Waymo passenger nearly misses his flight after car drives in circles
2 days ago · Waymo said the incident caused a five-minute delay. Johns told CNN on Monday that this wasn’t his first driverless taxi and wanted to give the service another shot for his ride to the airport.
Waymo dominated U.S. robotaxi market in 2024, but Tesla and ... - NBC News
Dec 26, 2024 · Waymo may have outlasted Cruise to lead the U.S. market, but domestic competitors are working to catch up, too — most notably Elon Musk’s Tesla and Amazon-owned Zoox. IE 11 is not supported.
New Swiss Re study: Waymo is safer than even the most …
Dec 19, 2024 · Today, we’re sharing our new cutting-edge research with Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurers, analyzing liability claims related to collisions from 25.3 million fully autonomous miles driven by Waymo. The study uses auto liability claims aggregate statistics as a proxy for at-fault collisions and expands on our previous research. It demonstrates that as we've scaled operations ...
Waymo and Hyundai enter multi-year, strategic partnership
Oct 4, 2024 · Today, Waymo and Hyundai Motor Company announced they have entered into a multi-year, strategic partnership. In the first phase of this partnership, the companies will integrate Waymo’s sixth-generation fully autonomous technology – the Waymo Driver – into Hyundai’s all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV, which will be added to the Waymo One fleet ...
Waymo secures $5.6B in funding to expand to new cities in 2025
Oct 25, 2024 · Robotaxi developer Waymo has closed an oversubscribed Series C funding round totaling $5.6 billion. Alongside an expanded partnership with Uber, the funds will help the rideshare company expand...
Waymo and Uber expand partnership to bring autonomous ride …
Sep 13, 2024 · Today, Waymo and Uber are announcing an expanded partnership to bring the Waymo One experience to Austin and Atlanta, only on the Uber app, beginning in early 2025. In these cities, Uber will manage and dispatch a fleet of Waymo’s fully autonomous, all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles, which will grow to hundreds of vehicles over time.
Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding …
Oct 25, 2024 · Alphabet-owned driverless vehicle unit Waymo just closed a $5.6 billion funding round to expand its robotaxi service across the U.S.
Waymo’s latest funding round boosts it to a $45B valuation
Nov 5, 2024 · Waymo recently closed a $5.6 billion Series C funding round led by parent company Alphabet and joined by a who’s who of Silicon Valley venture firms. The investment boosts Waymo’s overall...
Waypoint - The official Waymo blog
Today, we’re sharing our new cutting-edge research with Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurers, analyzing liability claims related to collisions from 25.3 million fully autonomous miles driven by Waymo.
It’s been a rough year for robotaxis — but not for Waymo
Dec 18, 2024 · While its rivals have been stuck in perpetual testing or forced to shut down completely due to dry coffers, Waymo has quietly amassed a legitimate robotaxi business that continues to grow and...