Waymo has had a presence in the San Francisco area since 2009, but it wasn’t until August 2023 that the company was able to charge customers — 24 hours a day and throughout the city — for ...

A security researcher found a hidden unreleased feature in the Waymo app that allowed her to display whatever characters she wanted on the robotaxi’s top display. Jane Manchun Wong, a well-known ...

There is no doubt that 2024 was an inflection point for Waymo, as the Google self-driving car project was renamed in 2016. Before last year, Waymo had ferried public passengers for 1mn trips since ...

A study released by Waymo and Swiss Re found Waymo Driver has better safety performance than human-driven vehicles. The study compared Waymo’s liability claims to human driver baselines based ...

I don’t have kids either, but the 2024 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid surprises me in more ways than one. The problem is that it’s the only vehicle that Chrysler currently sells — at least for the ...

The rule could have wide-ranging effects on big automakers, like Ford and GM, as well as smaller manufacturers like Polestar — and even companies that don’t produce cars, like Waymo.

TO PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE. IT’S NOT THAT HARD TO IMAGINE WHY SOMEONE WOULD WANT TO LIVE IN PACIFICA, ESPECIALLY ON A COVETED OCEAN VIEW PROPERTY. BUT WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND RISING ...

Public transportation can help, but more and more people are choosing Waymo and other autonomous vehicles. Blind rider James Gump says it feels more accessible, safer, and it gives him more control.

Waymo writes that it will work with Japan’s largest taxi company, Nihon Kotsu, and the taxi app ‘GO’ to begin testing its Jaguar I-PACE vehicles on Tokyo’s streets. As Waymo puts it: “There, our ...

LAS VEGAS: A top Waymo executive said on Jan 8 the United States could lead globally on autonomous driving, expressing hope that a national standard under the incoming Trump administration would ...