Fully autonomous vehicles were once the unimaginable future. For many San Franciscans they’re now a daily reality and an essential mode of transportation. Since late 2022, thousands of SF residents across all neighborhoods have relied on our fully autonomous Waymo One service to get around the city 24/7. Now, we’re making the experience available to… Continue reading Waymo’s next chapter in San Francisco
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Making green transportation accessible to all
We all make choices every day that affect the climate, but one of the biggest is how we get around. As a zero-emission ride-hailing service, Waymo One can make that decision easy. In California, transportation accounts for about half the state’s greenhouse gas emissions, when you include fuel production. Cities across the country have set… Continue reading Making green transportation accessible to all
Grab Awards Scholarships and Bursaries to over 50 Driver- and Delivery-Partners’ Children in Singapore
Grab recently awarded the first batch of its 2023 Grab Emerald Circle Scholarships and Bursaries to 53 outstanding children of Grab driver- and delivery-partners. The beneficiaries include 9 scholarship recipients who received up to $10,000 each for their local university expenses, as well as 44 bursary recipients who received between $150 and $400 to support… Continue reading Grab Awards Scholarships and Bursaries to over 50 Driver- and Delivery-Partners’ Children in Singapore
The Waymo Driver’s Rapid Learning Curve
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
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
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