At Waymo we are continuously pushing the boundaries of AI innovation and contributing to the research community, which is why today we are announcing Waymax – a lightweight simulator developed specifically for autonomous driving research. For over a decade, Waymo has been addressing complex AI and ML challenges in autonomous driving, robotics and computer vision.… Continue reading Waymo advances AI research with our multifunctional Waymax simulator
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Waymo’s new simulator helps researchers train more realistic agents
Autonomous vehicle companies use simulators to train their self-driving systems and teach them how to react to “agents” — things like pedestrians, cyclists, traffic signals and other cars. To have a truly advanced AV system, those agents need to behave and react realistically to the AV and to each other. Creating and training intelligent agents… Continue reading Waymo’s new simulator helps researchers train more realistic agents
Federal regulators open probe into Cruise after pedestrian injury reports
A woman crossing a normally busy stretch of downtown San Francisco suffered serious injuries after a hit-and-run driver struck her, throwing her into the path of an oncoming driverless Cruise car, which then ran her over, according to video recorded by the autonomous vehicle that Cruise showed to the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit. Courtesy… Continue reading Federal regulators open probe into Cruise after pedestrian injury reports
How will driverless cars ‘talk’ to pedestrians? Waymo has a few ideas
/ The company’s autonomous vehicles are using visual cues, recorded audio messages, and, most recently, LED displays on its roof dome to communicate intent to other road users. 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… Continue reading How will driverless cars ‘talk’ to pedestrians? Waymo has a few ideas
Waymo and Cruise: Same city, different conditions
from David Fluhr · October 10, 2023 Cruise autonomous car Source: Cruise Despite protests against robotaxis, Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is expanding its service area in San Francisco. Meanwhile, competitor Cruise is struggling with accidents and other incidents. San Francisco’s passengers Waymo vehicles now have access to the robotaxi service, although the company had… Continue reading Waymo and Cruise: Same city, different conditions
Waymo’s robotaxi service is now available to tens of thousands of people in San Francisco
/ The company needs more paying customers as it seeks to increase revenue so it can afford to expand to new cities like Los Angeles. 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 robotaxi service is now available to tens of thousands of people in San Francisco
Waymo expands in San Francisco while Cruise feels the heat
Alphabet subsidiary Waymo is expanding its service area in San Francisco despite protests against robotaxis, while rival Cruise grapples with crashes and other incidents. Waymo riders can now access the service across the vast majority of SF, Waymo announced on Monday on social media site X. The company had limited rides in many of the… Continue reading Waymo expands in San Francisco while Cruise feels the heat
Zeekr’s Waymo robotaxi will soon be tested in the USA
The collaboration between Waymo and Geely to develop robotaxis for the US market is showing concrete progress after almost two years. [embedded content] As US media found out, searches Zeekr, made by the Chinese automobile giant Geely founded electric car project, a logistics manager in the USA. The company confirmed that the selected candidate would… Continue reading Zeekr’s Waymo robotaxi will soon be tested in the USA
Waymo-Zeekr robotaxi poised for US testing by end of 2023
Nearly two years after Waymo and Geely struck a deal to develop robotaxis for the U.S. market, we are seeing concrete progress in the collaboration. According to a job post posted on LinkedIn, Zeekr, the young electric car brand started by Chinese auto giant Geely, is hiring a logistics manager in the U.S. A spokesperson for… Continue reading Waymo-Zeekr robotaxi poised for US testing by end of 2023
We tested Waymo’s driverless taxi in the perfect chaos of Venice Beach weekend
Waymo’s completely driverless taxi is coming to Los Angeles, and will be open to the public starting this week. We got an advance ride in these self-driving electric cars and got a sense of what this level 4 system can do in one of the more chaotic driving situations in a city full of chaotic… Continue reading We tested Waymo’s driverless taxi in the perfect chaos of Venice Beach weekend