Tag: Waymo’s

28 NOV

Google Waymo’s autonomous cars have driven 4 million miles on public roads

Lest anyone think that Waymo hasn’t been preparing to launch its own autonomous ride-sharing service at some point, the Google spinoff just announced that its self-driving cars have driven a collective 4 million miles on public roads. But it’s not just the milestone the company is celebrating, it’s the pace: While it took the company […]

28 NOV

Waymo’s autonomous cars have driven 4 million miles

Lest anyone think that Waymo hasn’t been preparing to launch its own autonomous ride-sharing service at some point, the Google spinoff just announced that its self-driving cars have driven a collective 4 million miles on public roads. But it’s not just the milestone the company is celebrating, it’s the pace: While it took the company […]

31 OCT

Here’s the first look inside Waymo’s self-driving minivans

Waymo, the self-driving project owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, is preparing for the day when the century-old relationship between car and driver becomes discombobulated. On Monday, within the confines of its typically off-limits testing facility known as Castle, the company showed off how it plans on helping people adjust to a future where the […]

31 OCT

Waymo’s CEO says self-driving cars are ‘really close’ to being ready for the road — but plenty of challenges remain (GOOGL)

Waymo Waymo, Google’s self-driving car spinoff, showed off its technology to reporters on Monday at its California testing facility. Waymo officials declined to say when they expect to offer the technology commercially or where it will first show up. The technology seems mature, but questions and challenges remain.   MERCED COUNTY, California — California’s Central […]

14 OCT

5 things we learned from Waymo’s big self-driving car report

Enlarge (credit: Waymo) Waymo just dropped a 43-page white paper called the Waymo Safety Report that provides a wealth of new details about Waymo’s vision for the self-driving car product the company is getting ready to launch. Officially, the document is a regulatory filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has encouraged—but not yet required—the […]

25 APR

Waymo’s ready to offer public rides in its self-driving minivans

While Alphabet’s legal battle with Uber continues to rumble on, its Waymo self-driving initiative is going from strength to strength. Its laser-mounted white minivans are consistently proving their reliability on the roads and besting their rivals, so much so that the company now wants humans to get involved. In a blog post, the company today […]