Waymo
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California regulator suspended application by Alphabet’s Waymo to expand its robotaxi services to parts of the Los Angeles and San Francisco’s peninsula
Feb 22, 2024A California regulator has suspended until June 19 an application by Alphabet’s Waymo to expand its robotaxi services to parts of the Los Angeles area and San Francisco’s peninsula, amid rising safety concerns over autonomous vehicles.... -
Waymo applied to the California Public Utilities Commission to expand its driverless service in Los Angeles
Jan 22, 2024Waymo, Alphabet Inc’s autonomous driving unit, said on Friday it had applied to the California Public Utilities Commission to expand its driverless service in Los Angeles. A license would allow Waymo, which operates extensively in San... -
Waymo laid off 137 employees in its second round of job cuts
Mar 2, 2023Alphabet Inc’s self-driving technology unit, Waymo, laid off 137 employees, in its second round of job cuts this year, the firm told Reuters on Wednesday, bringing total cuts for the year to 8% of its workforce.... -
Waymo opens up its autonomous taxi service for customers in Phoenix, Arizona
Nov 12, 2022Alphabet Inc’s Waymo said it was opening up its autonomous ride-hailing service for customers in Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday, pushing ahead with the deployment of robotaxi services in the United States. Investors have been worried about... -
Waymo ended a two-year effort to sell lidar sensors to other companies
Aug 28, 2021Alphabet Inc’s self-driving unit Waymo said on Thursday that it has ended a two-year effort to sell light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors to other companies. This is a reversal from its earlier strategy to sell... -
Waymo relaunches fully automated, robo-taxi ride hailing service in Phoenix
Oct 9, 2020Waymo on Thursday will relaunch and expand its fully automated, robo-taxi ride hailing service in Phoenix, rebooting its effort to transform years of autonomous vehicle research into a revenue-producing business. Waymo, the self-driving vehicle technology unit... -
Waymo launches self driving taxi in Arizona
Dec 5, 2018Alphabet’s Waymo on Wednesday launched a significant development in its costly, decade-long quest for autonomous transportation: self driving taxi that actually generate fares. With little fanfare, the company has begun charging passengers to use its driverless... -
Waymo set up a subsidiary in Shanghai
Aug 25, 2018Alphabet Inc’s self-driving unit Waymo has set up a subsidiary in Shanghai, according to a business registration filing, the latest sign that the U.S. internet giant is attempting to make new inroads into China. Waymo established... -
Uber and Waymo reached a settlement on self-driving technology
Feb 10, 2018Uber has also agreed not to use Waymo’s technology in its self-driving cars, though it maintains it never did. Uber and Waymo have reached a settlement over claims Uber stole trade secrets from the self-driving company.... -
Waymo is working on developing self-driving trucks
Jun 2, 2017News Hour: Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit Waymo is working on developing self-driving trucks, the company said on Thursday. Waymo, which is looking to expand its self-driving car efforts, expects autonomous vehicles to be able to...
