The fast expansion of Waymo’s driverless car service is growing competition for Uber. The companies are also partners. By Eli Tan Reporting from San Francisco In 2020, Uber was at a crossroads ...

Uber customers in Austin may notice a new offer when they open the app and hail a ride: an invitation to signal their interest in a Waymo robotaxi. For now, this doesn’t translate into a Waymo ...

Customers who book a robotaxi to select LA transit stations can get a $3 credit that can be applied to future Waymo rides. The promotion will run February 4-April 1, and is specifically geared ...

On paper, that might sound like a disaster for Waymo. Alphabet’s self-driving tech developer announced in 2021 that automaker Zeekr—a brand majority owned by the Chinese automotive giant Geely ...

After more than 1.9 million miles clocked on the mean streets of L.A., Waymo is finally ready to take on our freeways. Why now: In a tweet this week, the company announced that its driverless cars ...

Waymo's multi-sensor approach, using LiDAR, radar, and cameras, provides superior reliability and safety in diverse conditions compared to Tesla's camera-only strategy. Waymo's extensive real ...

Alphabet's GOOGL.O self-driving unit Waymo announced on Wednesday it plans to expand testing of its autonomous driving technology in over 10 new cities in 2025. After testing the Waymo Driver in ...

Waymo LLC'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 ...

Uber, which already offers the "Waymo One" experience in three other U.S. cities, announced last September that it would begin offering driverless rides in the Live Music Capital in early 2025.

Austin customers can open the Uber app and join the Interest List to get updates from Uber and increase their chances of being matched with a Waymo autonomous vehicle at launch.” Published first ...

So naturally some of us were wondering how that would affect Waymo’s next-gen robotaxis, which are built by Zeekr in China. Now that it’s had a few days to review the rule, Waymo assures us ...

“Waymo wants to continue reinforcing that we want to be part of a multimodal transportation system,” Waymo Los Angeles City Policy Manager Adam Lane said. “We hope to continue to be (a ...