Waymo

Waymo has been into developing self-driving cars for more than a decade now. Once a Google car project, it was given full autonomy in 2016. Waymo conducts its business through ride-hailing services in parts of the US.

From jobs to dates: How San Francisco's tech workers are using robot taxis to leave handwritten notes

Tech workers in San Francisco have found an unconventional way to connect—by leaving notes in autonomous robot taxis.

Uber accelerates autonomous vehicles’ dream, hitches ride with Waymo

Uber chief Dara Khosrowshahi has said said autonomous vehicles are a '$1 trillion opportunity' in the US alone and the market will only grow

Tesla shares rise on reports that Trump team may seek regulation on full self-drive

If this materialises, then Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk is expected to be a major beneficiary of the proposed regulation.

Google parent Alphabet bets $5 billion on Waymo for robotaxis

Google’s parent company Alphabet has invested another $5 billion into its autonomous self-driving startup Waymo for robotaxis.

Alphabet's Waymo, Uber Freight in deal for future self-driving trucks

Waymo Via, Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) self-driving trucking company, and Uber Technology Inc's (UBER.N) Freight business announced a long-term strategic agreement on Tuesday that will allow future customers to deploy autonomous trucks more efficiently.

Waymo begins its driverless ride-hailing service under early riders programme in US

The company has not specified the number of cars which will share the driverless technology.

Renault-Nissan team up with Waymo for driverless mobility services

Under the exclusive agreement the three will work together to research commercial, legal and regulatory issues related to providing driverless transportation-as-a-service offerings in France and Japan.

Google's Waymo and the science behind autonomous vehicles

Waymo was launched in 2009 by Google, as a part of its self-driving cars project, which gained tremendous momentum in the last decade.

Mercedes is now aiming for the top spot in robotaxis

Where does Mercedes stand in its efforts to be among top two players to scale automobile tech

Waymo needs 'large number' of cars for European robo-taxis: John Krafcik

Krafcik told Handelsblatt he wanted to keep the carmakers he was in talks with about vehicles for Europe confidential for now.

Uber, Waymo in talks about self-driving partnership: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

Khosrowshahi said on stage at the Code Conference that Uber's relationship with Waymo was "getting better" since Uber in February agreed to pay Waymo $245 million in shares to settle a legal dispute over trade secrets.

Tesla executive Matthew Schwall leaves for Alphabet's Waymo: Report

Schwall, the director of field performance engineering at Tesla, exited the company as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has been investigating multiple crashes involving the electric vehicles, the newspaper reported.

Waymo to buy 20,000 Jaguars for robotic ride-hailing service

Self-driving car spinoff Waymo will buy up to 20,000 electric vehicles from Jaguar Land Rover to help realize its vision for a robotic ride-hailing service.

Waymo CEO John Krafcik says its tech would have handled Uber self-driving incident safely

Waymo CEO John Krafcik told auto dealers at a gathering of the National Automobile Dealers Association in Las Vegas that the company was well on its way to its goal of decreasing motor vehicle fatalities.

California OKs autonomous car testing without backup drivers

The regulations are a major step toward getting autonomous vehicles to dealerships and onto the streets of California, where companies such as Tesla and Waymo are leading the way on the technology. Until now, driverless cars could only be tested on public roads in the state if a person could take the wheel in an emergency.

Fiat Chrysler, Waymo expand deal for self-driving public ride-hailing service

Depending on its scope and scale, the agreement could put pressure on the likes of Uber Technologies Inc and General Motors Co to speed up their efforts to start self-driving commercial ride-hailing services.

Uber-Waymo trial delayed as US judge raises prospect of 'cover-up'

The multibillion-dollar case, in which Waymo has accused Uber of stealing confidential information about its self-driving car designs, has hobbled Uber's autonomous vehicle ambitions and is the highest-stakes legal challenge on a lengthy list of litigation that new Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi inherited when joining the company in August.

Waymo cuts costs, raises reliability of its self-driving cars

"Our latest innovations have brought us closer to scaling our technology to potentially millions of people every day," said John Krafcik, CEO of Waymo.

Google's self-driving car project gets a new name: Waymo

The new identity announced today marks another step in an effort to revolutionise the way people get around. Instead of driving themselves, people will be chauffeured in robot-controlled vehicles if Waymo, automakers and ride-hailing service Uber realize their vision within the next few years.