In the US, where Waymo is currently testing their autonomous vehicles, things haven’t been going all dandy. Reports have been coming about from the Arizona Republic that the autonomous cars are …
Safety drivers are returning to Waymo’s driverless taxis
Recently after Waymo has been going aggressive in getting their self-driving taxis on the road without any safety drivers, it looks like they are starting to change their minds. The Information report…
Here is what its like to ride a self-driving taxi [+video]
Technology is slowly creeping up, from the days of the invention of the automobile which replaced horses, the next frontier is self-driving cars. Waymo is here to show that they can do it and recently…
Waymo create guidelines on how emergency services should react with self-driving incidents
Waymo, the self-driving car company under the Alphabet group has published a safety report mostly for emergency services personnel and how to deal with self-driving incidents. The company has built a …
Waymo sets up subsidiary in China
Waymo which was previously parked under Google but now under the parent company, Alphabet, has set up a subsidiary in China according to a report by Reuters. This signals the internet giant’s pu…
Waymo teams up with Walmart and DDR to bring a new shopping experience
One of the things that people are normally busy with each week are running errands. From grocery shopping to travelling time, these are activities which can’t be avoided and yet consume a lot of…
Waymo has 3 Jaguar I-Paces running in San Francisco
Waymo announced recently that it was working with Jaguar to produce self-driving I-Paces, the British SUV which looks absolutely amazing. This was a welcome announcement especially tackling both an el…
Apple hires senior engineer from Waymo for self-driving car effort
Apple has just hired Jaime Waydo from Waymo for their self-driving car technology team. Not to be left behind in the race to create production-ready self-driving car, Apple is getting the right people…
Waymo purchases 62,000 minivans for their self-driving car fleet
Waymo seems to be very confident in their self-driving car technology as they have ordered 62,000 Chrysler Minivans from Fiat Chrysler. This comes at a time when Uber halted their self-driving car eff…
Waymo and Jaguar team up to produce self-driving Jaguar I-PACE
Jaguar Land Rover and Waymo today announce a long-term strategic partnership. Together, the two companies will develop the world’s first premium self-driving electric vehicle for Waymo’s driverless tr…
Waymo celebrates 5 million miles of autonomous travel with a video [+video]
Waymo wants you to take a ride with their autonomous vehicle with a 360 degree video as they celebrate 5 million miles of autonomous travel. That equates to more than 8 million kilometres travelled fo…
Uber and Waymo settles for $245million
In what would have been a huge battle between two tech giants, it ended up as quickly as it rose to prominence, with a settlement of $245million. What it does show is that Uber, who was used to be kno…
Waymo heads to Atlanta to test their self-driving minivan
Waymo continues to bring their self-driving minivan to other states in the US for testing. Starting from Phoenix and then also in San Francisco, Waymo is now bringing their autonomous vehicle to Atlan…
Waymo now insures passengers in their autonomous cars
Ask any parent whether they would let their kids ride a self-driving bus or car and the answer is probably no. For the meantime. And that is something that all companies who are working on rolling out…
Waymo’s fully self-driving cars are here [+video]
Waymo, which started as the Google self-driving car project in 2009, is ready for the next phase. Starting now, Waymo’s fully self-driving vehicles — the most advanced self-driving vehicles on the roa…
Waymo’s next challenge, harsh winter
So far most announcements from tech companies and automotive companies on testing autonomous vehicles usually revolve around sunny weather areas. From California to Phoenix, Arizona, these states have…
Waymo wants Uber to pay $1 billion in settlement
The legal battle between Waymo and Uber continues on as the case continues in court. According to an exclusive report by Reuters, Waymo is seeking USD $1billion in damages and a public apology from Ub…
Waymo may soon launch autonomous ride-hailing service
Waymo has been testing self-driving taxis for a select group of customers in Phoenix for the past couple of months and they are on the cusp of launching their autonomous ride-hailing service sometime …
Google needed to fire Anthony Levandowski before he even stole the files
As the Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber continues in court, more details have emerged as people take the stand to give their version of the story. One of them reveals about what happened even before…
Waymo drops most of its claims against Uber
In the ongoing suit of Waymo vs Uber, Waymo has decided to drop 3 out of the 4 patent infringement claims against Uber. Waymo is a spin-off from Google’s self-driving car project when the overal…