Waymo is letting you tip — but there’s a catch
A security researcher who lives in San Francisco discovered an unreleased feature in Waymo’s app that allows customers to tip ...
While Waymo not blamed in multi-car wreck, it's the first fatal collision involving a driverless car
A deadly, multi-car collision in San Francisco on Sunday evening marks the first time in the U.S. that a truly autonomous vehicle, with no one in the driver’s seat, has been involved in a fatal ...
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“I’m getting dizzy”: Man films Waymo self-driving car driving around in circles
The Waymo self-driving company says it has fixed a problem that caused a car to repeatedly circle a parking lot for about five minutes while its rider was trying to get to an airport. Last month ...
Can self-driving cars save us from ourselves?
Fully self-driving cars, in contrast, don’t drink and drive. They don’t speed because they’re impatient or running late. They don’t get sleepy. They don’t get distracted by their phones. On top of ...
The Waymo Vandalism Incident: A Wake-Up Call For The AV Industry
This act resulted in significant damage and is a clear indication that we need to address the growing issue of vandalism ...
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Passenger in Waymo self-driving car gets stuck circling parking lot while trying to make flight
"I received notification that your car might be experiencing some routing issue," the customer support agent can be heard telling Johns. WAYMO, ZOOX SELF-DRIVING CARS UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION ...
Crowd Shatters Windows, Rips Door Off Empty Waymo Cab Stopped In LA
Self-driving taxi companies are slowly taking over the streets of cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix where they can often be found driving in circles, blocking first responders and, ...
Tech entrepreneur trapped in circling self-driving car on way to airport: ‘I feel like I’m in the movies’
It’s circling around a parking lot. I got my seat belt on. I can’t get out of the car,” Waymo customer Mike Johns told a company rep over the phone.
Waymo Finds a Way Around US Restrictions Targeting Chinese Cars
The vehicles Waymo receives from Geely, it says, are “base vehicles,” stripped of telematics systems and any other technology ...
Crowd vandalizes Waymo vehicle while stopped at red light in Beverly Hills
An unoccupied Waymo vehicle was surrounded and vandalized by a crowd while stopped at a red light in Beverly Hills, the ...
Nvidia's autonomous-car business is rising. Here's how it could make every car self-driving.
A look at Nvidia's role in enabling autonomous vehicles and giving the industry what an analyst called a "shot in the arm." ...
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Waymo to bring self-driving cars to Miami
This week's tech & innovation news. Waymo plans to bring its self-driving car service to Miami in the next two years. The Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL) subsidiary will begin testing its all-electric ...