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
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Grab to acquire Trans-cab through its GrabRentals arm
SINGAPORE, 20 July, 2023 — Grab Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GRAB) and Trans-cab Holdings Ltd (“Trans-cab”) today announced the signing of an agreement for Grab Rentals Pte. Ltd. to acquire 100% of the shares in Trans-cab. Trans-cab is Singapore’s third largest taxi operator, a familiar and well-respected local brand that has been serving Singaporeans since 2003.… Continue reading Grab to acquire Trans-cab through its GrabRentals arm
Uber: Uber Announces Date of Second Quarter 2023 Results Conference Call
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss its second quarter 2023 financial results on Tuesday, August 1st at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time (8:00 a.m. Eastern Time). A live webcast of the conference call and earnings release materials can be found on Uber’s Investor Relations website at investor.uber.com.… Continue reading Uber: Uber Announces Date of Second Quarter 2023 Results Conference Call
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
Ridecell Introduces Fleet Transformation Cloud™ to Accelerate Digital Transformation of Fleet-based Businesses
New Automation Solutions Revolutionize Vehicle Lifecycle Management, Optimize Sustainability, and Fuel Groundbreaking Mobility Solutions SAN FRANCISCO, CA – June 21, 2023 Ridecell, the leading company powering digital transformation for fleet-driven businesses, today announced the Ridecell Fleet Transformation Cloud™, the world’s first industry cloud that simplifies fleet operations, maximizes fleet utilization and unlocks big data insights… Continue reading Ridecell Introduces Fleet Transformation Cloud™ to Accelerate Digital Transformation of Fleet-based Businesses
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
Grab Introduces GrabFood Dine-in BETA
GrabFood today announced GrabFood Dine-in BETA, a new feature to make it more convenient for consumers to discover, decide on and travel to their next dining venue, and can drive more consumers and potential new sales to Grab merchant-partners. Singapore, 1 June 2023 – GrabFood today announced GrabFood Dine-in BETA, a new feature to help… Continue reading Grab Introduces GrabFood Dine-in BETA
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