Business Insider26d
A former Twitter engineer got a Waymo robot taxi to give her a 6.5-hour ride around San Francisco. Here's what happened.
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A software engineer managed to make a Waymo drive her around San Francisco for 6.5 hours — marking one of the longest rides ever taken by a ...
Road & Track6d
This 4-Way Waymo Standoff Is Autonomous Vehicle Comedy Gold
Now that General Motors’s Cruise has left San Francisco after one of its vehicles hit and dragged a pedestrian 20 feet along the ground, Waymo has taken the city by storm. Its Jaguar I-Paces ...
The New York Times14d
Waymo Raises $5.6 Billion From Outside Investors
By Eli Tan Reporting from San Francisco Amid its push to grow its fleet of autonomous robot taxis and expand into new cities, Waymo has raised $5.6 billion from outside investors, its largest ...
New Scientist12d
How a ride in a friendly Waymo saw me fall for robotaxis
I took my first ride in a Waymo robotaxi last month, and now I’m obsessed. I have taken five autonomous car rides since, and even convinced two reluctant friends to do it too. Here’s how I ...
Futurism5d
Study Finds Self-Driving Waymos Are More Expensive Than Taxis, Take Twice as Long to Get to Destination
Currently, only if you like demonstrably poorer service for your buck. A new study conducted by Forbes reveals how Waymo, a leader in the robotaxi industry, still lags considerably behind human ...
Electrek10d
Waymo is now valued at a staggering $45 billion
After getting a hefty $5.6 billion in fresh capital last week, Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit Waymo is now reported to be valued at more than $45 billion. Waymo has come to symbolize ...
Business Insider27d
The 'godfather' of driverless cars says Tesla has a major advantage in the self-driving race
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Tesla and Elon Musk have an incredibly strong position in autonomous vehicles right now, and could even be ahead of Waymo in some crucial ways ...
Forbes7d
Want To Hail An Autonomous Vehicle? Pay More To Get There Slower
A price comparison between Waymo and rideshare services, shows Waymo is more expensive and takes over twice as long to arrive Waymo just filled their coffers in a fresh round of funding ...
Carscoops7d
Waymo Is Somehow Valued More Than Ford After Raising $5.6B
In late October, Waymo secured $5.6 billion in new funding, valuing the company at over $45 billion. The funding will support fleet expansion, including the addition of Hyundai Ioniq 5 EVs to the ...
Autoblog29d
Hyundai and Waymo’s new partnership could bring autonomous driving to your driveway
Hyundai Motor Company and Waymo have announced a multi-year strategic partnership aimed at transforming autonomous driving. While the initial focus is on integrating Waymo’s sixth-generation ...
Benzinga.com26d
Waymo Co-founder Says Tesla Has An Advantage In Race To Autonomous Driving: 'I'd Rather Be In Tesla's Shoes Than In Waymo's Shoes'
Alphabet Inc. GOOG GOOGL subsidiary Waymo’s co-founder Anthony Levandowski is more optimistic about Tesla Inc.’s TSLA self-driving vision over Waymo’s given the EV giant’s wealth of data.
Business Insider11d
Alphabet’s Waymo valued over $45B after funding, Bloomberg says
Alphabet’s (GOOGL) (GOOG) autonomous driving unit Waymo was valued at more than $45B following its $5.6B financing round last week, Katie Roof, Ed Ludlow and Gillian Tan of Bloomberg report ...