Source: Waymo Waymo and Toyota have announced a partnership aimed at competing with Tesla in the development of personally owned self-driving vehicles. Waymo is already widely regarded as the market leader in autonomous driving, as it currently provides approximately 250,000 autonomous paid rides per week in the few markets where it operates. Tesla is playing… Continue reading Waymo and Toyota partner to go after Tesla with personal self-driving vehicles
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Waymo, Toyota strike partnership to bring self-driving tech to personal vehicles
A Waymo self-driving car, seen with a driver, stops at a red light outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 31, 2025. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Alphabet-owned Waymo and Toyota on Tuesday announced a preliminary partnership to explore bringing robotaxi tech to personally-owned vehicles. “The companies will… Continue reading Waymo, Toyota strike partnership to bring self-driving tech to personal vehicles
@Toyota: Toyota and Waymo Outline Strategic Partnership to Advance Autonomous Driving Deployment
Apr. 30, 2025 News Release Management Toyota Motor CorporationWaymo Tokyo, JAPAN―Toyota Motor Corporation (“Toyota”) and Waymo reached a preliminary agreement to explore a collaboration focused on accelerating the development and deployment of autonomous driving technologies. Woven by Toyota will also join the potential collaboration as Toyota’s strategic enabler, contributing its strengths in advanced software and… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota and Waymo Outline Strategic Partnership to Advance Autonomous Driving Deployment
Clean Technica: Why Did Tesla Stock [TSLA] Rise Again?003998
Sign up for CleanTechnica’s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott’s in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! Tesla stock [NASDAQ:TSLA] is up almost 12% in the past 5 days. This is after a drop the week before, but even looking back one month, the… Continue reading Clean Technica: Why Did Tesla Stock [TSLA] Rise Again?003998
Waymo and Toyota are dating — if they get serious, a new autonomous vehicle could be created
Waymo and Toyota have agreed to explore a possible deal that could one day lead to a new vehicle designed for ride-hailing and even bring self-driving tech into consumer cars. The two companies have signed a preliminary agreement to look into developing and deploying an autonomous vehicle platform, according to a blog posted by Waymo.… Continue reading Waymo and Toyota are dating — if they get serious, a new autonomous vehicle could be created
Clean Technica: More Flaws in the Robotaxi Revolution Dream003995
Sign up for CleanTechnica’s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott’s in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 27th April 2025, 07:35 pm I published an article the other day on flaws in the robotaxi revolution dream. It was based on a… Continue reading Clean Technica: More Flaws in the Robotaxi Revolution Dream003995
USA: Tesla, Waymo and Co. have to report less accidents
The US Transport Ministry has decided on new regulations for autonomous vehicles. Manufacturers now have to report accidents less often. ((Autonomous driving,, Electric car))) Go to source
Waymo founder: Tesla hoped to compete with Waymo, but failed utterly and completely for 10 yrs
Source: Waymo John Krafcik, Waymo founder and former CEO, clapped back at Tesla CEO Elon Musk after his comments on Waymo at Tesla’s earnings earlier this week. He brought a little dose of reality to Musk’s delusions. During Tesla’s earnings call, CEO Elon Musk made a bunch of new claims about updated timelines for Tesla… Continue reading Waymo founder: Tesla hoped to compete with Waymo, but failed utterly and completely for 10 yrs
California overhauling self-driving vehicle regulations governing Waymo, Tesla, Zoox and others
Waymo self-driving cars with roof-mounted sensor arrays traveling near palm trees and modern buildings along the Embarcadero, San Francisco, California, February 21, 2025. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images New rules for testing and deployment of self-driving vehicles are on the way in the state of California. The California DMV announced on Friday… Continue reading California overhauling self-driving vehicle regulations governing Waymo, Tesla, Zoox and others
Waymo reports 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in U.S.
A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 9, 2022. Paresh Dave | Reuters Alphabet reported Thursday that Waymo, its autonomous vehicle unit, is now delivering more than 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in the U.S. CEO Sundar Pichai said Waymo has options in terms of… Continue reading Waymo reports 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in U.S.