#waymo
#waymo

US politics

San Francisco supervisor calls for new robotaxi rules after neighborhood cat killed by Waymo

frominsideevs.com

Artificial intelligence

Waymo Plans To Be In At Least 12 U.S. Cities Next Year. Is Yours Next?

Tech industry

Robotaxi companies must do more to prove safety, Waymo co-CEO says | TechCrunch

Autonomous vehicle companies must provide transparent fleet safety data to prove technology safety, while Waymo reports its vehicles are significantly safer than human drivers.

Waymo's co-CEO on the challenge of scaling robotaxis safely | TechCrunch

Waymo must scale rapidly to improve road safety and profitability, targeting 1 million weekly trips by end of 2026 while emphasizing transparency and safer operations.

2 days ago

SF politics

Waymo Haunted by Killing of Beloved Neighborhood Cat

fromwww.theguardian.com

3 days ago

SF politics

Death of beloved neighborhood cat sparks outrage against robotaxis in San Francisco

US politics

San Francisco supervisor calls for new robotaxi rules after neighborhood cat killed by Waymo

frominsideevs.com

Artificial intelligence

Waymo Plans To Be In At Least 12 U.S. Cities Next Year. Is Yours Next?

Tech industry

Robotaxi companies must do more to prove safety, Waymo co-CEO says | TechCrunch

Cars

Waymo's co-CEO on the challenge of scaling robotaxis safely | TechCrunch

more#autonomous-vehicles

SF politics

3 days ago

SF Supervisor Holding Rally for Cat Slain by Waymo, Promises Autonomous Car Legislation

A Waymo autonomous vehicle killed a bodega cat named KitKat, prompting a rally and proposed legislation to give local regulators control over self-driving vehicles.

Waymo's robotaxi expansion accelerates with 3 new cities | TechCrunch

By the end of 2026, you should expect us to be offering 1 million trips per week,

Artificial intelligence

#robotaxis

5 days ago

Artificial intelligence

Waymo's robotaxis are coming to three new cities

Tech industry

Waymo isn't interested in a move fast, break things work culture

Artificial intelligence

Waymo CEO Says Society Is Ready for One of Its Cars to Kill Someone

Miscellaneous

Waymo says it will expand to Europe next year with London launch | Fortune

fromWIRED

Miscellaneous

Waymo's Robotaxis Are Coming to London

Artificial intelligence

I took my first Waymo robotaxi ride during a trip to San Francisco. I was shocked by the cost compared to Uber and Lyft.

5 days ago

Artificial intelligence

Waymo's robotaxis are coming to three new cities

Tech industry

Waymo isn't interested in a move fast, break things work culture

Artificial intelligence

Waymo CEO Says Society Is Ready for One of Its Cars to Kill Someone

Miscellaneous

Waymo says it will expand to Europe next year with London launch | Fortune

fromWIRED

Miscellaneous

Waymo's Robotaxis Are Coming to London

Artificial intelligence

I took my first Waymo robotaxi ride during a trip to San Francisco. I was shocked by the cost compared to Uber and Lyft.

San Francisco's Mission District is mourning an iconic bodega cat after it was run over by a Waymo

A Waymo vehicle struck and killed KitKat, a beloved nine-year-old Mission District bodega cat, provoking neighborhood outrage and memorials.

#tesla

Artificial intelligence

Tesla sends clear message to Waymo with latest Austin Robotaxi move

Tesla expanded its Austin Robotaxi geofence to 243 square miles, surpassing Waymo and requiring a Safety Monitor for freeway operations.

fromThe Oaklandside

East Bay (California)

Is Waymo coming to Oakland?

Waymo and Tesla are exploring operating autonomous taxis in Oakland, engaging with city and airport officials while currently limited to supervised autonomous operations in California.

Artificial intelligence

Tesla sends clear message to Waymo with latest Austin Robotaxi move

fromThe Oaklandside

East Bay (California)

Is Waymo coming to Oakland?

San Francisco

Uber to launch a premium robotaxi service in Waymo's turf of San Francisco | TechCrunch

Miscellaneous

Waymo to launch robotaxis in London in 2026

San Francisco

Uber to launch a premium robotaxi service in Waymo's turf of San Francisco | TechCrunch

Miscellaneous

Waymo to launch robotaxis in London in 2026

more#robotaxi

Artificial intelligence

fromAdExchanger

Google Shakes Off Its Troubles And Outperforms On Revenue Yet Again | AdExchanger

Alphabet posted Q3 revenue of $102.3B, net profit rose to $35B, while Google Network ad revenue fell roughly $200M to about $7.4B.

San Francisco

fromSFGATE

SF neighborhood mourns loss of bodega cat allegedly killed by Waymo

A Waymo vehicle allegedly struck and killed KitKat, the long-time shop cat of Randa's Market, prompting a growing sidewalk memorial.

#doordash

Artificial intelligence

Woman Using Waymo Robotaxi to Deliver Doordash

fromSlate Magazine

Miscellaneous

DoorDash Finally Found a Way to Stop Paying Its Workers For Good

Artificial intelligence

Woman Using Waymo Robotaxi to Deliver Doordash

fromSlate Magazine

Miscellaneous

DoorDash Finally Found a Way to Stop Paying Its Workers For Good

San Francisco

Waymo acknowledges its vehicle hit a San Francisco corner store cat

Cars

Why a Waymo is like a horse

Artificial intelligence

Some Joker Does Flips Off a Waymo, Sets Off Chain of Events That Confuses and Stalls Three Waymos

fromSFGATE

San Francisco

Waymo acknowledges its vehicle hit a San Francisco corner store cat

Cars

Why a Waymo is like a horse

Artificial intelligence

Some Joker Does Flips Off a Waymo, Sets Off Chain of Events That Confuses and Stalls Three Waymos

more#self-driving-cars

#nhtsa

Artificial intelligence

Waymo faces federal probe after self-driving taxi fails to stop for school bus

Artificial intelligence

Regulators probe Waymo after its robotaxi drove around a stopped school bus | TechCrunch

Artificial intelligence

Waymo faces federal probe after self-driving taxi fails to stop for school bus

Artificial intelligence

Regulators probe Waymo after its robotaxi drove around a stopped school bus | TechCrunch

more#nhtsa

US news

Waymo's self-driving cars to be investigated by feds after failing to stop properly for school bus

The federal government is investigating Waymo after a robotaxi reportedly failed to stop for children exiting a school bus in Atlanta.

Miscellaneous

fromTime Out London

Driverless taxis are coming to London next year

Waymo will begin testing driverless taxis in London with safety drivers this year, aiming for fully driverless trials in 2026 and wider rollout after 2027.

Waymo's robotaxis have a new job: Delivering your food

Waymo and DoorDash will pilot autonomous vehicle deliveries in metro Phoenix, starting with DashMart orders and expanding to additional merchants and offerings.

fromianVisits

Look, no hands! Waymo's driverless cars set to hit London roads within weeks

Waymo will deploy supervised robotaxis in London imminently, aiming for fully driverless commercial service after UK regulatory pilots in 2026 and full rollout by 2027.

Miscellaneous

Waymo's robotaxis are coming to London

Waymo will launch a fully driverless robotaxi service in London starting in 2026, preceded by supervised data-collection runs and supported by fleet partner Moove.

Tech industry

50 Waymos Sent to Dead-End SF Street In Prankster's 'DDOS Attack'

Riley Walz organized 50 people to simultaneously order and no‑show Waymo rides on a dead‑end street, temporarily stranding autonomous vehicles.

Information security

Man Launches "World's First Waymo DDoS" by Ordering 50 Robotaxis to Dead End Street

A coordinated mass ordering prank mimicked a DDoS on Waymo, causing service disruption and prompting the company to suspend nearby ride requests temporarily.

Tech industry

fromThe Motley Fool

Prediction: Alphabet (GOOG)(GOOGL) Will Soar Over the Next 5 Years. Here's 1 Reason Why. | The Motley Fool

Alphabet's diversified businesses—search, YouTube, Google Cloud, and Waymo—position it for significant high growth over the next several years.

Waymo in Hot Water After Robotaxi Illegally Blows Past School Bus With Stop Lights On in Georgia

Those self-conratulatory claims from Cruise officials came to a complete halt after a self-driving Cruise vehicle dragged a San Francisco pedestrian 20 feet, in an incident that ultimately led to the downfall of a Cruise as a company. Cruise is gone and now Waymo is the dominant robotaxi company, but they too are now dealing with the blowback of a safety violation some 2,500 miles away in Atlanta, Georgia.

Artificial intelligence

fromThe Atlantic

Move Fast and Break Nothing

Waymo's autonomous vehicles perform well, but passenger-opened doors caused collisions; most serious accidents involved other humans or external factors, not Waymo's driving system.

Robotaxis as public transit? Waymo thinks so

Waymo will integrate autonomous robotaxis into Chandler Flex microtransit with Via technology, offering low-cost, weekday shared rides that connect to local transit.

#lyft

Artificial intelligence

Waymo to partner with Lyft for robotaxi debut in Nashville next year | Fortune

Cars

Lyft and Waymo are partnering to bring robotaxis to Nashville | TechCrunch

Artificial intelligence

Waymo to partner with Lyft for robotaxi debut in Nashville next year | Fortune

Cars

Lyft and Waymo are partnering to bring robotaxis to Nashville | TechCrunch

more#lyft

Waymo Gets Its First Baby-Step Approval to Give Rides to SFO, Cars Will Have Human Drivers at First

Across San Francisco, we are expanding safe, reliable, and modern transportation optionssupporting our city's economic comeback, boosting our tourism industry, and connecting residents and visitors to everything our city has to offer, Lurie said in a Tuesday morning press release. We announced in March that we wanted visitors to be able to ride in a Waymo as soon as they arrived in San Francisco, and today, we are taking another important step to get there.

San Francisco

Silicon Valley

Waymo to offer commercial robotaxi services at San Jose airport starting this year

Waymo autonomous vehicles will operate at San Jose Mineta International Airport later this year, improving airport-to-city mobility ahead of major 2026 events.

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