Waymo’s acceleration was all the more striking in a year that saw General Motors shut its Cruise robotaxi unit after pouring $10bn into the venture since 2016, as well as Apple abandoning its Project Titan car project.
Google-backed Waymo moves ahead with expansion plans in a number of US cities in 2025, after a successful 2024 that saw 150,000 robotaxi rides every day. Amazon-backed Zoox is gearing up to expand ...
Waymo more than doubled its lobbying of San Francisco officials in 2024, according to city disclosures updated last week. The autonomous-vehicle company, whose whirring white Jaguars are now commonplace on San Francisco streets, paid lobbyists to meet with city government officials 348 times last year, compared with 137 times in 2023.
A deadly, multi-car collision in San Francisco on Sunday evening marks the first time in the U.S. that a truly autonomous vehicle, with no one in the driver’s seat, has been involved in a fatal collision,
A security researcher found a hidden unreleased feature in the Waymo app that allowed her to display whatever characters she wanted on the robotaxi’s top display. Jane Manchun Wong, a well-known ...
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Society accepts that humans make mistakes, but it will also need to decide an acceptable level of error from AI too, says Uber's CEO.
As Google Maps turns 20, it's mapping more countries and rolling out generative AI capabilities to keep dominance as the world's top navigation app.
Jane Manchun Wong, a security researcher known for her expertise in uncovering hidden features, recently discovered an unreleased feature in the Waymo app.
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As Google Maps approaches its 20th anniversary in February, the tech giant is working diligently to maintain its dominance in the mapping industry. With innovative advancements, including new camera systems and generative artificial intelligence,
Wing Aviation, the drone delivery arm of Google parent Alphabet, is competing with players like Amazon, Walmart, and UPS to win over the multibillion-dollar drone delivery business.