The first U.S. commercial ride-hailing service without human drivers has been approved. Waymo, a unit of Alphabet Inc., got a permit in late January from the Arizona Department of Transportation to operate as a Transportation Network Company, according to Ryan Harding, a spokesman at the state agency. The designation lets Waymo’s fleet of driverless Chrysler… Continue reading Waymo Gets the O.K. for a Commercial Driverless Ride-Hailing Service
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Waymo gets OK for driverless ride-hailing service
Waymo plans to start commercial, driverless service in Phoenix this year. (Photo: Waymo) The first U.S. commercial ride-hailing service without human drivers has been approved. Waymo, a unit of Alphabet Inc., got a permit in late January from the Arizona Department of Transportation to operate as a Transportation Network Company, according to Ryan Harding, a… Continue reading Waymo gets OK for driverless ride-hailing service
Self-Driving Cars Need Standardized Software to Avoid Crashes
Fans of self-driving cars will have breathed a sigh of relief at the news that Uber and Google’s Waymo, two giants in the industry, have settled their intellectual-property lawsuit. This removes a huge distraction for companies, and freeing them up to focus on their own research. So that’s good. Driverless cars will be an incredible… Continue reading Self-Driving Cars Need Standardized Software to Avoid Crashes
DiDi & SoftBank for Platform
In Japan, the travel service provider and the IT specialist SoftBank want to launch a platform for taxi services. Recently had the Fahrdienstleister DiDi Chuxing announced a cooperation with the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, now followed by another with the Japanese company Softbank, Taxis Japan. Source: didichuxing Together we want to offer a taxi platform on which… Continue reading DiDi & SoftBank for Platform
A $245 Million Settlement Has Brought the Waymo v. Uber Legal Battle to a Close
In Brief Uber has agreed to pay Waymo, Google’s autonomous vehicle company, $245 million in equity for stealing trade secrets. Uber also agreed not to use any of Waymo’s hardware or software ideas even though Google is now essentially an investor in Uber. Uber Pays for Stolen Secrets After spending nearly a week in the… Continue reading A $245 Million Settlement Has Brought the Waymo v. Uber Legal Battle to a Close
GM Says Its Driverless Car Could Be in Fleets by Next Year
If approved, the Cruise AVs would probably appear first in San Francisco or Scottsdale, Ariz., where G.M.’s self-driving subsidiary, Cruise Automation, is conducting tests. In San Francisco, the division has set up a ride-hailing service using about 50 Cruise AVs, although the cars are available only for some of its 250 employees, not public customers.… Continue reading GM Says Its Driverless Car Could Be in Fleets by Next Year
Waymo accepts $245 million and Uber’s ‘regret’ to settle self-driving car dispute
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] will pay $245 million worth of its own shares to Alphabet Inc’s Waymo self-driving vehicle unit to settle a legal dispute over trade secrets, allowing Uber’s chief executive to move past one of the company’s most bruising public controversies. The settlement announcement on Friday brought an abrupt… Continue reading Waymo accepts $245 million and Uber’s ‘regret’ to settle self-driving car dispute
UPDATE 8-Waymo accepts $245 mln and Uber’s ‘regret’ to settle self-driving car dispute
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] will pay $245 million worth of its own shares to Alphabet Inc’s Waymo self-driving vehicle unit to settle a legal dispute over trade secrets, allowing Uber’s chief executive to move past one of the company’s most bruising public controversies. The settlement announcement on Friday brought an abrupt… Continue reading UPDATE 8-Waymo accepts $245 mln and Uber’s ‘regret’ to settle self-driving car dispute
Uber and Waymo Reach $245M Settlement in Driverless Tech Lawsuit
After months of breathless anticipation and a week of bro-tastic testimony, the Waymo v. Uber lawsuit, in which Google’s driverless tech arm sued the ride-hailing pioneer over allegedly stolen autonomous vehicle technology, is over. In a surprise move, Uber announced today that it has settled with Waymo, offering the company 0.34 percent of Uber’s equity at its current… Continue reading Uber and Waymo Reach $245M Settlement in Driverless Tech Lawsuit
Autonomous LA-to-NYC Tesla Trip Past Deadline, Still Coming
Tesla Inc. hasn’t thrown its plan to demonstrate an autonomous cross-country drive out the window — it’s just tapped the brakes. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said a self-driving Tesla will attempt the trip from Los Angeles to New York in the next three to six months after missing the deadline he set for late… Continue reading Autonomous LA-to-NYC Tesla Trip Past Deadline, Still Coming