The incident of harassment of an autonomous car in the USA was accidentally filmed and documented: the Waymo vehicle can fight back. A team from a US television network filmed the incident Phoenix coincidentally where a Waymo autonomous car was attacked by two younger people. The two people brought the car to a stop, as… Continue reading Molested Waymo car fights back
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Waymo: End of Chrysler Pacificas & Waymo One in Austin
Google sister Waymo announced some changes recently. So you have sent a car model into retirement and dedicated to new cities. Waymo has his Chrysler Pacifica models now retired. The all-electric Jaguar I-Pace vehicles will complement the fleet. They will drive the tours that previously drove the Chrysler Pacifica models. So also in the suburbs… Continue reading Waymo: End of Chrysler Pacificas & Waymo One in Austin
Lyft hails new leadership, layoffs come for Lucid and Waymo retires its self-driving minivan
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the full edition of the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point… Continue reading Lyft hails new leadership, layoffs come for Lucid and Waymo retires its self-driving minivan
Waymo brings its fleet of new self-driving SUVs to Austin
The fifth-generation autonomous vehicles are getting a big test. Waymo is bringing a fleet of driverless cars to Austin, Texas as a test of its new fifth-generation automated driving system. The vehicles will be tested all over the city, including downtown, the Capitol, Market District and other locations. The vehicles that Waymo is testing in… Continue reading Waymo brings its fleet of new self-driving SUVs to Austin
Expanding Waymo’s testing to the city that keeps it weird
On October 20, 2015, Steve Mahan, who is legally blind, became the first person in the world to ride in a fully autonomous vehicle—with no human driver behind the wheel. And he did so on residential streets in Austin, in Waymo’s Firefly prototype vehicle—the first generation of our Waymo Driver.Since then, tens of thousands more… Continue reading Expanding Waymo’s testing to the city that keeps it weird
If cars could talk, they’d warn you about danger ahead, like this new system
A new combination of safety features is already delivering alerts to millions of vehicles, improving the safety of everything from first responders to delivery vans in your neighborhood. The manufacturer expects automakers around the world to add the feature to their vehicles soon. The system combines digital alerts with advanced emergency lighting to warn vehicles… Continue reading If cars could talk, they’d warn you about danger ahead, like this new system
Waymo retires its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan
More than five years ago, a newly minted Waymo took the wraps off of what would become its first commercialized autonomous vehicle: a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan loaded with sensors and software. Now, the minivan, a symbol of the early and hypey AV days, is headed for retirement as Waymo transitions its fleet to the… Continue reading Waymo retires its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan
Waymo to retire Chrysler hybrids in transition to all-electric robotaxis, including ZEEKR EV
Robotaxi developer Waymo will soon be operating an all-electric fleet of fifth-generation Waymo Driver as it is retiring its fourth-generation tech utilized on Chrysler Pacifica hybrids. Looking ahead, Waymo will deploy the Jaguar I-Pace EVs as it continues to develop future autonomous vehicles with Geely and its all-electric ZEEKR brand. Waymo was launched in 2009… Continue reading Waymo to retire Chrysler hybrids in transition to all-electric robotaxis, including ZEEKR EV
Waymo’s driverless taxi fleet will soon be completely electric
The company is ditching hybrid Chrysler vans in favor of Jaguar EVs. You won’t have to worry about burning fossil fuels if you hail a Waymo One ride in the near future. Waymo is phasing out its hybrid Chrysler Pacifica vans in the Phoenix East Valley area in favor of the Jaguar I-Pace EV, making… Continue reading Waymo’s driverless taxi fleet will soon be completely electric
Waymo retires its Chrysler Pacifica minivans as it switches to an all-electric robotaxi fleet
/ The Alphabet-owned AV operator said it would phase out its autonomous minivans in favor of the all-electric Jaguar I-Pace SUV. Waymo’s minivans at its Arizona depot in 2018.Image: Waymo Waymo’s Chrysler Pacificas are heading off into the sunset. On Thursday, the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle operator announced it was phasing out the plug-in hybrid minivans… Continue reading Waymo retires its Chrysler Pacifica minivans as it switches to an all-electric robotaxi fleet