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Waymo reports 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in U.S.
That figure is up from 200,000 in February, before Waymo opened in Austin and expanded in the San Francisco Bay Area in March ...
Google’s Waymo self-driving robotaxis could be put on sale for people looking to own the vehicle
The vehicles are currently the only driverless robotaxis that collect fares on rides in the US, operating a fleet of 700 ...
California overhauling self-driving vehicle regulations governing Waymo, Tesla, Zoox and others
With its engineering headquarters in Palo Alto, Elon Musk's Tesla has been promising to deliver a self-driving vehicle and ...
Alphabet says Waymo may offer robotaxis for personal ownership in future
Waymo has expanded slowly in a tricky autonomous vehicle market that has witnessed several casualties due to soaring ...
'We Can't Possibly Do It All Ourselves': People Are Hopping Into Robotaxis 250,000 Times a Week, Says Waymo
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle unit of Alphabet, reports that it is booking more than 250,000 robotaxi rides per week.
Waymo’s Driverless Cars Revealed to Be Narcs as Cops Use Them to Probe Crimes
When reached for comment by Gizmodo, a Waymo spokesperson provided the following statement: ...
Alphabet Stock (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Notches up as Waymo Hits Quarter-Million Riders Per Week
Turning to Wall Street, analysts have a Moderate Buy consensus rating on GOOGL stock based on 27 Buys and 10 Holds assigned in the past three months, as indicated by the graphic below. After a 5.55% ...
Driverless Waymo taxi ‘traps’ passengers while stopped in traffic on one of Austin’s ‘scariest roads’: report
For people who don’t know — this is one of the scariest roads in Austin. Being parked on Mopac is a death trap. This is my ...
Alphabet's Waymo Announces 250,000 Weekly Paid Rides Across Four US Cities, Sundar Pichai Says Personal Ownership 'An Option' In The Future
Pichai hailed the company's partnership with Uber Technologies Inc. UBER +6.55% Get Free Report and shared that Waymo will ...
Amazon’s robotaxi effort will begin testing in Los Angeles
Zoox, an autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, announced plans to bring a fleet of test vehicles to Los Angeles this ...
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Waymo Self-Driving Vehicles Gain Popularity in Austin
A partnership between Waymo and Uber launched last month brought the self-driving vehicles to the Texas capital. Data since ...
Waymo Is Taking Off Fast in Austin, Texas. Here's Why That's Great News for Alphabet -- and Even Better News for Uber.
While early adoption in Austin is good news for Waymo and Alphabet, it might even be better news for Uber ( UBER 1.18%). That ...