Tag: Waymo

10 OCT

Waymo launches U.S. ad campaign to promote driverless car safety

WASHINGTON — Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit Waymo and several groups are launching a campaign aimed at convincing skeptical Americans of what they say is the value and safety of driverless cars, as Congress considers how it will regulate the technology. The company said on Monday that it was teaming with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, […]

10 OCT

Waymo launches U.S. ad campaign to promote self-driving cars

(Reuters) — Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit Waymo and several groups are launching a campaign aimed at convincing skeptical Americans of what they say is the value and safety of driverless cars, as Congress considers how it will regulate the technology. The company said on Monday that it was teaming up with Mothers Against Drunk […]

09 OCT

It sure looks like Waymo is getting ready to launch in Phoenix

Enlarge / One of the earliest families in Waymo’s public trial in Phoenix poses with a Waymo minivan. (credit: Waymo) Waymo, Google’s self-driving car company, is laying the political groundwork to launch a truly driverless car service. On Monday, the company announced a new partnership with several non-profit organizations. Called “Let’s Talk Self-Driving,” the partnership aims […]

03 OCT

Here’s the “due diligence” report Waymo hopes will win its case against Uber

Enlarge / Former Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski, at right, at a transportation conference in 2016. (credit: John Sommers II for Transport Topics) A report that has long been fought over by lawyers at Waymo and Uber has been made public. Levandowski’s lawyers fought to keep the Stroz Friedberg “due diligence” report on Uber acquiring his […]

25 SEP

Waymo to judge: We want Uber to pay “only” $1.86 billion

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) As the Waymo v. Uber trial draws nearer, the two companies are jockeying for position, each hoping to emerge victorious after a possible October courtroom brawl. A key part of that is damages. Waymo’s massive damage request is only starting to become clear. Last week, an Uber attorney said during a court […]

23 SEP

Waymo Partners With Intel, Tesla Kills a Model S, a Lawyer Debates the Trolley Problem and More This Week in the Future of Cars

Plus: We play a game meant for traffic engineers, Apple engineers take on self-driving, and Sebastian Thrun wears a puppy. https://media.wired.com/photos/59c40af0badaed76ecbe983e/master/pass/Renault-ConceptCar-FeatureArt.jpg Feed: All Latest

18 SEP

Intel and Google’s Waymo Have Been Working Together on Self-Driving Tech for Eight Years

– Waymo and Intel have been working together to develop the technology that powers self-driving cars for the past eight years. It sounds like something of an obvious partnership, but few people outside their engineering teams knew that was the case before today. As Waymo inches ever closer to commercializing autonomous technology and Intel seeks greater […]