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.
Watch San Franciscans take a ride in Waymo’s self-driving car
Autonomous-car specialist is expanding its trial ridesharing service to regular folks in San Francisco as part of a new research program.
Waymo’s autonomous taxi was thwarted by traffic cones, and then made everything worse
In perhaps the most relatable situation a self-driving car has ever created, Waymo’s autonomous taxi encountered a problem, tried to fix it without help, and mostly failed. When Joel Johnson’s…
Waymo’s autonomous taxis now make multiple stops, judgement-free
In the Phoenix metro area, you don’t need to worry about an annoyed Uber or taxi driver. The self-driving taxis from Google-spinoff Waymo will patiently wait while you run out…
Waymo opens its fully driverless robo-taxi service to more riders
The robo-taxi service operated by Waymo will be made more widely available, allowing a greater number of people to try the driverless ridesharing experience.