Waymo

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2020 Nov 2 3:7

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2025 Jan 4 0:35

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https://9to5google.com/2023/12/20/waymo-driverless-humans

Uber begins offering rides in self-driving Waymo cars

Customers ordering an Uber in Phoenix now have the option to ride in a fully autonomous vehicle.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/26/uber-begins-offering-rides-in-self-driving-waymo-cars.html

Uber begins offering rides in self-driving Waymo cars

Future autonomous Waymo EV will be custom built for ride-hailing with no steering wheel

Waymo One is Alphabet's Lyft/Uber competitor that's live in Phoenix and currently undergoing testing in San Francisco. Waymo today announced a future EV for its US ride-hailing service that will be "rider-first" and have no steering wheel. Waymo today announced an OEM collaboration with Geely, a Chinese automotive company that has several subsidiary brands like Volvo, Lotus, and Smart.

https://9to5google.com/2021/12/28/future-waymo-ev/

Future autonomous Waymo EV will be custom built for ride-hailing with no steering wheel

Daimler Trucks partners with Waymo to build self-driving semi trucks

Two automotive giants are teaming up to bring self-driving semi-trucks to market. Under this deal, Waymo and Daimler Trucks are partnering to build an autonomous version of the Freightliner Cascadia truck. This is Waymo's first deal in the freight business. The truck would be equipped with Le...

https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/27/daimler-trucks-partners-with-waymo-to-build-self-driving-semi-trucks/

Daimler Trucks partners with Waymo to build self-driving semi trucks

Waymo's robotaxis are basically mobile weather stations now

Autonomous vehicles have difficulty navigating bad weather. Heavy rain, snow, and fog can do a lot to scramble an AV's perception systems, which largely rely on cameras, radar, and lidar to "see" the world around it. Wet roads can create reflections that confuse cameras. Fog can screw up sensor data.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/14/23453478/waymo-av-autonomous-bad-weather-fog-sf-station

Waymo's robotaxis are basically mobile weather stations now

A quick look at Waymo's custom, steering wheel-less robotaxi [Video]

A year after Waymo announced a custom robotaxi for its ride-hailing service, the Alphabet company today previewed the autonomous electric vehicle. The Google Self-Driving Car Project did have the custom "Firefly" that also lacked a steering wheel, but was just for testing.

https://9to5google.com/2022/11/16/waymo-robotaxi/

A quick look at Waymo's custom, steering wheel-less robotaxi [Video]

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Waymo to begin testing in Tokyo, its first international destination

The Alphabet-owned company has struck deals with major Japan-based robotaxi operators to begin testing in 2025.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/16/waymo-to-begin-testing-in-tokyo-its-first-international-destination-.html

Waymo to begin testing in Tokyo, its first international destination

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