Tag: Waymo/Google

Waymo’s driverless cars in LA County are now available to everyone

Waymo has announced expanded availability of its driverless rideshare service throughout Los Angeles. That’s right. Waymo One is now available to all customers anywhere in LA county, which is 80 square miles. The company has dropped the waitlist for area residents. Now LA residents will get to experience sitting in endless traffic with a series… Continue reading Waymo’s driverless cars in LA County are now available to everyone

Waymo’s robotaxis are now available to everyone in Los Angeles

/ No waitlist. By Andrew J. Hawkins, 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. Share this story Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images Waymo is ditching its waitlist in Los Angeles, much like… Continue reading Waymo’s robotaxis are now available to everyone in Los Angeles

Waymo compiles ‘largest ever’ dataset of pedestrian and cyclist injuries

/ The robotaxi company saw that injuries of vulnerable road users was underexamined, so it set about rectifying that. By Andrew J. Hawkins, 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. Share this story Cath… Continue reading Waymo compiles ‘largest ever’ dataset of pedestrian and cyclist injuries

What is Android Auto?

Samsung or Google phones can use Android 10 or later, while Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ and Note 8 models work with Android 9 or later. Remember that all phones require an active data plan and 5GHz wi-fi support. Most phones have the latter, but if you’re experiencing connection issues, it may be down to this. What apps… Continue reading What is Android Auto?

Study Finds Self-Driving Waymos Are More Expensive Than Taxis, Take Twice as Long to Get to Destination

Pricy, but not very punctual. Need for Speed Are autonomous taxis the way to go? Currently, only if you like demonstrably poorer service for your buck. A new study conducted by Forbes reveals how Waymo, a leader in the robotaxi industry, still lags considerably behind human-driven ridesharing services in two key transportation metrics: time and… Continue reading Study Finds Self-Driving Waymos Are More Expensive Than Taxis, Take Twice as Long to Get to Destination

Chinese driver-assist startup announces $100 million in funding, touts ‘deep cooperation’ with Nvidia

A car with autonomous driving system by Alibaba-backed DeepRoute.ai, drives on a street in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 27, 2022.  David Kirton | Reuters BEIJING — Deeproute.ai, a Chinese startup developing autonomous driving systems, announced a $100 million funding round Tuesday from an undisclosed automaker, while emphasizing close ties with chipmaker Nvidia. Pitchbook data… Continue reading Chinese driver-assist startup announces $100 million in funding, touts ‘deep cooperation’ with Nvidia

Group of Waymos Get Confused, Clog Up San Francisco Street

“A Waymo standoff.” Touch-and-Go In San Francisco, Google’s Waymo’s driverless taxis are once again causing way-mo problems than expected. In a video posted to TikTok, a bemused onlooker documents one of the company’s Jaguar I-Paces as it causes an autonomous pileup in the city’s notoriously traffic-riddled streets. “The Waymo is stuck because the Waymo is… Continue reading Group of Waymos Get Confused, Clog Up San Francisco Street

Waymo is now valued at a staggering $45 billion

After getting a hefty $5.6 billion in fresh capital last week, Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit Waymo is now reported to be valued at more than $45 billion. Automotive News reported that the latest round of financing led by Google-owned Alphabet included outside investors. Alongside an expanded partnership with Uber, the influx of cash will help… Continue reading Waymo is now valued at a staggering $45 billion

Tesla self-driving test driver: ‘you’re running on adrenaline the entire eight-hour shift’

A new report based on interviews with former test drivers who were part of Tesla’s internal self-driving team reveals the dangerous extremes Tesla is willing to go to test its autonomous driving technologies. While you can make the argument that Tesla’s customers are self-driving test drivers as the automaker is deploying what it calls its… Continue reading Tesla self-driving test driver: ‘you’re running on adrenaline the entire eight-hour shift’