Just months after a CEO shakeup, Waymo is officially halting sales of its custom sensors to third parties. The move sees the Alphabet-owned self-driving company unwinding a business operation just two years into its lifespan. Waymo confirmed the decision to Reuters, adding that it’s now focusing on deploying its Waymo Driver tech across its Waymo… Continue reading Waymo will stop selling its self-driving LiDAR sensors to other companies
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Waymo will no longer sell its ‘Laser Bear Honeycomb’ lidar sensors to other companies
Waymo is getting out of the lidar selling business. The Alphabet-owned company said it would no longer sell its laser sensors to other companies, ending a nearly three-year-old revenue stream for the self-driving leader. The news was first reported by The Information. Lidar, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, are laser sensors that are… Continue reading Waymo will no longer sell its ‘Laser Bear Honeycomb’ lidar sensors to other companies
Google self-driving spinoff Waymo is now letting San Francisco residents hail a ride in a Jaguar robotaxi
Google self-driving spinoff Waymo is now offering robotaxi rides to the public in San Francisco. Waymo’s Trusted Tester program will let residents hail a ride in an all-electric Jaguar vehicle. All of the rides will still have a back-up driver onboard to take the wheel in case of emergencies. Loading Something is loading. San Francisco… Continue reading Google self-driving spinoff Waymo is now letting San Francisco residents hail a ride in a Jaguar robotaxi
Change Suite · 5:31 PM UTCGoogle self-driving spinoff Waymo begins testing with public in San FranciscoAlphabet Inc’s Waymo has started taking a few S…
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Waymo has started taking a few San Franciscans on rides in its self-driving sport utility vehicles and hopes to open the robotaxis to anyone in the city in less than the three years it took to launch in its only other market. Waymo’s announcement on Tuesday… Continue reading Change Suite · 5:31 PM UTCGoogle self-driving spinoff Waymo begins testing with public in San FranciscoAlphabet Inc’s Waymo has started taking a few S…
Waymo launches robotaxi service in San Francisco
Waymo, the self-driving vehicle company under Alphabet, has launched a robotaxi service that will be open to certain vetted riders in San Francisco. On Tuesday, the company officially kicked off its Waymo One Trusted Tester program in the city with a fleet of all-electric Jaguar I-PACEs equipped with the company’s fifth generation of its autonomous… Continue reading Waymo launches robotaxi service in San Francisco
DisruptedA secret weapon for self-driving car startups: Humans10:06 AM UTC
FREMONT, Calif., Aug 23 (Reuters) – Self-driving startups like Cruise and Pony.ai have begun testing their driverless cars in some parts of California in the past year, with an additional feature: Human operators. While there is no driver behind the wheel, the passenger seat is occupied by a safety operator who “has a red button… Continue reading DisruptedA secret weapon for self-driving car startups: Humans10:06 AM UTC
Google Maps: New feature may display toll prices
GettyImages Google Maps may soon tell you not just which road routes have tolls in case you wish to avoid them, but also automatically display how much each toll costs. Having up-to-date information about tolls could be a major bonus for Google Maps users, allowing drivers to be more selective about which routes to take… Continue reading Google Maps: New feature may display toll prices
Global and China L4 Autonomous Driving Report 2021: L4 Autonomous Driving for Commercial Vehicles Enters the Phase of Cross-Scenario Mass Production and Application
DUBLIN, Aug. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The “Global and China L4 Autonomous Driving and Start-ups Report, 2021″ report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. In April 2021, Waymo’s CEO and CFO left the company. In addition, the Chief Safety Officer, head of manufacturing and global supply and general manager of Laser Bear LiDAR business, head… Continue reading Global and China L4 Autonomous Driving Report 2021: L4 Autonomous Driving for Commercial Vehicles Enters the Phase of Cross-Scenario Mass Production and Application
Waymo’s autonomous vehicles have clocked 20 million miles on public roads
Although other companies that are working on autonomous driving might get more attention, Waymo is still hard at work on the technology. The Alphabet subsidiary just provided an update on its Waymo Driver AI as well as more details about its self-driving tests. An array of LiDAR, radar and cameras can track what’s going on… Continue reading Waymo’s autonomous vehicles have clocked 20 million miles on public roads
AI-packed ‘robocar’ puts Baidu in the self-driving fast lane
BEIJING — The vehicle has no steering wheel nor a gas or brake pedal, but the AI-loaded concept dubbed “robocar” unveiled Wednesday by Baidu, the Chinese company best known for its search engine, showcases its advances in an eight-year effort to develop autonomous-driving technology. The debut of the futuristic car coincides with Baidu’s renewed push to produce electric vehicles through… Continue reading AI-packed ‘robocar’ puts Baidu in the self-driving fast lane