Tag: Waymo/Google

Clean Technica: I Think This Is What’s Gone On Behind The Scenes At Tesla In Past Year003613

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Some of this article is stuff that’s been widely discussed for months, but I think it goes a little deeper into how I think we got here. Maybe I’m wrong, but after covering Tesla and Elon Musk very closely… Continue reading Clean Technica: I Think This Is What’s Gone On Behind The Scenes At Tesla In Past Year003613

Clean Technica: A New Era in Transportation — Part 1003611

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I believe we are at the dawn of a new era in transportation due to recent advances in self-driving vehicles from several manufacturers, including Waymo and Tesla. The implications of this technology on the transportation sector, and on our… Continue reading Clean Technica: A New Era in Transportation — Part 1003611

Waymo in discussions with Hyundai Motor for self driving taxis: Report

Waymo is in discussions with Hyundai Motor to outsource self driving vehicles, Reuters reported citing South Korean paper Electronic Times.  The report noted that officials from both firms have interacted more than thrice to flesh out a plan to use Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 electric vehicles for Waymo’s sixth-generation self-driving technology. It also entails replacing offerings… Continue reading Waymo in discussions with Hyundai Motor for self driving taxis: Report

“Self-Driving” Cars Have a Dirty Secret

And it’s a big one. Behind the Screen You may be surprised to learn that “self-driving” cars don’t always drive themselves. Because these systems are far from infallible, companies like Amazon’s robotaxi service Zoox often depend on a behind-the-scenes team of human technicians to remotely control their cars when they struggle to pilot themselves. Today this facet… Continue reading “Self-Driving” Cars Have a Dirty Secret

Uber and Waymo to offer driverless ride-hailing trips in Austin and Atlanta

A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle sits parked at an EVgo charging station in Los Angeles, California, on May 15, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Uber announced Friday it is expanding its partnership with Alphabet’s Waymo to offer robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta beginning in early 2025. Shares… Continue reading Uber and Waymo to offer driverless ride-hailing trips in Austin and Atlanta

Uber: Uber and Waymo Expand Partnership to Bring Autonomous Ride-Hailing to Austin and Atlanta

SAN FRANCISCO & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Waymo LLC announced an expansion of their existing partnership to make the Waymo Driver available to more people via Uber. Beginning in early 2025, Waymo and Uber will bring autonomous ride-hailing to Austin and Atlanta, only on the Uber app. In these… Continue reading Uber: Uber and Waymo Expand Partnership to Bring Autonomous Ride-Hailing to Austin and Atlanta

Waymo and Uber expand their robotaxi partnership to Austin and Atlanta

/ Waymo’s driverless vehicles are on the Uber app in Phoenix, with two more cities coming soon. 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 Pedestrians exit a… Continue reading Waymo and Uber expand their robotaxi partnership to Austin and Atlanta

Uber Drivers Say They’re Doomed in the Face of Robotaxis

“To put it bluntly, we are cooked.” Time’s Up Uber drivers are anxiously awaiting a future in which autonomous ride-hailing vehicles could make their jobs obsolete. As The Register reports, some drivers are already fearing the worst. “To put it bluntly, we are cooked,” one person posted in an Uber forum dug up by the… Continue reading Uber Drivers Say They’re Doomed in the Face of Robotaxis

Waymo publishes data on the road safety of autonomous vehicles

Waymo, known for its self-driving cars, has unveiled a new data platform that provides insights into the safety of its autonomous vehicles. The platform compares the accident rates of the “Waymo Driver” – what the company calls its autonomous driving system – with those of human drivers in the cities where Waymo operates. According to… Continue reading Waymo publishes data on the road safety of autonomous vehicles