The shift to sell its technology to robotics and security companies is an indication that Waymo isn’t placing all its bets on self-driving cars. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c8010ea36d49b72487e2062/master/pass/Waymo-honeycomb_tabletop-FA.jpg
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Waymo’s Self-Driving Launch, and More This Week in Cars
But the announcement came with serious caveats. Plus: Tesla’s Autopilot, May Mobility, and scooters. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c0b21499714574c4941976f/master/pass/Tesla-roundup-1068858530.jpg
Waymo’s So-Called Robo-Taxi Launch Reveals a Brutal Truth
The outfit that started as Google’s self-driving car team still relies on human safety operators—indicating just how hard this problem really is. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c07071dac6f3e2ce0680653/master/pass/WAYMO_DRIVE_LORES.jpg
Waymo’s excruciatingly gradual launch process, explained
Enlarge / Waymo CEO John Krafcik in 2017. (credit: Misha Friedman/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Last Thursday, Waymo dropped something of a bombshell: it has begun commercial operations of its self-driving taxi service. And it made the announcement in the most anticlimactic way possible. Ruth Porat, CFO of parent company Alphabet, announced the news in answer […]
Waymo’s self-driving vehicles have now logged 10 million miles
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Green,Emerging Technologies,Autonomous,Future Here’s what’s planned for the next 10 million Continue reading Waymo’s self-driving vehicles have now logged 10 million miles Waymo’s self-driving vehicles have now logged 10 million miles originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 14 Oct 2018 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of […]
Exec accused of stealing Waymo’s trade secrets starts new self-driving company
Enlarge / Anthony Levandowski, then VP of engineering at Uber, speaking to reporters at the Uber Advanced Technologies Center on September 13, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (credit: ANGELO MERENDINO/AFP/Getty Images) Anthony Levandowski, one of the most controversial figures in the self-driving car business, is connected to a new driverless truck startup, TechCrunch has reported. Called […]
Waymo’s Self-Driving Car Crash Revives Hard Questions
Whether or not the autonomous Pacifica minivan was at fault, it’s bad news for a young industry trying to prove it can makes roads safer for everyone. https://media.wired.com/photos/5aecd6e441f2a64a30dd4652/master/pass/Waymo-Crash.jpg
Waymo’s Self-Driving Car Service Is Just About Here
The company that started off as Google’s self-driving car project is now putting passengers in truly driverless cars in Phoenix—and will soon launch a commercial service. https://media.wired.com/photos/5aa7f0575d79c76b98749cec/master/pass/WaymoMinivan%202.jpg
Waymo’s Self-Driving Trucks Will Hit the Road in Atlanta
– Self-driving trucks appear to be riding in the fast lane on the road toward an autonomous era of travel. – In a single week, Uber revealed that it has been testing automated trucks on Arizona highways since November, culminating in a 344-mile autonomous journey conducted under the supervision of a human safety driver. Not […]
Waymo’s 360-degree demo ride shows what self-driving cars ‘see’
One of the big steps necessary to roll out self-driving cars is getting the public to trust them, and Waymo’s latest attempt to achieve that is with a new 360-degree experience. Viewable on a computer, your phone or a VR headset, it feeds a simulation of mixed video and sensor data (LiDAR, radar and cameras) […]
