Imagine if you could automatically learn from the driving experiences of others on the road, absorbing knowledge about all the complicated scenarios they’ve encountered. The Waymo Driver covers tens of thousands of miles — equivalent to a lifetime of human driving experience — in a matter of days; in simulation, it does so in minutes.… Continue reading The Waymo Driver’s Rapid Learning Curve
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Austin gets Waymo robotic taxis
Austin will be Waymo’s fourth major ride-hail city, alongside Metro Phoenix, San Francisco and Los Angeles, as Waymo continues to expand. In the last few months it has Waymo team Tests made in the city center. The electric ones were used Jaguar I-PACE vehicles with the Waymo Driver. The goal is to familiarize yourself with… Continue reading Austin gets Waymo robotic taxis
Waymo is bringing its robotaxi service to Austin
Waymo plans to launch a robotaxi service in Austin — putting the company once again in direct competition with rival Cruise. Austin will be the company’s fourth commercial market following Phoenix, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The company will kick off the initial phase of its operations in the city this fall; the ride-hailing service… Continue reading Waymo is bringing its robotaxi service to Austin
Waymo’s robotaxis will start picking up passengers in Austin, Texas, later this year
/ Austin will be the Alphabet company’s fourth commercial market. Waymo aims to offer passenger service in the city’s downtown and other popular destinations. 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 &… Continue reading Waymo’s robotaxis will start picking up passengers in Austin, Texas, later this year
Waymo One heads to Austin
It’s official. Austin will be Waymo’s fourth major ride-hail city, joining Metro Phoenix, San Francisco and Los Angeles, as we continue to expand and build momentum for our commercial ride-hail business. For the past few months, our team tested in and around downtown in our all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles to reacquaint the generalizable Waymo Driver… Continue reading Waymo One heads to Austin
Uber reports first quarterly operating profit in Q2 2023 results
Uber has reported an operating profit during a fiscal quarter for the first time in its history. The company reported its second-quarter earnings for 2023 [PDF] on Tuesday morning, which included a net income of $394 million for the quarter, up $1.0 billion year-over-year and $588 million versus the preceding quarter. The company attributed its… Continue reading Uber reports first quarterly operating profit in Q2 2023 results
Uber safety driver involved in fatal self-driving car crash pleads guilty
The driver’s case raises questions about responsibility in autonomous crashes. The Uber safety driver at the wheel during the first known fatal self-driving car crash involving a pedestrian has pleaded guilty to and been sentenced for an endangerment charge. Rafaela Vasquez will serve three years of probation for her role in the 2018 Tempe, Arizona… Continue reading Uber safety driver involved in fatal self-driving car crash pleads guilty
What Self-Driving Cars Tell Us About AI Risks
In 2016, just weeks before the Autopilot in his Tesla drove Joshua Brown to his death, I pleaded with the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in vehicles. Neither my pleading nor Brown’s death could stir the government to action. Since then, automotive AI in the… Continue reading What Self-Driving Cars Tell Us About AI Risks
Uber’s Fatal Self-Driving Car Crash Saga Ends With the Operator Avoiding Prison
While Vasquez and Uber may find some closure in the plea deal, self-driving expert Bryant Walker Smith says the NTSB should revisit the Slack issue to find the truth. “I don’t want the story of the first automated vehicle fatality to be a lie. Or be a matter of disputes,” says Walker Smith, a law… Continue reading Uber’s Fatal Self-Driving Car Crash Saga Ends With the Operator Avoiding Prison
Waymo: Commitment to trucks is being scaled back
Waymo plans to scale back truck automation while focusing more on the ride-hailing service business. Six years after Waymo first tested its autonomous vehicle system in heavy-duty trucks, the company is rolling back the program. The company stressed that the decision was driven by commercial considerations. Robot taxis have always been a central part of… Continue reading Waymo: Commitment to trucks is being scaled back