Neowin News Feed for: Waymo

Child injured after Waymo self-driving car hits them in a school zone

David Uzondu — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:16:01 +0000

The NHTSA has opened an investigation into Waymo following an incident in which one of its self-driving cars hit a child, leaving them with injuries. Read more...

Big news for Londoners as Waymo is bringing driverless taxis to the city next year

Paul Hill — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:40:02 +0000

Waymo has announced that it will bring its driverless fleet to the UK capital next year, giving commuters another way to get around. Read more...

Billionaire slams 'Tesla Cultists' for praising Robotaxi, says it's 5+ years behind Waymo

David Uzondu — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:02:01 +0000

Tesla's Robotaxi service is now live, but one of the company's fiercest critics is calling out loyal fans for hyping what He views as a supervised beta, behind the competition. Read more...

Waymo to begin testing its driverless cars in Tokyo next year

David Uzondu — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:18:02 +0000

In 2025, Waymo will start testing autonomous vehicles in Tokyo, its first international experiment in driverless technology. Read more...

Sci-Fi's Leap to Reality: Are futuristic gadgets a dream or a dystopia?

Fiza Ali — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 09:40:01 +0000

From Men in Black's Neuralyzer to Minority Report's Precogs, sci-fi's wildest gadgets are closer to reality than we think, and leaping from the screen into our everyday lives, faster than expected! Read more...

Waymo says it has surpassed 100,000 robotaxi rides in just one week

Paul Hill — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 07:20:02 +0000

Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana has reported that Waymo has surpassed 100,000 paid robotaxi rides per week for the first time. It suggests the public's growing acceptance of driverless taxis. Read more...

Waymo announces 6th-generation Waymo Driver with significantly reduced cost

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 03:52:01 +0000

Waymo announces their 6th-generation autonomous driving system, which boasts improved performance and capabilities while using fewer sensors, leading to a reduced cost. The new system has 13 cameras. Read more...

Waymo shelves self-driving commercial trucking operations in favor of taxi cab business

Ishtiaqe Hanif — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 23:48:01 +0000

The CEOs of Waymo, Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov, said that their company will now be primarily focused on ride-hailing services, and will be investing their efforts and resources accordingly. Read more...

Driverless cars are causing more and more traffic issues in San Francisco

John Callaham — Mon, 15 May 2023 12:44:01 +0000

A new report says that the city of San Francisco is now getting three 911 calls a day due to issues with driverless automated cars from Waymo and GM, and things could get even worse in the future. Read more...

Waymo gets CPUC approval to start its autonomous cab services in San Francisco

Karthik Mudaliar — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 13:16:01 +0000

Waymo has finally gotten its permit that will allow it to run driverless operations in the San Francisco area. The company already operates its autonomous services in downtown Phoenix. Read more...

Waymo is starting its fully autonomous cab service in San Francisco

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:12:01 +0000

Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous taxi cab service, will be starting its fully autonomous rides in San Fransisco - without a safety driver. The service will initially be available for Waymo's own staff. Read more...

Waymo is collaborating with Geely to develop autonomous Zeekr vehicles for its fleet

Paul Hill — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 03:16:01 +0000

Waymo is working with Geely to adapt the Zeekr so it can be fully autonomous. Waymo hopes that its ride-hailing customers will be able to hail an autonomous Zeekr in the coming years. Read more...

Waymo CEO John Krafcik steps down making way for co-CEOs

Paul Hill — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 22:46:01 +0000

Waymo's CEO John Krafcik has announced that he's stepping down from the position to make way for two co-CEOs. Going forward, he will be an advisor to the new CEOs to help create a smooth transition. Read more...

Renault and Waymo to set up self-driving service in the Île-de-France region

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:58:01 +0000

Groupe Renault announced today that it is exploring the possibility of setting up a driverless mobility service in the Île-de-France region in France. The project will be developed jointly with Waymo. Read more...

Waymo to operate fully driverless vehicles without safety drivers

Paul Hill — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 04:16:01 +0000

Waymo has announced via e-mail that it plans to begin operating fully self-driving vehicles, without safety drivers, in Phoenix, Arizona in the near future. It's unclear how many vehicles there'll be. Read more...

Waymo teams up with Nissan and Renault to develop driverless services

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:06:01 +0000

Waymo has joined forces with automotive giants Renault and Nissan to explore the development of driverless mobility services in France and Japan. The goal is to transport people and goods. Read more...

Waymo will set up shop in Michigan to build self-driving vehicles

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 07:02:01 +0000

Waymo has secured a permit to establish its manufacturing presence in Michigan, where it will select a facility to house its self-driving vehicle production. Work will start over the next few years. Read more...

Waymo to reportedly launch a paid self-driving car service in Phoenix next month

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:16:01 +0000

Waymo is expected to kick off its self-driving car service in Phoenix next month, marking the first commercial autonomous fleet in the world to serve the public. It'll also likely have a new brand. Read more...

Waymo reportedly expands program for testing fare rates for its self-driving cars

Jay Bonggolto — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:28:02 +0000

Waymo could be inching closer to the launch of its commercial self-driving taxi service after expanding the early rider program and testing a set of pricing models for the vehicles in Phoenix. Read more...

Waymo sets up subsidiary in Shanghai following news of Google's push in China

Paul Hill — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 14:14:01 +0000

Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous vehicle business, is now operating in Shanghai, China. The firm was registered back on May 22 and it confirmed employees are already working in the city. Read more...

Alphabet reports a strong second quarter for 2018

Paul Hill — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 04:54:01 +0000

Alphabet has reported its Q2 2018 earnings. Despite the massive fine that the EU levied on it earlier this month, things are still looking good for the firm with ad revenues increasing. Read more...

Waymo's cars have self-driven over 8 million miles on public roads

João Carrasqueira — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 19:54:01 +0000

The self-driving car technology company has today announced that its cars have driven a total of eight million miles on public roads, with an average of 25,000 miles driven per day. Read more...

Uber on target for 2019 IPO according to its CEO

Paul Hill — Thu, 31 May 2018 19:28:02 +0000

Uber could go public sometime in 2019 according to its chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi. Others with knowledge on the topic suggest that the firm could go public in the second half of 2019. Read more...

Fiat Chrysler to supply 62,000 more autonomous minivans to Waymo

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 31 May 2018 17:58:01 +0000

Fiat Chrysler will deliver up to 62,000 more Pacifica minivans to Waymo. The two companies are also discussing a potential deal to license Waymo's self-driving tech to FCA's future retail vehicles. Read more...

Dara Khosrowshahi wants Waymo vehicles on Uber network

Paul Hill — Thu, 31 May 2018 13:42:02 +0000

Uber is in talks with Waymo to bring the driverless vehicles onto the ride hailing network, the Uber CEO confirmed. Uber wants to patch up its relationship with Waymo after a legal fight. Read more...

Tesla loses director in charge of dealing with safety regulators to Waymo

Paul Hill — Sun, 13 May 2018 05:52:01 +0000

Tesla has lost one of its head honchos who was responsible for dealing with federal safety regulators. The loss comes at a sensitive time for the company after March's Model X fatality. Read more...

True self-driving cars are coming to Phoenix courtesy of Waymo

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 08 May 2018 22:54:02 +0000

Waymo, Alphabet's subsidiary focused on autonomous vehicles, went on stage today at Google I/O to announce that driverless autonomous cars are on the way, starting in Phoenix, Arizona. Read more...

Waymo launching self-driving truck pilot to Atlanta

Paul Hill — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 18:40:01 +0000

Alphabet's autonomous vehicle maker, Waymo, has announced a new pilot scheme that will see autonomous lorries, with a back up driver, shipping cargo to and from Google's data centres in Atlanta. Read more...

Waymo wants you to understand how its autonomous cars perceive the world

Gabriel Nunes — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:14:01 +0000

Waymo has released a 360-degree video featuring the technology behind its self-driving cars and a virtual ride on the backseat, in a push to convince people of the technology's safety. Read more...

Waymo's commercial driverless ride-hailing service gains Arizona nod

Jay Bonggolto — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 08:22:01 +0000

Waymo has been approved by the Arizona Department of Transportation to start picking up and dropping off paying riders around the state using its fleet of autonomous Fiat Chrysler Pacifica minivans. Read more...

Waymo to purchase more autonomous minivans from Fiat Chrysler

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 08:44:01 +0000

Waymo has inked a deal to purchase thousands of additional Chrysler Pacifica minivans from Fiat Chrysler as part of its self-driving effort, with the units set for delivery by the end of 2018. Read more...

Uber alleged to have used covert unit to steal secrets

Paul Hill — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 10:04:02 +0000

A new letter has come to light in the legal battle between Uber and Waymo. As a result of the revelations it contains, the judge presiding over the case trial has delayed its start again. Read more...

Uber accused of covering up evidence in trial against Waymo

Dreyer Smit — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:42:01 +0000

Earlier this year, Waymo took Uber to court over allegations that the ride-hailing company stole trade secrets, but a newly disclosed letter may lend some credence to a cover-up by the latter. Read more...

Hordes of journalists rode around in Waymo's automated cars

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 17:52:01 +0000

The journalists were invited to the secret test facility "Castle," where they were driven around, with no driver, in Waymo's Chrysler Pacificas; dodging squirrels, boxes, and a convertible. Read more...

The Uber versus Waymo court date has been moved to December 4th

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 14:16:01 +0000

The court case was supposed to start in October but Waymo had applied for it to be delayed slightly and moved to December, apparently so that they could compile more evidence for their case. Read more...

Anthony Levandowski is the Messiah of his new AI God

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:52:01 +0000

The words of the AI God will come on tablets of silicon, up from the valley, at least according to the beliefs of a religious group founded by the man at the heart of the Uber Waymo legal dispute. Read more...

Waymo wants $2.6 billion for stolen trade secrets

Paul Hill — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:10:01 +0000

It has been revealed by a lawyer for Uber that the upper limit that Alphabet's Waymo is seeking from Uber over the stolen trade secrets is $2.6 billion. Waymo is currently seeking to delay the trial. Read more...

Intel is working with Waymo to build Level 4 to 5 autonomous cars

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:52:01 +0000

Waymo and Intel have been working together for some time, but their collaboration is now official and the goal of a car that can continue driving after a request for human intervention is quite clear. Read more...

The first alleged images of Google's self-driving truck have surfaced

Faisal Ahmed — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 23:09:51 +0000

Google's self-driving vehicle division, Waymo, is currently testing its own autonomous trucks. The newly leaked images give us our first look at the alleged self-driving vehicle. Read more...

Uber sacks VP responsible for self-driving car project

Paul Hill — Wed, 31 May 2017 01:32:01 +0000

Uber has sacked the VP at the centre of a court case it's fighting with Alphabet which owns the self-driving car firm, Waymo. The firing shows that Uber does believe its employee stole trade secrets. Read more...