The Verge3d
Waymo compiles ‘largest ever’ dataset of pedestrian and cyclist injuries
Waymo, the robotaxi company owned by Alphabet, recently published a new study examining hundreds of these types of crashes involving vulnerable road users, which it is calling “the largest ...
Futurism8d
Study Finds Self-Driving Waymos Are More Expensive Than Taxis, Take Twice as Long to Get to Destination
Currently, only if you like demonstrably poorer service for your buck. A new study conducted by Forbes reveals how Waymo, a leader in the robotaxi industry, still lags considerably behind human ...
Road & Track10d
This 4-Way Waymo Standoff Is Autonomous Vehicle Comedy Gold
Now that General Motors’s Cruise has left San Francisco after one of its vehicles hit and dragged a pedestrian 20 feet along the ground, Waymo has taken the city by storm. Its Jaguar I-Paces ...
Benzinga.com3d
A New $5.6 Billion Injection Hasn't Made Waymo Cheaper, Faster – Self-Driving Rides Still Cost More, Take Much Longer Than Taxis Per Report
Despite a fresh $5.6 billion funding boost, Waymo’s autonomous ride-hailing service still can’t compete with traditional rideshares on either price or speed. In addition to being more costly ...
Carscoops10d
Waymo Is Somehow Valued More Than Ford After Raising $5.6B
In late October, Waymo secured $5.6 billion in new funding, valuing the company at over $45 billion. The funding will support fleet expansion, including the addition of Hyundai Ioniq 5 EVs to the ...
Benzinga.com29d
Waymo Co-founder Says Tesla Has An Advantage In Race To Autonomous Driving: 'I'd Rather Be In Tesla's Shoes Than In Waymo's Shoes'
Alphabet Inc. GOOG GOOGL subsidiary Waymo’s co-founder Anthony Levandowski is more optimistic about Tesla Inc.’s TSLA self-driving vision over Waymo’s given the EV giant’s wealth of data.