Waymo may let you tip — but there’s a catch
A security researcher who lives in San Francisco discovered an unreleased feature in Waymo’s app that allows customers to tip ...
Waymo is getting ready to tackle Los Angeles’ freeways. How have the robotaxis fared so far?
The self-driving taxi company Waymo launched in Los Angeles in November, bringing roughly 100 autonomous vehicles to ...
Waymo’s journey shows the path ahead for AI agents
Waymo’s acceleration was all the more striking in a year that saw General Motors shut its Cruise robotaxi unit after pouring ...
Eric Schmidt’s New Secret Project Is An AI Video Platform Called ‘Hooglee’
The billionaire has quietly founded a startup that aims to “bring people closer, simplify communication, and enhance ...
Correction: Waymo
Up to the start of 2024, Google’s self-driv­ing project Waymo had fer­ried pub­lic pas­sen­gers for 1mn trips since the ini­ti­at­ive began in 2009, not 1mn miles ...
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While Waymo not blamed in multi-car wreck, it's the first fatal collision involving a driverless car
A self-driving Waymo car, which is not being blamed for the crash, was among six vehicles struck when a fast-moving vehicle slammed into a line of car stopped at a traffic light at the corner of 6 ...
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Will 2025 Be the Year of the Robotaxi?
Google-backed Waymo moves ahead with expansion plans in a number of US cities in 2025, after a successful 2024 that saw 150,000 robotaxi rides every day. Amazon-backed Zoox is gearing up to expand ...
TechCrunch5d
Hidden Waymo feature let researcher customize robotaxi’s display
A security researcher found a hidden unreleased feature in the Waymo app that allowed her to display whatever characters she wanted on the robotaxi’s top display. Jane Manchun Wong, a well-known ...
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Group vandalizes Waymo robotaxi in Los Angeles’ Beverly Grove neighborhood, police say
A crowd of people damaged a self-driving Waymo vehicle in Los Angeles’ Beverly Grove neighborhood early Saturday, police said. Police received a call reporting a group vandalizing the robotaxi ...
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Vandals in Southern California attack Waymo driverless taxi
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – A Waymo robotaxi in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Beverly Grove was targeted by a crowd of vandals over the weekend, video posted to social media shows. The incident ...
Yahoo Finance5d
Waymo lobbyist activity in SF skyrocketed in 2024
Waymo has had a presence in the San Francisco area since 2009, but it wasn’t until August 2023 that the company was able to charge customers — 24 hours a day and throughout the city — for ...
Yahoo News2d
Vandals in Southern California attack Waymo driverless taxi
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – A Waymo robotaxi in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Beverly Grove was targeted by a crowd of vandals over the weekend, video posted to social media shows. The incident unfolded at ...