Google's Waymo Unveils Self-Driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Minivan
8 years, 3 months ago

Google's Waymo Unveils Self-Driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Minivan

Wired  

Less than a week after exiting its larval, experimental phase and becoming a standalone company under the Alphabet corporate umbrella, Google's self-driving car outfit is showing off its first new car. The newly created Waymo is adding 100 Chrysler Pacifica minivans, built for autonomy, to its test fleet. Under a partnership established six months ago, engineers from Waymo and Fiat Chrysler collaborated in Michigan to build these hybrid-powered vans with the right tools for the job incorporated from the start, rather than retrofitting them after they came off the assembly line. Unlike Waymo's "pod" vehicles, which have room for two and skimp on basics like the steering wheel and pedals, these vans will have those controls, plus space for half a dozen passengers.

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Waymo’s New Agreement With Hyundai Raises Questions About China
55 years, 3 months ago

Waymo’s New Agreement With Hyundai Raises Questions About China

Wired  

Soon you could see Waymo self-driving tech in Hyundai cars. The autonomous driving tech developer Waymo said this week that it would partner with the Korean automaker Hyundai to equip a fleet of its electric vehicles with self-driving technology. “We are actively exploring additional opportunities for collaboration,” he said—opening up the possibility that Waymo self-driving tech could one day be …

Waymo’s driverless taxi launch in Santa Monica is met with excitement and tension
1 year, 5 months ago

Waymo’s driverless taxi launch in Santa Monica is met with excitement and tension

LA Times  

Waymo‘s self-driving cars are taking a tour around Los Angeles. After months of testing, the Silicon Valley-based driverless car company began offering Waymo One — its 24/7 robotaxi service — to the public Wednesday. Waymo launched its driverless taxi vehicles in Santa Monica on Wednesday with a promotional campaign on the Third Street Promenade. She’s driven past several Waymo vehicles …

Waymo says it’s bringing robotaxis to L.A.
2 years, 5 months ago

Waymo says it’s bringing robotaxis to L.A.

LA Times  

Driverless car company Waymo already operates autonomous taxi fleets in Phoenix and San Francisco. Next, a spokesman said, trained drivers will test out Waymo’s robot taxi service on L.A.-area highways and neighborhood thoroughfares, with runs downtown, along the Miracle Mile and in Koreatown, Santa Monica and West Hollywood. Business Los Angeles is about to get its first robotaxi test fleet …

Chinese Automaker Geely Partners with Waymo to Develop Electric Robotaxis
3 years, 3 months ago

Chinese Automaker Geely Partners with Waymo to Develop Electric Robotaxis

News 18  

Google’s self-driving unit Waymo has partnered with Chinese automaker Geely to create a fleet of all-electric, self-driving robotaxis. The ride-hailing cars would be designed and developed by Zeekr, Geely’s electric mobility brand, at a facility in Sweden using “a new proprietary and open-source mobility architecture." “We are committed to expanding access to sustainable transportation, and deploying these fully autonomous, electric …

Google self-driving spinoff Waymo begins testing with public in San Francisco
3 years, 7 months ago

Google self-driving spinoff Waymo begins testing with public in San Francisco

The Hindu  

Alphabet Inc's Waymo has started taking a few San Franciscans on rides in its self-driving sport utility vehicles and hopes to open the robotaxis to anyone in the city in less than the three years it took to launch in its only other market. Waymo's announcement on Tuesday of its status and plans in San Francisco, a small peninsula of …

GM to run robot cars without human backups
4 years, 5 months ago

GM to run robot cars without human backups

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy General Motors' Cruise autonomous …

Waymo Opens Robo-Taxi Self-Driving Car Service to Public in the United States
4 years, 5 months ago

Waymo Opens Robo-Taxi Self-Driving Car Service to Public in the United States

News 18  

Waymo, the autonomous car unit of Google-parent Alphabet, opened its robo-taxi project to the general public in the US city of Phoenix on Thursday, becoming the first widely available driverless ride service. Now that the project has shifted out of its test phase, anyone signed up through the Waymo One smartphone app can summon autonomous vehicles to travel throughout the …

Waymo opens driverless robo-taxi service to the public in Phoenix
4 years, 5 months ago

Waymo opens driverless robo-taxi service to the public in Phoenix

The Hindu  

Waymo on Thursday will relaunch and expand its fully automated, robo-taxi ride hailing service in Phoenix, rebooting its effort to transform years of autonomous vehicle research into a revenue-producing business. Waymo, the self-driving vehicle technology unit of Google parent Alphabet, Inc, said it will start offering rides in minivans with no human attendant on board to current members of its …

Waymo, Fiat Chrysler Expand Autonomous Vehicle Partnership, to Enter Commercial Vehicle Segment
4 years, 8 months ago

Waymo, Fiat Chrysler Expand Autonomous Vehicle Partnership, to Enter Commercial Vehicle Segment

News 18  

Self-driving Car Company Waymo LLC and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV are expanding their autonomous vehicle partnership to commercial vehicles, and Fiat Chrysler will develop fully self-driving vehicles exclusively with Waymo going forward, the companies said. Waymo, a unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc, and Fiat Chrysler said they will work together to develop autonomous light commercial vehicles for moving goods, …

Fiat Chrysler, Waymo deepen partnership to develop self-driving trucks
4 years, 8 months ago

Fiat Chrysler, Waymo deepen partnership to develop self-driving trucks

The Hindu  

Automaker Fiat Chrysler and driver-less technology developer Waymo are deepening their ties to build self-driving trucks. The expansion deal will make Waymo FCA’s exclusive partner in developing L4 fully self-driving technology across the automaker’s full product portfolio, including light commercial vehicles. In the past four years, Waymo has integrated its software with Chrysler’s Pacifica Hybrid minivans, making it L4 ready, …

Volvo Cars and Waymo partner to develop a self-driving electric vehicle
4 years, 9 months ago

Volvo Cars and Waymo partner to develop a self-driving electric vehicle

Firstpost  

Waymo said it will continue working with Fiat Chrysler, Jaguar Land Rover and the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance. Waymo and the Volvo Cars Group have agreed to develop a self-driving electric vehicle designed for ride-hailing use, as part of a new global partnership, the companies said on Thursday. Waymo, a unit of Silicon Valley’s Alphabet Inc, said it will be …

Waymo is mapping L.A. in hopes of someday introducing driverless taxis
5 years, 5 months ago

Waymo is mapping L.A. in hopes of someday introducing driverless taxis

LA Times  

Waymo this week set three Chrysler Pacifica minivans crawling Los Angeles streets to make maps — but not the kind made for humans. Driving in Los Angeles gives us the opportunity to learn in a new environment and understand different traffic patterns to advance our technology.” Los Angeles is a bit late to Waymo’s game. Waymo will explore “how our …

Google spin-out Waymo rules out building its own self-driving cars
5 years, 7 months ago

Google spin-out Waymo rules out building its own self-driving cars

The Telegraph  

Google's spin-off self-driving firm Waymo has said it won't build a self-driving car from the ground up again because it's a "distraction". Speaking as the company prepared to open a Detroit factory which will be used to fit Chrysler and Jaguar cars with its self-driving software, Patrick Cadariu, its head of vehicle supply chain operations, said making cars was "really …

Friday briefing: Waymo forms partnership with Renault and Nissan
5 years, 9 months ago

Friday briefing: Waymo forms partnership with Renault and Nissan

Wired  

Get WIRED's daily briefing in your inbox. Sign up here Waymo has formed a partnership with The Alliance – the world's largest auto industry alliance, comprising Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi. Alphabet's self-driving vehicle subsidiary says that it will initially be working with Nissan and Renault to investigate commercial, regulatory and legal issues in relation to driverless transportation-as-a-service. Billionaire Foxconn chairman …

Waymo teams up with Renault, Nissan on robotaxis outside US
5 years, 9 months ago

Waymo teams up with Renault, Nissan on robotaxis outside US

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with automakers Renault and Nissan to make its first journey outside the U.S. with a ride-hailing service that will dispatch a fleet of robotaxis in France and Japan. The partnership announced late Wednesday underscores Waymo’s ambition to deploy its driverless technology throughout the world in an attempt to revolutionize the …

Self-driving tech company Aurora partners with Fiat Chrysler to build autonomous platforms
5 years, 9 months ago

Self-driving tech company Aurora partners with Fiat Chrysler to build autonomous platforms

Firstpost  

Aurora already has partnerships with Volkswagen AG, Hyundai Motor Co and China’s Byton to develop and test self-driving systems Self-driving car software startup Aurora said on Sunday it would partner with Fiat Chrysler to build autonomous platforms for commercial vehicles, the latest collaboration with an automaker for the fast-growing Silicon Valley company. Aurora already has partnerships with Volkswagen AG, Hyundai …

Waymo adds 62,000 vehicles for autonomous taxi service
6 years, 10 months ago

Waymo adds 62,000 vehicles for autonomous taxi service

Daily Mail  

Google-owned Waymo is adding as many as 62,000 Fiat Chrysler minivans to its autonomous fleet in an expanded collaboration announced by the companies on Thursday. Delivery of the Chrysler Pacifica minivans was expected to begin later this year, with the automaker also exploring the potential to build Waymo technology into a self-driving car it might add to its model line-up …

Waymo inks a long-term deal with Jaguar; to include 20,000 I-PACE electric vehicles in its autonomous fleet
7 years ago

Waymo inks a long-term deal with Jaguar; to include 20,000 I-PACE electric vehicles in its autonomous fleet

Firstpost  

The partnership announced ahead of the New York International Auto Show, is another step in Waymo’s plan to roll out a robo-taxi service in the US. Waymo will include up to 20,000 Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles in its upcoming autonomous fleet as part of a long-term partnership between Alphabet Inc’s self-driving unit and Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc, the two …

Waymo and Jaguar team up with 20,000 car self-driving fleet
7 years ago

Waymo and Jaguar team up with 20,000 car self-driving fleet

Live Mint  

New York/San Francisco: Waymo is teaming up with Jaguar Land Rover on autonomous vehicles, its second major automaker partnership and a big boost for the nascent technology that has come under scrutiny recently. Under the accord, Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo will integrate its self-driving system into Jaguar’s I-Pace electric SUVs, the first all-electric offering from the luxury unit of Tata Motors …

Waymo given green light for commercial self-driving taxis
7 years, 1 month ago

Waymo given green light for commercial self-driving taxis

Daily Mail  

Google's driverless taxis will soon take to the streets after being given the green light in Arizona. Waymo, parent firm Alphabet's self-driving car unit, will launch a commercial ride hailing service similar to Uber's, using the automated technology. Waymo, parent firm Alphabet's self-driving car unit, will launch a commercial ride hailing service similar to Uber's using the automated technology The …

The Waymo v. Uber Settlement Marks a New Era for Self-Driving Cars: Reality
55 years, 3 months ago

The Waymo v. Uber Settlement Marks a New Era for Self-Driving Cars: Reality

Wired  

The sun had only just come up Friday, but the young self-driving car industry had already moved into a new era. From the bench, federal Judge William Alsup, recovering from a sore throat, called it: “This case is now ancient history.” Waymo v. Uber, the first great legal fight over autonomous vehicles, ended in a peace treaty Friday morning: Uber …

U.S. Autonomous-Car Startup Signs Deal With VW And Hyundai
7 years, 2 months ago

U.S. Autonomous-Car Startup Signs Deal With VW And Hyundai

NPR  

U.S. Autonomous-Car Startup Signs Deal With VW And Hyundai Enlarge this image toggle caption S.J.HONG/Hyundai S.J.HONG/Hyundai Aurora, a startup company led by three veterans of Google, Tesla, and Uber, has signed deals with both Volkswagen and Hyundai with the goal of putting autonomous vehicle technology on the market within three years — and doing so "quickly, broadly and safely." It's …

Alphabet's Waymo to launch its ride-hailing service in Phoenix with fully autonomous vehicles
7 years, 4 months ago

Alphabet's Waymo to launch its ride-hailing service in Phoenix with fully autonomous vehicles

Firstpost  

Alphabet Inc’s Waymo self-driving unit is launching a ride-hailing service for the general public with no human driver behind the steering wheel and has been testing such fully self-driving cars on public roads in Arizona, Chief Executive John Krafcik said on Tuesday. Waymo said that members of the public will begin riding in its fleet of Fiat Chrysler Pacifica minivans …

AutoNation announces Waymo fleet repair deal, shares jump
7 years, 5 months ago

AutoNation announces Waymo fleet repair deal, shares jump

Daily Mail  

US auto retailer AutoNation Inc announced a multi-year partnership on Thursday to support Alphabet Inc's Waymo self-driving car unit, including vehicle maintenance and repairs as the company adds new brands into its fleet, sending its shares up 13 percent to a high for the year. At a closely guarded 'fake town' testing facility called The Castle located 120 miles southeast …

Waymo launches campaign to promote driverless car safety
7 years, 5 months ago

Waymo launches campaign to promote driverless car safety

Daily Mail  

Alphabet Inc's self-driving car unit Waymo and several groups are launching a campaign aimed at convincing skeptical Americans of what they say is the value and safety of driverless cars, as Congress considers how it will regulate the technology. The company said on Monday that it was teaming up with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the National Safety Council, and the …

Fiat Chrysler and BMW come together; to develop 'robotaxis' for pay-per-use mobility service
7 years, 7 months ago

Fiat Chrysler and BMW come together; to develop 'robotaxis' for pay-per-use mobility service

Firstpost  

Fiat Chrysler said it plans to put autonomous car technology into production by 2021, matching a timeframe shared by rival companies who are also developing self-driving cars. Fiat Chrysler said it plans to put autonomous car technology into production by 2021, matching a time frame shared by rival companies who are also developing self-driving cars. BMW and its partners Intel …

Google's Waymo starts testing its autonomous truck
7 years, 10 months ago

Google's Waymo starts testing its autonomous truck

Firstpost  

Google Waymo’s self-driving truck was spotted in a photo and the development was later confirmed by the company. Amid the tussle with Uber on the theft of its self-driving car technology, Google’s Waymo has started testing its own autonomous truck. A spokesperson from Waymo – Google’s self-driving car arm – said that it took “eight years of experience in building …

Of Course Waymo Is Testing Self-Driving Trucks
7 years, 10 months ago

Of Course Waymo Is Testing Self-Driving Trucks

Wired  

Update: On Friday, March 9, 2018, Waymo announced that next week, it will start testing its self-driving trucks in Georgia, delivering unspecified cargo bound for its sister company Google's data centers in Atlanta. With the likes of Daimler, Volvo, and Uber working on self-driving trucks, it’s no surprise that the granddaddy of autonomous vehicles, Waymo, is getting in on the …

Waymo: Alphabet's self-driving car unit now working on self-driving trucks
7 years, 10 months ago

Waymo: Alphabet's self-driving car unit now working on self-driving trucks

The Independent  

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Lyft partners with Google's Waymo to launch self-driving cars and challenge Uber
7 years, 10 months ago

Lyft partners with Google's Waymo to launch self-driving cars and challenge Uber

The Independent  

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Uh Oh! Google’s Waymo Sues Uber Over Self-driving Car Tech
8 years, 1 month ago

Uh Oh! Google’s Waymo Sues Uber Over Self-driving Car Tech

The Quint  

Uber and Levandowski didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. Waymo's lawsuit also will escalate the tensions between Google and Uber, two one-time allies that are morphing into rivals. The alleged theft included the designs for circuit boards needed for "LiDAR," an array of sensors that enable self-driving cars to see what's around them so they can safely navigate roads. …

Google's Waymo to start testing autonomous vans
8 years, 2 months ago

Google's Waymo to start testing autonomous vans

China Daily  

John Krafcik, CEO of Waymo, introduces a Chrysler Pacifica hybrid at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, on Jan 8, 2017. Waymo, the autonomous car unit of Google holding company Alphabet Inc, will begin test-driving self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans later this month on public roads in Arizona and California, CEO John Krafcik said. At the AutoMobili-D exhibit at …

Google Waymo's self-driving vehicles will hit the road by end of January
8 years, 2 months ago

Google Waymo's self-driving vehicles will hit the road by end of January

Firstpost  

Yes, seven years down, Google’s self-driving cars, now spun under Alphabet’s Waymo will finally be taking to the public roads using production vehicles after years of testing. The news comes from day one of the North American International Auto Show which kicked off on 8 January and this is indeed the first time we see Google’s Waymo chops put to …

Google’s self-driving minivan will start test drives this month in California and Arizona
8 years, 2 months ago

Google’s self-driving minivan will start test drives this month in California and Arizona

LA Times  

Waymo, Google’s self-driving car division, will start testing its new fleet of minivans on public roads in California and Arizona this month. “A single integrated system means that all the different parts of a self-driving car work together seamlessly,” Krafcik said. But she thinks some smaller players in the nascent industry are “going to fall away.” Waymo has repeatedly said …

Honda, Google’s Waymo in talks over self-driving tech
8 years, 3 months ago

Honda, Google’s Waymo in talks over self-driving tech

Live Mint  

San Francisco/Tokyo: Honda Motor Co. Ltd said it is in talks to supply vehicles for Google parent Alphabet Inc’s Waymo to test self-driving technology, in the latest instance of a carmaker teaming up with a tech firm to supplement its own automation efforts. The talks, which come just one week after Waymo became an independent company, could see Honda become …

Google's Waymo and Honda Are Working on Self-Driving Cars Together
8 years, 3 months ago

Google's Waymo and Honda Are Working on Self-Driving Cars Together

Wired  

Honda and Waymo, Google's newly independent self-driving car effort, are working together to figure out how to put the tech giant's sensors and software into the automaker's vehicles. Google can make a highly capable autonomous driving system but knows zilch about making actual cars; Honda builds millions of cars a year but has made limited progress on the autonomous front. …

Alphabet shifts self-driving cars into new unit called Waymo
8 years, 3 months ago

Alphabet shifts self-driving cars into new unit called Waymo

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Google parent company Alphabet Inc. is separating its self-driving car project into a new business called Waymo, seeking to sharpen its focus on changing the transportation industry. Adding sensors Krafcik said Waymo is adding new specialized sensors to Chrysler vehicles now, but didn’t comment on how program has evolved, only noting that Fiat “has been a wonderful partner.” …

Google's self-driving car project to become independent entity called Waymo
8 years, 3 months ago

Google's self-driving car project to become independent entity called Waymo

Firstpost  

I mAlphabet Inc’s Google self-driving car project will become an independent entity within the technology company called Waymo, executives said on Tuesday, signalling a willingness to finally monetize its valuable research amid fierce competition from rivals. “We can imagine our self-driving tech being used in all sorts of areas.” Until now, the program has been part of secretive research unit …

Waymo: Google’s Self-Driving Car Heads to Market
8 years, 3 months ago

Waymo: Google’s Self-Driving Car Heads to Market

Wired  

Mahan had ridden in Google's car twice before. "This trip was about showing that we can actually take that capability and turn it into something that's ready to go out into the real world," says Nathaniel Fairfield, who runs Waymo's planning, control, and routing team, and has been on board since the project launched. By early 2015, Fairfield thought they …

Google’s self-driving-car project becomes a separate company: Waymo
8 years, 3 months ago

Google’s self-driving-car project becomes a separate company: Waymo

LA Times  

The self-driving car project Google started seven years ago has grown into a company called Waymo, signaling its confidence that it will be able to bring robot-controlled vehicles to the masses within the next few years. “We are getting close, and we are getting ready,” Waymo Chief Executive John Krafcik said Tuesday after unveiling the company’s identity. Krafcik called that …

Google's Self-Driving Minivan Could Bring Autonomy to Us All
8 years, 10 months ago

Google's Self-Driving Minivan Could Bring Autonomy to Us All

Wired  

Unless you take the bus in Silicon Valley, Google’s self-driving car technology hasn't had much of an an impact on you. Under a deal announced Tuesday, Google plans to integrate its autonomous tech into 100 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans, expanding the fleet of 70 autonomous Lexus RX SUVs it built in-house. “The opportunity to work closely with FCA engineers will …

Google And Fiat Chrysler Partner To Make Self-Driving Minivans
8 years, 11 months ago

Google And Fiat Chrysler Partner To Make Self-Driving Minivans

NPR  

Google And Fiat Chrysler Partner To Make Self-Driving Minivans Enlarge this image toggle caption FCA US LLC FCA US LLC Google is partnering with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to expand its self-driving car project, the companies said Tuesday in a joint press release. Sponsor Message "FCA has a nimble and experienced engineering team and the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan is well-suited …

With SUV look, tech touches, Chrysler aims to revive minivan
9 years, 2 months ago

With SUV look, tech touches, Chrysler aims to revive minivan

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Thirty-three years ago, Chrysler invented the minivan. Now, it’s reinventing it — with styling reminiscent of an SUV, high-tech features and a first-ever hybrid version that Chrysler hopes will make minivans popular again. Last year, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles — Chrysler’s current owner — sold less than 200,000 minivans in the U.S. FCA aims to reverse that slide with …

Google's self-driving cars to hit the roads in US | IndiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Google's self-driving cars to hit the roads in US | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Houston: Google's self-driving car prototypes will hit the road in the US this summer after being tried on test tracks, the tech giant has said. Several prototype versions of its self-driving cars are set to hit the streets of Mountain View, California, the search giant's hometown. The new prototype vehicles, assembled by auto supplier Roush Industries in Detroit, use the …

Google considering turning self-driving cars into a 'robo-taxi' service
11 years, 7 months ago

Google considering turning self-driving cars into a 'robo-taxi' service

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Although Google’s self-driving cars have been a technological success the search-giant has had …

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