Waymo robotaxis have become a common sight on Los Angeles surface streets. Now those driverless vehicles are heading to the city’s network of freeways. The Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle technology company said Tuesday it will begin testing its fleet of robotaxis on the Los Angeles freeway system, including Interstates 10, 110, 405, and 90. These robotaxis… Continue reading Waymo begins testing robotaxis on LA freeways
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Waymo lobbyist activity in SF skyrocketed in 2024
Waymo lobbyists had a busy 2024. A recent review of lobbyist disclosure data by the San Francisco Examiner revealed Waymo paid lobbyists to meet with San Francisco government officials 348 times last year, more than double the 137 times it reported in 2023. The pop in lobbyist activity is in sync with Waymo’s expansion in… Continue reading Waymo lobbyist activity in SF skyrocketed in 2024
Waymo is reportedly building a charity ‘tipping’ feature into its robotaxi app
Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company Waymo might be planning to test a feature that will allow robotaxi riders to add a “tip” that will go to the charity of their choice after a ride. Jane Manchun Wong, a security researcher who recently hacked the display dome on top of a Waymo vehicle, found the new tip… Continue reading Waymo is reportedly building a charity ‘tipping’ feature into its robotaxi app
Lyft partners with May Mobility, Mobileye to bring autonomous vehicles to the app
It seems Lyft is hoping to catch up to Uber’s string of autonomous vehicle partnerships. Lyft announced Wednesday three separate partnerships — with startup May Mobility, automated driving company Mobileye, and smart dashcam firm Nexar — all aimed at establishing a foothold in the emerging autonomous vehicle market. In the announcement, the ride-hailing company said… Continue reading Lyft partners with May Mobility, Mobileye to bring autonomous vehicles to the app
At CES 2025, Uber teams up with Nvidia to scale autonomous driving faster
Uber will use Nvidia’s new generative world model simulation tool, Cosmos, and cloud-based AI supercomputing platform, DGX Cloud, to support the development of autonomous vehicle technology, the companies announced at CES 2025. Cosmos is being marketed to robotics and autonomy companies as a tool that generates physics-based videos from a variety of inputs, including 9,000… Continue reading At CES 2025, Uber teams up with Nvidia to scale autonomous driving faster
Waymo is letting you tip — but there’s a catch
It looks like it’s actually for charity. It looks like it’s actually for charity. Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. A security researcher who lives in San Francisco discovered… Continue reading Waymo is letting you tip — but there’s a catch
Furious Crowd Tears Waymo Robotaxi Limb From Limb
Brutal. Maximum Car-nage Expensive-looking robotaxis make easy targets, it seems. On Saturday, a self-driving Waymo cab was badly trashed by a crowd, who tore the vehicle to absolute shreds as it idled in the middle of a quiet street in Los Angeles’s Beverly Grove, The Los Angeles Times reports. Local police say they received a… Continue reading Furious Crowd Tears Waymo Robotaxi Limb From Limb
Clean Technica: Tesla’s Autonomous Driving Strategy Stranded By Technological Divergence003812
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! It’s been a decade since I first wrote about Tesla’s approach to autonomous driving, comparing it to Google’s (now Waymo’s). At the time, my technical assessment based on my experience with both AI and robotics was that Tesla’s approach… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla’s Autonomous Driving Strategy Stranded By Technological Divergence003812
Clean Technica: 7 Tesla Good News Stories You May Have Missed003805
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A handful of Tesla stories have come up in recent weeks that I almost covered, that seemed worth covering, but in the end that just didn’t stimulate enough for a full story. After running across several more stories, I… Continue reading Clean Technica: 7 Tesla Good News Stories You May Have Missed003805
Automotive LiDAR Market worth $9.59 billion in 2030 | MarketsandMarkets
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Jan. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Automotive LiDAR Market is projected to reach from USD 1.19 Billion in 2024 to USD 9.59 Billion in 2030, at a CAGR of 41.6%, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets. The automotive LiDAR market is shifting as some companies have discontinued LiDAR projects due to high costs, integration challenges,… Continue reading Automotive LiDAR Market worth $9.59 billion in 2030 | MarketsandMarkets