Why I Ride with Waymo: Dalibor

Dalibor – thanks for taking the time to chat with us. Mind starting out with a little background on yourself? Yes, I’m Dalibor, and I’m 23 years old. I’ve been living in San Francisco for just over a year now in Outer Richmond, and so far, it’s been great. I currently work as a barista… Continue reading Why I Ride with Waymo: Dalibor

Taking our next step in the City by the Bay

This morning in San Francisco, a fully autonomous all-electric Jaguar I-PACE, with no human driver behind the wheel, picked up a Waymo engineer to get their morning coffee and go to work. Since sharing that we were ready to take the next step and begin testing fully autonomous operations in the city, we’ve begun fully… Continue reading Taking our next step in the City by the Bay

Uber: bp and Uber to Drive Delivery Growth With Global Strategic Partnership

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, bp (NYSE: BP) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) are announcing a new global strategic convenience delivery partnership, extending their existing local arrangements to reach more consumers across the world. Together, the partners will offer a huge range of quality convenience products, including fresh and prepared ranges, from select retail locations. bp… Continue reading Uber: bp and Uber to Drive Delivery Growth With Global Strategic Partnership

To our fellow San Franciscans

Our mission at Waymo is to make it safer and easier for people and things to get where they’re going. It’s in our name, which originated from the belief that there must be a better way forward in mobility. Here in San Francisco, we are privileged to share the road with everyone who makes up… Continue reading To our fellow San Franciscans

Grab, Intellect and Ngee Ann Polytechnic to Offer New Mental Wellness Programme for Gig Workers

The collaboration aims to advocate greater mental health awareness among gig workers, who may  confront increased stress due to heightened consumer demands.  SINGAPORE, 10 March 2022 – Grab Singapore, a leading superapp in Southeast Asia, Intellect,  Asia’s fastest growing mental health tech company, and Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) have teamed up  to launch a new… Continue reading Grab, Intellect and Ngee Ann Polytechnic to Offer New Mental Wellness Programme for Gig Workers

Expanding the Waymo Open Dataset with new labels and challenges

We launched the Waymo Open Dataset back in 2019 as one of the largest and most diverse autonomous driving datasets ever released for research. At the time, it consisted of multimodal sensor data from 1,000 driving segments. As a result of the overwhelmingly positive reception and high engagement, we have continuously evolved the dataset beyond… Continue reading Expanding the Waymo Open Dataset with new labels and challenges

Grab Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results

Strong end to 2021 with another record quarter and year in Gross Merchandise Value (“GMV”), exceeding the high end of full year 2021 guidance range 2021 GMV grew 29% year-over-year (“YoY”) to $16.1 billion, and Q4 GMV grew 26% YoY to $4.5 billion Deliveries continues to outperform with GMV growing 56% YoY in 2021, and… Continue reading Grab Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results

Uber: Uber CEO to Participate in Keynote Hosted by Morgan Stanley

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced that Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO, will participate in a keynote at the 2022 Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on Monday, March 7, 2022. Mr. Khosrowshahi is scheduled to appear at 3:00pm PT (6:00pm ET). A live audio webcast of the event will be available on… Continue reading Uber: Uber CEO to Participate in Keynote Hosted by Morgan Stanley

February 24, 2022 Motional and Via launch on-demand robotaxi service in Las Vegas

February 24, 2022 Motional and Via launch on-demand robotaxi service in Las Vegas February 24, 2022 (Las Vegas, NV) — Motional, a global driverless technology leader, and Via, the global leader in TransitTech, today announce the launch of a new robotaxi service in Las Vegas, which will provide free self-driving rides to passengers in downtown… Continue reading February 24, 2022 Motional and Via launch on-demand robotaxi service in Las Vegas