Detroit — Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 involving Teslas, according to statistics released Wednesday by U.S. safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cautioned against using the numbers to compare automakers, saying it didn’t weight them by the number of vehicles from each manufacturer that use… Continue reading Nearly 400 crashes of automated tech vehicles, feds say
Tag: Waymo/Google
Global Autonomous Trucking Market Analysis Report 2022-2027: Leading Vendors, Strategies, Products, and Service Offerings
DUBLIN, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “Autonomous Trucking Market by Infrastructure, Trucking Type and Business Model 2022 – 2027” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report assesses the autonomous trucking market, including leading vendors, strategies, products, and service offerings. The report evaluates autonomous trucking by autonomy level, powertrain type, components, and supporting… Continue reading Global Autonomous Trucking Market Analysis Report 2022-2027: Leading Vendors, Strategies, Products, and Service Offerings
US releases new driver-assist crash data, and surprise, it’s mostly Tesla
The federal government released two new reports highlighting — for the first time — crashes and fatalities involving autonomous vehicles (AV) and vehicles equipped with advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS). Tesla reported the most crashes involving driver-assist technology, while Alphabet’s Waymo disclosed the most incidents involving its autonomous vehicles. Car and tech companies insist these technologies… Continue reading US releases new driver-assist crash data, and surprise, it’s mostly Tesla
Why I Ride with Waymo: Candace
Hey Candace – thanks for taking the time to chat. Could you start by telling us a little bit about yourself? I live in the Sunset and just moved here in the beginning of September last year, so pretty recently. I was previously living in Boston for school, where I graduated earlier this year with… Continue reading Why I Ride with Waymo: Candace
Waymo hooks up with Uber Freight
Industry leader Waymo is one of the last companies to use Uber Freight for autonomous trucks. The transport service provider Uber and the Google sister company Waymo don’t like each other Absolutely. Uber hired Anthony Levandowski, who was still stealing important data from Google when he switched to Uber. This resulted in two lawsuits against… Continue reading Waymo hooks up with Uber Freight
Do autonomous cars need special license plates?
Do autonomous vehicles need their own license plate and why? The day may come when autonomous cars will be the norm and manual vehicles will be the exception. But it’s not that far yet – not for a long time. Just ten years ago, the term “autonomous driving” was still relatively unknown and only in… Continue reading Do autonomous cars need special license plates?
Uber and Waymo are working together on long-haul autonomous trucking
Waymo and Uber have signed a long-term, strategic partnership to collaborate on long-haul autonomous trucking. They’ll blend Waymo’s self-driving tech with Uber Freight’s network. The idea is to help customers deploy autonomous trucks more efficiently. Those who buy trucks equipped with the Waymo Driver system will be able to tap into Uber Freight’s marketplace technology,… Continue reading Uber and Waymo are working together on long-haul autonomous trucking
Waymo’s robotic taxi escapes red-light crash
A Waymo autonomous car avoided an accident in which a human misbehaved. A red light violation happens again and again. Every 20 minutes in the US, according to the US Department of Transportation (DOT). Around 9,000 people have fallen victim to this behavior in the last ten years. The vehicle from Waymo noticed such an… Continue reading Waymo’s robotic taxi escapes red-light crash
Waymo Via and Uber Freight partner up for the long haul
Waymo Via, the delivery division of Alphabet’s self-driving unit, is embarking on a long-term, strategic partnership with Uber Freight, Uber’s logistics spinout. As part of the agreement, Waymo is committing to reserve billions of miles of its “goods-only,” driverless capacity for the Uber Freight network. Over the past year, Waymo Via has lined up other… Continue reading Waymo Via and Uber Freight partner up for the long haul
Uber: Uber Freight and Waymo Via Partner to Accelerate the Future of Logistics
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Freight and Waymo Via today announced a long-term strategic partnership to connect their technologies and deploy autonomous trucks at scale on the Uber Freight network. This partnership brings together the power of Waymo’s autonomous driving technology with the scale of Uber Freight’s network and leading marketplace technology, unlocking a roadmap for the… Continue reading Uber: Uber Freight and Waymo Via Partner to Accelerate the Future of Logistics