Experience is the best teacher, no matter if you’re learning to drive a car or getting to know a new city. The Waymo Driver — our core set of technology comprised of hardware and software that enables autonomous driving — has multiple lifetimes of experience navigating the real world and helping people and things get… Continue reading Road trip! How our cross-country testing helps advance the Waymo Driver
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The Waymo Driver: now available on Uber in Phoenix
Good news, Phoenix. There’s now another way to catch a ride with the Waymo Driver.Starting today, Uber customers can get matched with a fully autonomous, all-electric Waymo ride — with no human driver behind the wheel—in the 225+ square miles of Metro Phoenix where Waymo currently operates. When an Uber customer requests an UberX, Uber… Continue reading The Waymo Driver: now available on Uber in Phoenix
Waymo advances AI research with our multifunctional Waymax simulator
At Waymo we are continuously pushing the boundaries of AI innovation and contributing to the research community, which is why today we are announcing Waymax – a lightweight simulator developed specifically for autonomous driving research. For over a decade, Waymo has been addressing complex AI and ML challenges in autonomous driving, robotics and computer vision.… Continue reading Waymo advances AI research with our multifunctional Waymax simulator
Uber: Uber Announces Date of Third Quarter 2023 Results Conference Call
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss its third quarter 2023 financial results on Tuesday, November 7th 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 Third Quarter 2023 Results Conference Call
Grab Brings More Affordable Features to Singapore Foodies
New features aimed at making GrabFood more accessible to more budget and value-conscious consumers Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, today unveiled new product innovations to offer GrabFood users more options at lower price points. The move is aimed at reaching out to more budget and value-conscious consumers who do not typically consider food delivery services… Continue reading Grab Brings More Affordable Features to Singapore Foodies
Uber: Uber Announces New Chief Financial Officer
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced that Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah will join the company as Chief Financial Officer on November 13, 2023. Mr. Mahendra-Rajah is currently Chief Financial Officer of Analog Devices (ADI). At ADI, he set financial strategy and oversaw the company’s global finance organization, with responsibility for financial management, planning, controls,… Continue reading Uber: Uber Announces New Chief Financial Officer
Waymo One is going on tour in Los Angeles
Waymo One, our 24/7 autonomous ride-hailing service, is going on tour across Los Angeles. Beginning in October, residents and visitors will have a chance to score early access tickets to take fully autonomous Waymo One rides in LA neighborhoods ahead of a wider service launch. Starting beachside in Santa Monica and Venice, the Waymo One… Continue reading Waymo One is going on tour in Los Angeles
Thrifty Launches FlexiConnect with Ridecell to Bring Greater Visibility and Reliability to UK Pool Fleets
FlexiConnect makes it easier to run UK pool fleets with a bespoke smartphone app that facilitates keyless entry and ignition New service offers a viable alternative to running an owned or leased pool fleet or grey fleet policy, offering high-specification fully maintained vehicles Latest technology built on the Ridecell Fleet Transformation Cloud allows users instant… Continue reading Thrifty Launches FlexiConnect with Ridecell to Bring Greater Visibility and Reliability to UK Pool Fleets
Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are significantly safer than human-driven ones, says new research led by Swiss Re
Waymo and Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurers, partnered in 2022 to advance risk assessment methodologies and approaches to evaluating safety of autonomous vehicles. Today, we’re sharing new research led by Swiss Re which shows Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are significantly safer than those driven by humans. In the over 3.8 million miles… Continue reading Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are significantly safer than human-driven ones, says new research led by Swiss Re
Grab Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results
Q2 2023 Revenue grew 77% year-over-year to $567 million[1] Q2 2023 Loss for the period improved by 74% year-over-year to $148 million Q2 2023 Adjusted EBITDA improved by 92% year-over-year to $(20) million Group Adjusted EBITDA breakeven guidance brought forward to Q3 2023 from Q4 2023 SINGAPORE, August 23, 2023 – Grab Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:… Continue reading Grab Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results