Waymo finalized tests for its second-generation Driver technology and is ready for passenger rides. The updated Waymo Driver will first roll out to employees and their friends in San Francisco and Los ...

A few days ago, a Redditor posted in the community for DoorDash drivers that they received an offer to close a Waymo vehicle’s door. The job paid a guaranteed fee of $6.25 with a $5 extra on top of it ...

Waymo is paying gig workers from companies like DoorDash and Honk to help close the doors of its robotaxis. When a rider leaves a vehicle's door ajar, it prevents the car from departing until a human ...

From AI tools to self-driving cars, new technologies regularly tout themselves as being autonomous. Yet, their companies often have to recruit us humans for help in unexpected ways. The most recent ...

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Alphabet’s Waymo (GOOG) (GOOGL) is raising the bar on autonomous driving with the launch of its most advanced driver technology, built to handle even more treacherous road conditions and accelerate ...

Update: This story has been updated to include statements from Waymo. Police and SWAT teams responding to a barricaded gunman in an Atlanta complex were interrupted Saturday when a Waymo self-driving ...

Waymo needs some help, according to an email message the self-driving developer sent to residents of Washington, DC, on Thursday. But Waymo’s efforts to sway officials have stalled, so the company is ...

Waymo, the robotaxi company owned by Alphabet, announced today that it’s letting employees and guests start taking trips in vehicles powered by its sixth-generation autonomous driving system. The most ...

ATLANTA — A driverless Waymo vehicle ended up in the middle of an active police scene in Atlanta over the weekend, prompting renewed concerns about how autonomous vehicles respond in dangerous ...

It still feels like a technological marvel: Waymo’s autonomous cars are now transporting passengers across six cities. Alas, this driverless future comes with its own set of problems. These vehicles ...