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The Station: Waymo nabs more capital, Cruise taps a $5B credit line and hints about Argo’s future
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello and welcome back to The Station, a weekly newsletter dedicated to all the ways people and packages move (today and in the future) from Point A to… Continue reading The Station: Waymo nabs more capital, Cruise taps a $5B credit line and hints about Argo’s future
Waymo at CVPR 2021: Building the future of perception for autonomous vehicles
Starting this weekend, researchers, developers, and engineers from all over the world will gather virtually for the (CVPR). As a pioneer in the autonomous driving space, Waymo will host and speak in multiple workshops presenting its recent research work. Chen Wu on Scaling the Perception and Autonomous Driving Systems via Efficient Data, Learning, and Simulation… Continue reading Waymo at CVPR 2021: Building the future of perception for autonomous vehicles
Waymo announces another $2.5 billion in funding from latest investment round
Autonomous rideshare startup Waymo has announced an additional $2.5 billion investment round of funding. Waymo plans to use the additional funding, led by parent company Alphabet Inc., to hire more staff and advance its self-driving technology toward more paid rides. Waymo was launched in 2009 by Google’s parent company Alphabet, Inc., as a self-driving car project.… Continue reading Waymo announces another $2.5 billion in funding from latest investment round
Alphabet’s Waymo raises $2.5 billion after key departures
Waymo has lost six key executives in rapid succession since February, including the CEO, CFO and several lieutenants. Go to Source
Waymo raises further $2.5bn for self-driving car project
Alphabet-owned company raised $3.2bn only 18 months ago as competition intensifies Go to Source
Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving arm, raises $2.5B in second external investment round
Waymo, Google’s former self-driving project that is now a business unit under Alphabet, said Wednesday it raised $2.5 billion in its second outside funding round. The company said in a blog post it will use the funds to continue growing Waymo Driver, its autonomous driving platform, and growing its team. The round saw participation from… Continue reading Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving arm, raises $2.5B in second external investment round
Transforming mobility with the confidence of world-class investors
As we build, deploy, and commercialize the Waymo Driver, it’s gratifying to see so much interest in being part of our journey to transform mobility, making it safer, more accessible, and more sustainable along the way. So we’re proud to announce our latest investment round of $2.5 billion, with participation from Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, AutoNation,… Continue reading Transforming mobility with the confidence of world-class investors
Chinese startup Pony.ai plans to launch a driverless robotaxi service in California in 2022
Pony.ai, the robotaxi startup that operates in China and the United States, has started testing driverless vehicles on public roads in California ahead of plans to launch a commercial service there in 2022. The company said the driverless vehicle testing, which means the autonomous vehicles operate without human safety drivers behind the wheel, is happening… Continue reading Chinese startup Pony.ai plans to launch a driverless robotaxi service in California in 2022
Beyond the bike lane: How we’ve built the Waymo Driver to share the road with cyclists
At Waymo, our team is more than engineers, designers, analysts, and autonomous specialists (what we call the trained human drivers behind the wheel) building the World’s Most Experienced Driver™. We are also cyclists, runners, equestrians, and active members of the communities in which we drive. So we know we have to keep the concerns of… Continue reading Beyond the bike lane: How we’ve built the Waymo Driver to share the road with cyclists