Waymo: News
26 Nov 2024
Elon MuskTesla's robotaxis maybe controlled by humans after all
Tesla, the US-based electric vehicle maker, is putting together a teleoperations team for its upcoming robotaxi service.
31 Oct 2024
Google GeminiGemini AI to train Waymo's self-driving taxis: Here's how
Waymo, a frontrunner in the autonomous driving arena, is capitalizing on its partnership with Google's DeepMind to stay ahead of the competition.
30 Oct 2024
GoogleGoogle parent reports 15% growth in Q3, revenues reach $88B
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has posted its third straight quarter of better-than-expected earnings.
24 Oct 2024
Elon MuskTesla plans to launch driverless ride-hailing services in 2025
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed plans to launch driverless ride-hailing services in California and Texas by 2025.
11 Oct 2024
Elon MuskTesla shares plunge 6% despite mind-blowing Cybercab robotaxi reveal
Tesla's shares plunged 5.8% in premarket trading on Friday after the company's much-awaited robotaxi unveiling.
05 Oct 2024
General MotorsGeneral Motors is working on an eyes-off, hands-free driving system
General Motors (GM) is in the process of developing an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), that allows drivers to take their hands off the wheel and eyes off the road.
31 Aug 2024
AuroraUber takes another shot at self-driving cars
Uber is reigniting its ambition to become a leader in the self-driving car industry, after previously selling its autonomous vehicle unit to Aurora for a minority stake.
13 Aug 2024
San FranciscoTech nightmare: Waymo's robotaxis honked at 4am for no reason
San Francisco residents have raised concerns about the noise pollution caused by Waymo's autonomous robotaxis.
23 Jul 2024
AutoWaymo sues alleged vandals for damaging self-driving taxis
Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous vehicle subsidiary, has filed two lawsuits against individuals accused of vandalizing its self-driving taxis.
06 Jun 2024
AmazonAmazon's Zoox expands robotaxi testing to Austin and Miami
Amazon's self-driving unit, Zoox, has announced plans to test its robotaxis in Austin and Miami.
26 May 2024
Autonomous vehiclesUS regulator broadens investigation into Waymo's autonomous vehicles
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has expanded its investigation into Alphabet Inc.'s autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Waymo.
13 May 2024
Autonomous vehiclesWaymo robotaxis surpass 50,000 weekly paid trips
Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous vehicle subsidiary, recently announced that its robotaxis are now completing over 50,000 paid trips weekly in San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles.
15 Mar 2024
CaliforniaWaymo's autonomous taxi service enters Los Angeles amid controversy, protest
Waymo, a subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet, has launched its autonomous taxi service in Los Angeles, US.
03 Mar 2023
General MotorsLayoffs 2023: Waymo, General Motors, Citigroup and others fire employees
The year 2022 was a benchmark in terms of layoffs. However, 2023 is already nearing that record, and we're barely three months into the year.
02 Mar 2022
General MotorsWaymo and Cruise can now operate autonomous vehicle services
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has given a nod to Alphabet's Waymo and General Motors' Cruise to begin autonomous vehicle services for passengers in certain parts of San Francisco and San Mateo.
23 Jan 2021
Elon MuskWaymo CEO dismisses Tesla's Autopilot; doesn't consider it competition
Tesla is widely considered the leader in self-driving car technology, but rival Waymo's CEO John Krafcik begs to differ. In an interview with the Manager magazine, the head of Google's autonomous vehicle endeavor rubbished the idea of Tesla being a competitor.
21 Jan 2021
MicrosoftMicrosoft partners with GM, invests $2bn in self-driving start-up Cruise
Microsoft has jumped headlong into the driverless car space by investing $2 billion in Cruise. Microsoft's stake in General Motors' autonomous vehicle subsidiary takes its total valuation to an impressive $30 billion.
10 Oct 2020
TechnologyAlphabet's Waymo just launched self-driving robo-taxis: Details here
Waymo, the Alphabet-owned unit working on self-driving cars, has launched fully driverless robo-taxis in the Phoenix city of the United States.
07 Aug 2020
UberHow Silicon Valley's star engineer earned himself 18-months prison time?
Anthony Levandowski was once Silicon Valley's most sought-after engineer, all thanks to his enviable resume. This week, he fell from grace and was handed over eighteen months of prison time by a court in the United States for stealing trade secrets from Google.
05 Aug 2020
GoogleNewsBytes Briefing: Apple refreshes iMac, ex-Google exec gets prison term
In the updates since last night, Apple unveiled a refreshed 27-inch iMac.
30 Jul 2020
UberFormer Waymo engineer may get 27 months' prison time
Anthony Levandowski, the engineer who co-founded Google's self-driving car program - now known as Waymo, could get 27 months of prison time.
26 Jun 2020
UberAmazon's next big ambition? A fleet of AI-controlled self-driving cars
After Alphabet's Waymo, Tesla, and Uber, online shopping giant Amazon is stepping into the field of autonomous vehicles.
29 Aug 2019
UberEngineer, who created church to worship AI, stole AI-related secrets
Just recently, an AI engineer by the name Anthony Levandowski started a church worshipping AI - The Way of The Future.
28 Feb 2018
YouTubeSundar Pichai has a lot of power over Google: Report
Google's parent company Alphabet has detailed how it makes decisions regarding its dozen different businesses, with India-born Sundar Pichai wielding a lot of power over the search giant.
10 Feb 2018
UberWaymo, Uber mutually settle trade secret lawsuit mid-trial
The trade secret lawsuit between ride-hailing company Uber and Google's self-driving car spin-off Waymo has reached a settlement.
07 Feb 2018
UberWaymo-Uber case: Travis Kalanick doesn't deny "wooing" ex-Waymo engineer
Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has testified on the second day in the trial of the high-profile intellectual property lawsuit between Alphabet's Waymo and Uber over the theft of the former's self-driving car technology.
17 Dec 2017
UberUber stole rivals' secrets and used undercover agents, says letter
It seems that Uber's legal battle with Alphabet-owned self-driving company Waymo has reached a critical point.
08 Nov 2017
GoogleFully autonomous cars are here! Alphabet-Waymo cars have no safety-driver
While autonomous car companies are testing self-driving cars with a safety-driver behind the wheel to take control in case of problems, Alphabet's Waymo is set to launch robotaxis that are actually driverless: zero human interference!
01 Sep 2017
SamsungSamsung permitted to test self-driving cars in California
Reportedly, Samsung has been given permission, by the Autonomous Vehicle Tester Program from the California Department of Motor Vehicle, to conduct self-driving car tests on the state's public roads.
08 Aug 2017
UberUber, to clear its name, shares ex-CEO Travis Kalanick's deposition
Uber, in order to clear its own name from the Uber versus Waymo self-driving car technology case, has now unsealed its former CEO Travis Kalanick's deposition for scrutiny.
01 Jun 2017
UberUber posts $708m loss in first quarter, finance chief quits
Uber's continued saga of misfortunes turns one more page as the firm's head of finance, Gautam Gupta, leaves Uber to join an unnamed start-up.
