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
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Global Autonomous Vehicle Market to 2028: Players Include AB Volvo, Daimler, Ford Motor and Uber Technologies
DUBLIN, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The “Autonomous Vehicle Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global autonomous vehicle market size reached US$ 58.5 Billion in 2022. Looking forward, the publisher expects the market to reach US$ 411.3 Billion by 2028, exhibiting a… Continue reading Global Autonomous Vehicle Market to 2028: Players Include AB Volvo, Daimler, Ford Motor and Uber Technologies
German Manager Magazin: Argo AI: The comeback of Bryan Salesky and Peter Rander after their disaster with Volkswagen002370
His startup, Argo AI, was one of the most promising companies trying its hand at robocar technology. Software genius Bryan Salesky (43) was supposed to develop the technology for autonomous driving for two car companies, Volkswagen and ford each took a 40 percent stake in Argo AI. But the car manufacturers lost the billion-euro bet… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Argo AI: The comeback of Bryan Salesky and Peter Rander after their disaster with Volkswagen002370
Waze is making it easier for EV owners to find compatible charging points
Google-owned mapping app Waze is adding a new feature that seeks to help EV owners find a compatible charger en route. Users, once they have entered their vehicle model and plug type into the app, will be able to find the nearest EV charging stations, Waze said Tuesday. To avoid outdated and unreliable information about… Continue reading Waze is making it easier for EV owners to find compatible charging points
Waze is adding electric vehicle charging stations to its route planning tool
/ The Google-owned navigation tool says its EV charging locator will be the most accurate thanks to its crowdsourced map editing feature. Image: Waze Electric vehicle owners who prefer Waze to other navigation tools, rejoice: the Google-owned company is adding EV charging stations to its route planning tools in an effort to improve the experience… Continue reading Waze is adding electric vehicle charging stations to its route planning tool
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
Argo AI founders launch new project with autonomous trucks
After startup is before startup: what are the founders of Argo AI doing now? The founders of the now closed start-up Argo AI, which specialized in autonomous vehicles and was backed by Ford and Volkswagen, have launched a new company. This focuses on autonomous truck transport and ride-hailing services and is based in Pittsburgh in… Continue reading Argo AI founders launch new project with autonomous trucks
Guidehouse Insights Names Mobileye, Waymo, Baidu, and Cruise Leading Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Vendors
ADS technology continues to progress, but it is only one piece of a much larger and more complex puzzle BOULDER, Colo., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — A new report from Guidehouse Insights assesses the relative strengths of the global participants in the emerging automated driving systems (ADS) market and evaluates companies that are developing Level 4… Continue reading Guidehouse Insights Names Mobileye, Waymo, Baidu, and Cruise Leading Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Vendors
Waymo: Autonomously over a million injury-free miles
Waymo recently stated that it has clocked up a million miles with no human safety drivers and no injuries. The Google sister Waymo is the leading company in the field of autonomous driving. They were the first to reach the million autonomous miles and they were the first to offer a robotic taxi in the… Continue reading Waymo: Autonomously over a million injury-free miles
Waymo cuts 200 employees after second round of layoffs
Alphabet’s Waymo has issued its second round of layoffs this year, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Combined with the initial cuts in January, the self-driving technology company has let go of 8% or 209 employees of its workforce. The layoffs — mostly engineering roles — are part of a broader organizational restructure that follows a… Continue reading Waymo cuts 200 employees after second round of layoffs