Car Tech Waymo robotaxis have now driven 1 million miles autonomously with no recorded injuries And only 18 minor contact events By Rob Thubron , March 2, 2023, 6:15 AM
Car Tech Waymo drops the term 'self-driving' for 'fully autonomous,' points finger at Tesla Tesla's Full Self-Driving feature is causing controversy By Rob Thubron , January 7, 2021, 7:03 AM 9 comments
Google Waymo opens up its driverless taxi service to the general public in Phoenix Availability will ramp up over the coming weeks By Cohen Coberly , October 8, 2020, 4:38 PM
Industry Former Uber engineer pleads guilty to stealing trade secrets from Google Anthony Levandowski is doing this in exchange for 32 other charges being dropped By Adrian Potoroaca , March 20, 2020, 12:15 PM
Car Tech Waymo and UPS team up for self-driving package delivery However, no deliveries to customers yet By David Matthews , January 29, 2020, 5:40 PM
Car Tech Mobile Phoenix-based iPhone users can now request a robo-taxi ride with Waymo's new iOS app The app arrived on Android earlier this year By Cohen Coberly , December 5, 2019, 6:33 PM
Industry Car Tech Uber will 'likely' be forced to license Waymo's self-driving car tech or redesign its own Uber has been accused of using Waymo trade secrets By Cohen Coberly , November 7, 2019, 6:32 PM
Industry Google Waymo's autonomous cars are now picking up Phoenix riders without a safety driver Only a few hundred users are participating for now By Cohen Coberly , October 28, 2019, 5:59 PM
Car Tech Waymo is close to offering truly driverless rides with no safety driver Would you ride in a fully autonomous taxi? By Shawn Knight , October 10, 2019, 10:24 AM
Industry Car Tech Feds charge former Google engineer with taking trade secrets to Uber Anthony Levandowski is out of another job and faces a barrage of 33 charges By Adrian Potoroaca , August 28, 2019, 8:08 AM
Car Tech AI DeepMind and Waymo team up to improve AI accuracy in self-driving cars Self-driving cars are about to get a lot smarter very fast By Adrian Potoroaca , July 26, 2019, 7:32 AM
Car Tech Google Waymo receives permission to test its self-driving cars with passengers in California A big step for the Google subsidiary By Cohen Coberly , July 3, 2019, 4:21 PM
Car Tech Google Waymo hires engineers from failed robotics startup Anki to work on self-driving trucks Waymo puts former Anki employees to work By Shawn Knight , June 27, 2019, 4:05 PM
Car Tech Industry Waymo's driverless vehicles are coming to Lyft's network in Phoenix The partnership will provide a valuable opportunity to collect feedback By Shawn Knight , May 8, 2019, 9:37 AM
Car Tech Tech Culture Vigilantes in Arizona are bullying Waymo's self-driving vehicles and safety drivers Not in our backyard! By Shawn Knight , December 13, 2018, 11:43 AM 13 comments
Car Tech Google Waymo launches commercial self-driving taxi service in Phoenix Would you take a ride in a self-driving taxi? By Shawn Knight , December 5, 2018, 12:44 PM
Car Tech Waymo is reportedly planning to launch its autonomous Uber-like ride-hailing service in December A significant milestone for the self-driving car industry By Cohen Coberly , November 13, 2018, 2:22 PM
Car Tech Google Waymo self-driving vehicle involved in non-fatal crash, company blames safety driver Waymo says its autonomous car tech wasn't at fault By Cohen Coberly , November 6, 2018, 12:27 PM 10 comments
Google Car Tech Waymo's self-driving cars have racked up over 10 million miles on public roads Waymo credits heavy investment in simulation for its real-world achievement By Shawn Knight , October 10, 2018, 3:13 PM 7 comments
Car Tech Google Waymo's upcoming autonomous taxi service will reportedly cost the same as an Uber ride The service could launch later this year By Cohen Coberly , July 31, 2018, 2:20 PM
Car Tech Waymo partners with Walmart to expand self-driving taxi program, now covers grocery pick-up Waymo wants to help you pick up your groceries By Cohen Coberly , July 25, 2018, 11:47 AM
Car Tech Google Waymo's self-driving car fleet has racked up 8 million miles in total driving distance on public roads Waymo's total driving miles have doubled since November By Cohen Coberly , July 20, 2018, 4:23 PM 21 comments
Google Waymo to launch a driverless ride-hailing service in Phoenix this year And without any safety drivers By Rob Thubron , May 9, 2018, 10:56 AM
Google Car Tech Waymo is launching their self-driving semi truck pilot test next week The vehicles will haul cargo to Google's data centers By Cohen Coberly , March 9, 2018, 3:43 PM
Google Car Tech Uber settles Waymo lawsuit, promises not to use Waymo's trade secrets The surprise ending came on day five of legal proceedings By Shawn Knight , February 9, 2018, 1:55 PM