Self-Driving Car in San Francisco Gets Stuck in Wet Concrete
A Cruise self-driving car in action on the streets of San Francisco. Image: Michael Vi (Shutterstock) Self-driving cars are one of the funniest broken promises of the modern age. Far…
California Lets Self-Driving Taxis Loose In San Francisco All Day and Night
Nascent robotaxi services Waymo and Cruise are going to be out in force on the Streets of San Francisco like rambunctious, autonomous, teenaged hooligans after a state public utilities body…
Waymo taps the brakes on its autonomous-trucking project
Waymo Six years after launching its autonomous-truck program, Waymo has said it’s decided to focus more on developing its ridesharing ambitions using its self-driving cars and minivans. The California-based, Alphabet-owned…
Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to Uber’s ridesharing app
Uber will soon offer rides in Waymo’s autonomous vehicles using the regular Uber app. It will also integrate with Uber Eats for meal delivery. Announced on Tuesday, the service will…
Waymo Doubles Range of Its Self-Driving Taxi Service in Phoenix
The robot takeover may not be as exciting as promised, but it is expanding to a wider array of city streets. Waymo’s driverless taxis are coming to more parts of…
Autonomous cars confused by San Francisco’s fog
Driving in thick fog is a big enough challenge for humans, but it turns out self-driving cars find it pretty tricky, too. Overwhelmed by dense fog in San Francisco early…
Cruise and Waymo Self-Driving Taxis Are Terrorizing Transit Operators
In San Francisco, tech “disruption” is often framed as good. It’s the goal of “move fast, break things” start-ups and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs: innovation, paradigm shifts, etc…. But, so far,…
Robotaxis have a passenger problem that no one thought of
An issue with self-driving cars has come t0 light that apparently no one previously considered: dozing passengers. Officials in San Francisco, where Alphabet’s Waymo company and GM-backed Cruise are currently…
Waymo unveils design for a robotaxi without a steering wheel
Waymo has unveiled a design for a self-driving robotaxi without a steering wheel and pedals. The autonomous-vehicle specialist announced this week that it’s partnered with Chinese automaker Geely to build…
Waymo’s self-driving cars can’t get enough of one dead-end street
Waymo’s autonomous cars keep showing up in a dead-end street in a quiet part of San Francisco, causing residents there to wonder what on earth is going on.