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Enlarge (credit: Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO—After hours of testimony on Wednesday by three Uber employees, US District Judge William Alsup rescheduled the start of the Waymo v. Uber trial to February 5, 2018. The announcement came at the end of a second day of evidentiary hearings. Judge Alsup rebuked Uber’s lawyers […]
Plus: a video history of the Darpa Grand Challenges that sparked the driverless car industry. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a04b7b1df2ed96d0e9f520f/master/pass/Porsche-CayenneHP.jpg Feed: All Latest
– After spending eight years honing its self-driving technology, seven months laying the groundwork for operations, and a month on a final marketing push, Waymo says its cars are ready for a major milestone: truly driverless operations on public roads. – Indeed, officials from Waymo, the company sprung from Google’s self-driving-car project late last year, […]
The company that started as Google’s self-driving car project is running human-free trials in Arizona, and will soon invite passengers aboard. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a01e74ea49f395a84432fa9/master/pass/waymo_minivan_HP.jpg Feed: All Latest
Enlarge / A customized Waymo minivan being shown off at the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. (credit: Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) The final details are falling into place as Waymo v. Uber approaches trial later this month. While Uber has been on the receiving end of plenty of harsh words […]
Enlarge (credit: Waymo) ATWATER, Calif.—I’ve never ridden in a car with no one in the driver’s seat before. Still, I wasn’t exactly blown away. We’ve known for several years now that Waymo’s (previously Google’s) cars can handle most road conditions without a safety driver intervening. Last year, the company reported that its cars could go about 5,000 miles on […]
And all the questions we still have about how the technology’s path to commercialization. https://media.wired.com/photos/59f7ce69c1347572783db1f8/master/pass/waymocastle-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
– At first glance, the grounds surrounding Castle Air Force Base seem like they belong to a bygone era. A military aviation museum along a nearby highway boasts an SR-71 Blackbird, which first flew in 1962 and remains one of the fastest airplanes ever built; a former Air Force One aircraft used by multiple presidents; […]
Enlarge (credit: Waymo) Waymo announced on Thursday that it is bringing its Chrysler Pacifica minivans to the Detroit area to test how the company’s technology performs in the region’s harsh winters. “Our ultimate goal is for our fully self-driving cars to operate safely and smoothly in all kinds of environments,” Waymo CEO John Krafcik writes. Krafcik says that […]
Waymo, the self-driving car unit owned by Google parent company Alphabet, accuses Uber of stealing trade secrets. It demanded $ 1 billion in damages from Uber as part of a settlement — but Uber said no. Waymo also wanted Uber to appoint an independent monitor. SAN FRANCISCO — Alphabet’s Waymo sought at least $ 1 […]
