Waymo

A Waymo vehicle hit a child. What can we learn from the incident?
[ad_1] On January 23rd, outside an elementary school in Santa Monica, California, a Waymo vehicle hit a child. That’s what we know for sure.  It sounds shocking, horrifying even. And...
Waymo under scrutiny after hitting child near Santa Monica elementary school
[ad_1] A Waymo self-driving taxi recently struck a child near a Santa Monica elementary school during drop-off hours, triggering an investigation into the incident by the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Why Waymo went down in San Francisco
[ad_1] Last weekend, a gnarly power outage in San Francisco took out a number of traffic lights, which, in turn, sent a number of self-driving Waymo robotaxis into a sort...
San Francisco power outage brings Waymo robotaxis to a standstill
[ad_1] When a major power outage left tens of thousands of San Francisco residents in the dark weekend, the city’s fleet of high tech self-driving vehicles went offline too. Videos...
6 Scary Predictions for AI in 2026
[ad_1] When OpenAI declared a “code red” this month to refocus its teams on competing with Google, I couldn’t help but think back to December three years ago when the...
Waymo hits a dog in San Francisco, reigniting safety debate
[ad_1] A self-driving Waymo taxi hit a dog in San Francisco, reigniting a heated debate over autonomous vehicle safety just weeks after one killed a popular neighborhood cat.On Sunday, around...
Waymo taxis are coming to Los Angeles and Bay Area freeways
[ad_1] Nearly one year after Waymo launched its autonomous ride-hailing service in Los Angeles, the company is ready to take on freeways. Waymo announced Wednesday that it would begin taking...
Waymo killed KitKat. California neighborhood mourns a corner-store cat
[ad_1] San Francisco has been mourning the death of KitKat, a beloved corner-store cat who died after being struck by a Waymo robotaxi last week. KitKat graced the counters of...
Chinese robotaxis race Waymo to take driverless cars global
[ad_1] WeRide and Pony AI plan to launch limited service in Singapore as soon as this year with local partners including ride-hailing operator Grab Holdings and transport group ComfortDelGro[HONG KONG]...
Driverless Waymo taxis under investigation after failing to stop for a school bus
[ad_1] Around 2,000 Waymo vehicles are under investigation following reports of one of the self-driving taxis navigating around a school bus while children disembarked. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
Waymo to launch robotaxis in London in 2026
[ad_1] Robotaxi pioneer Waymo plans to expand to London next year, marking the company’s latest step in rolling out its driverless ride service internationally. Waymo said Wednesday that it will...
Can driverless cars get tickets? What happened when Bay Area police pulled over a Waymo
[ad_1] Police in San Bruno were patrolling for drunk drivers when they observed a car traveling erratically. But this couldn’t be chalked up to an impaired or distracted driver. There...