support the administration’s efforts in this historic transition to electric vehicles. For many, hailing a fully autonomous ride with Waymo may be the easiest way to access an EV. Our growing ride-hailing service not only increases sustainable transportation… Continue reading Paving the way toward a fully electric ride-hailing fleet
A Blueprint for AV Safety: Waymo’s Toolkit For Building a Credible Safety Case
For many years, Waymo has relied on an established safety framework — a comprehensive set of methodologies that we use to assess the safety of our technology and operations and that guides the deployment of the Waymo Driver. Our robust safety framework has enabled us to launch the world’s first fully autonomous ride-hail service, Waymo… Continue reading A Blueprint for AV Safety: Waymo’s Toolkit For Building a Credible Safety Case
Driving Research Forward: The Waymo Open Dataset Updates and 2023 Challenges
Waymo’s recent technology advancements and rapid expansion across Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles wouldn’t be possible without the underlying innovative research that helps drive our progress forward. As a pioneer in the AV industry, we have continuously contributed to the research community through publishing and expanding the Waymo Open Dataset — one of the… Continue reading Driving Research Forward: The Waymo Open Dataset Updates and 2023 Challenges
New vibes for your rides with iHeartRadio
Waymo has teamed up with iHeartRadio to provide a new in-car audio experience for Waymo One trips in our Jaguar I-PACE vehicles. Our thousands of riders in San Francisco and Downtown Phoenix can now pick a vibe for their ride by simply selecting “Music” on the passenger screens. Riders can choose from a selection of… Continue reading New vibes for your rides with iHeartRadio
First Million Rider-Only Miles: How the Waymo Driver is Improving Road Safety
Waymo has achieved many global industry firsts. Each time we delight our riders and deliver on our mission safely, we are proudest. In January, we accomplished another first: we exceeded one million miles on public roads with no human behind the wheel. To put this into perspective, this equates to 40 trips around the Earth,… Continue reading First Million Rider-Only Miles: How the Waymo Driver is Improving Road Safety
Why I Ride with Waymo: Erik
Editor’s note: As a single dad in San Francisco, Erik needs a safe and reliable transportation method to get his kids around the city. Enter Waymo One. Since becoming a Trusted Tester over a year ago, Erik has taken over 450 rides with the Waymo Driver and has seen a marked improvement from then to… Continue reading Why I Ride with Waymo: Erik