Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides to and from San Francisco International Airport
Waymo’s SFO win comes as the company faces criticism and concerns about safety in some of the cities it operates.
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Waymo is finally starting passenger trips at SFO — but not to the terminals
Waymo has finally broken through its SFO logjam. The company announced today that it will start offering robotaxi rides to a select group of passengers traveling to and from the San Francisco International Airport, a major step in Waymo’s effort to increase its footprint in the Bay Area. The company plans on gradually growing the […]
Waymo robotaxi hits a child near a school, causing minor injuries
A Waymo robotaxi struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica, California, on January 23rd, causing minor injuries and prompting the National Highway Traffic Safety administration to open an investigation. The incident occurred during normal school drop off hours, with other children, a crossing guard, and several double-parked vehicles in the vicinity, NHTSA […]
Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica
The child, whose age is not public, sustained minor injuries according to Waymo. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating.
A ‘rogue Waymo’ that crashed into a parked car was being manually driven.
The Zeekr van was seen on video driving up on an embankment in Echo Park before crashing into several parked cars. Waymo told CBS that its looking into the incident but stressed that the vehicle was being manually driven and was not in autonomous mode. Waymo has yet to deploy its new Zeekr vans in […]
The price gap between Waymo and Uber is narrowing
Data collected and analyzed by Obi suggest a shift is underway.
Tesla’s robotaxis are cheaper than Waymo, but the wait times are longer
Tesla’s robotaxis are not robotaxis in the sense that they’re not fully driverless and still feature safety monitors with access to a kill switch in case anything goes wrong. But the automaker is shaking things up with its approach to pricing, according to a new analysis of the nascent market. Obi, an app that aggregates […]
TechCrunch Mobility: RIP, Tesla Autopilot, and the NTSB investigates Waymo
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Waymo probed by National Transportation Safety Board over illegal school bus behavior
The NTSB joins the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in investigating Waymo vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses.
Waymo continues robotaxi ramp up with Miami service now open to public
Waymo is opening its driverless robotaxis to the public in Miami, starting with a 60-square-mile service area and plans to reach the airport “soon.”