Lee — a longtime tech-world reporter and author of the newsletter Understanding AI — took an in-depth look at data provided by autonomous driving company Waymo, which amounts to 50 million ...

Waymo and Toyota have agreed to explore a possible deal that could one day lead to a new vehicle designed for ride-hailing and even bring self-driving tech into consumer cars. The two companies ...

Waymo’s fleet of electric, self-driving taxis has been available for hire in parts of Los Angeles for a few months now. And in a post on X this week, the company announced it was set to take on ...

Waymo's business has so far focused heavily on autonomous ride-hailing services. The company also wants to apply its autonomous driving technology to personally owned cars. Waymo on Tuesday said ...

Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the driverless arm of Google's parent company, Alphabet, expand into more cities -- and countries.

Ride-hailing stalwart Uber (UBER) is in focus this week, as robotaxi challenges from Waymo and others may cut into its future prospects. But Uber has its own autonomous vehicle (AV) ambitions ...

One year ago, Waymo introduced its fifth-generation robotaxis based on the Jagua I-Pace EVs to replace the aging Chrysler Pacifica minivans. Now, it's ready to start operations of the sixth ...

Waymo ride-hailers in the Texas city drove right into a “Black Mirror” episode when their self-driving car stopped in a merging lane underneath the MoPac Expressway and locked them inside for ...

If you’re Waymo, the answer is data — and lots of it. “This matters a lot to us” “This matters a lot to us,” said Trent Victor, director of safety research and best practices at Waymo ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Alphabet's Waymo self-driving taxis may be available for people to own in the future, CEO Sundar Pichai said on Thursday, just as electric vehicle maker Tesla gears up to ...