Waymo’s robotaxis now open to anyone who wants a driverless ride in Los Angeles
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Waymo’s robotaxis now open to anyone who wants a driverless ride in Los Angeles

Associated Press  

Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology since the company began as a secret project at Google 15 years ago. The expansion comes eight months after Waymo began offering rides in Los Angeles to a limited group of passengers chosen from a waiting list that had ballooned to more than 300,000 people. After Waymo received approval from California regulators to charge for rides 15 months ago, the company initially chose to launch its operations in San Francisco before offering a limited service in Los Angeles. Another robotaxi service, Amazon’s Zoox, is hoping to begin offering driverless rides to the general public in Las Vegas at some point next year before also launching in San Francisco.

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11 More of the Most Fun Things We’ve Seen at CES
2 days, 22 hours ago

11 More of the Most Fun Things We’ve Seen at CES

Wired  

Visitors to CES this week had the opportunity to take a good look at an unusual local: a boxy little autonomous robotaxi designed and operated by Amazon subsidiary Zoox. Zoox has been testing on the Strip since November, though it began driving its purpose-built vehicle on Vegas public roads around its local headquarters back in summer 2023. This year, Zoox …

L.A. man tries to drive off in autonomous Waymo car. Company says it’s prepared
1 week ago

L.A. man tries to drive off in autonomous Waymo car. Company says it’s prepared

LA Times  

A Waymo Jaguar I-PACE robotaxi parks next to The Broad in downtown Los Angeles on March 11, 2024. After a man hopped behind the wheel of an autonomous Waymo vehicle and tried to drive off, the company offered assurances that the car’s technology includes protections against bad actors. The incident raised questions about how the autonomous vehicle ride-share company protects …

Uber to roll out robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi soon, plans to go for completely driverless rides in 2025
1 month ago

Uber to roll out robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi soon, plans to go for completely driverless rides in 2025

Firstpost  

The Abu Dhabi launch is part of Uber’s broader push to expand its presence in the autonomous vehicle market. The company already operates self-driving ride services in the US and plans to increase its partnerships with tech firms specialising in this field Uber is bringing a slice of the future to Abu Dhabi with plans to roll out a robotaxi …

Waymo unveils plan to bring its robotaxi service to Miami
1 month ago

Waymo unveils plan to bring its robotaxi service to Miami

Associated Press  

Waymo is gearing up to bring its robotaxi service to Miami which will accelerate an expansion that’s been happening while its hobbled rivals remain in its rearview mirror. As part of the road map unfurled Thursday, Waymo plans to begin testing its driverless Jaguars in Miami next year, giving the robotaxis time to learn their way around Florida’s biggest city …

Zoox’s pill-shaped robotaxis become latest self-driving cars to hit California’s streets
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Zoox’s pill-shaped robotaxis become latest self-driving cars to hit California’s streets

LA Times  

The latest self-driving robotaxis consist of a cabin with two bench seats. No, it’s Zoox’s funny-looking robotaxi, the latest fully autonomous vehicle to hit the streets of California. Zoox’s self-driving vehicles began rolling out in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood this week, and are expected to compete with robotaxis designed by Waymo, which started offering rides to the public in San …

Robotaxis open for business in Los Angeles
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Robotaxis open for business in Los Angeles

LA Times  

Anyone in Los Angeles will be able to digitally hail a Waymo robotaxi beginning Tuesday, but don’t expect the driverless vehicle to head onto a freeway. “Our service has matured quickly and our riders are embracing the many benefits of fully autonomous driving.” The company estimates that its fleet of more than 700 vehicles completes over 150,000 rides weekly in …

Uber will offer driverless rides to users as soon as next year
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Uber will offer driverless rides to users as soon as next year

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 Uber is gearing up to offer driverless rides through a partnership with General …

Cruise will dispatch some of its trouble-ridden robotaxis to join Uber’s ride-hailing service
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Cruise will dispatch some of its trouble-ridden robotaxis to join Uber’s ride-hailing service

Associated Press  

Cruise’s trouble-ridden robotaxis are joining Uber’s ride-hailing service next year as part of a multiyear partnership bringing together two companies that once appeared poised to compete for passengers. GM had envisioned Cruise generating $1 billion in annual revenue by 2025 as its robotaxis steadily expanded beyond San Francisco and into other cities to offer a driverless alternative to the ride-hailing …

GM brings in new CEO to steer troubled Cruise robotaxi service while Waymo ramps up in San Francisco
6 months, 2 weeks ago

GM brings in new CEO to steer troubled Cruise robotaxi service while Waymo ramps up in San Francisco

Associated Press  

General Motors on Tuesday named a veteran technology executive with roots in the video game industry to steer its troubled robotaxi service Cruise as it tries to recover from a gruesome collision that triggered the suspension of its California license. Marc Whitten, one of the key engineers behind the Xbox video game console, will take over as Cruise’s chief executive …

Waymo's robotaxi service expands into Los Angeles, starting free rides in parts of the city
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Waymo's robotaxi service expands into Los Angeles, starting free rides in parts of the city

The Independent  

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Waymo’s robotaxi service expands into Los Angeles, starting free rides in parts of the city
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Waymo’s robotaxi service expands into Los Angeles, starting free rides in parts of the city

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Robotaxis will begin cruising the streets of Los Angeles on Thursday when Google spinoff Waymo starts offering free rides to some of the roughly 50,000 people who have signed up for its driverless ride-hailing service. Waymo is expanding into Los Angeles, the second largest U.S. city, seven months after California regulators authorized its robotaxis to begin charging …

Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Los Angeles, but no freeway driving — for now
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Los Angeles, but no freeway driving — for now

LA Times  

The driver in the Chevy Suburban seemed bent on testing the Waymo robotaxi on the streets of downtown L.A. this week. “They want to use Waymo for every one of the miles that they’re driving.” More than 50,000 people have signed up for the wait list in Los Angeles. California As robotaxis descend in LA, officials already see trouble With …

Waymo is cleared to launch robotaxi service in Los Angeles, sparking new protests
10 months, 1 week ago

Waymo is cleared to launch robotaxi service in Los Angeles, sparking new protests

LA Times  

California regulators have given the green light for Waymo to expand into Los Angeles County, clearing the way for the driverless taxi service to launch into a new massive market in the coming months. Exactly when Waymo services will be available in Los Angeles is still to be determined, but the decision by the California Public Utilities Commission will open …

Robotaxi vandalized, set ablaze in San Francisco’s Chinatown
11 months ago

Robotaxi vandalized, set ablaze in San Francisco’s Chinatown

LA Times  

A Waymo driverless car was vandalized and set on fire in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Saturday night. A Waymo car went up in flames in San Francisco’s Chinatown after a crowd surrounded it, scrawled graffiti, smashed windows and then threw a firework inside the driverless vehicle in the middle of a crowded street Saturday night. California As robotaxis descend in …

Driverless robotaxi collides with cyclist in San Francisco
11 months ago

Driverless robotaxi collides with cyclist in San Francisco

The Independent  

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As robotaxis descend in LA, officials already see trouble
1 year, 2 months ago

As robotaxis descend in LA, officials already see trouble

LA Times  

A Waymo driverless taxi stops on a street in San Francisco for several minutes because the back door was not completely shut, while traffic backs up behind it. As Waymo robotaxis plucked up passengers for free this week in Santa Monica and Venice, worry grew among Los Angeles officials about the safety of driverless cars on city streets. The incident …

Cruise sidelines entire U.S. robotaxi fleet to focus on rebuilding ‘public trust’
1 year, 2 months ago

Cruise sidelines entire U.S. robotaxi fleet to focus on rebuilding ‘public trust’

LA Times  

A reporter gets out of a Cruise driverless taxi after a test ride in San Francisco this year. In the wake of California withdrawing Cruise’s permit to operate self-driving cars in the state, the company announced that it’s suspending all U.S. robotaxi operations. The California DMV gave two reasons for suspending Cruise’s license this week: concerns about safety and claims …

California regulators suspend recently approved San Francisco robotaxi service for safety reasons
1 year, 2 months ago

California regulators suspend recently approved San Francisco robotaxi service for safety reasons

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that recently began transporting passengers throughout San Francisco are a dangerous menace. The California Department of Motor Vehicles’ indefinite suspension of the Cruise robotaxi service comes just two months after another state regulator, the Public Utilities Commission, approved …

Waymo’s driverless taxi launch in Santa Monica is met with excitement and tension
1 year, 3 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 …

San Francisco launches driverless bus service following robotaxi expansion
1 year, 4 months ago

San Francisco launches driverless bus service following robotaxi expansion

The Hindu  

First came the robotaxis. “Having the attendant on board makes everyone feel comfortable,” said Tilly Chang, executive director of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority. “This is just a demonstration for now to see, what does it look like and how does it work to have a driverless shuttle in a low-volume, low-speed environment?” San Francisco is one of a …

San Francisco launches driverless bus service following robotaxi expansion
1 year, 4 months ago

San Francisco launches driverless bus service following robotaxi expansion

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — First came the robotaxis. San Francisco has launched an autonomous shuttle service -- less than a week after California regulators approved the expansion of robotaxis despite traffic and safety concerns. “Having the attendant on board makes everyone feel comfortable,” said Tilly Chang, executive director of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority. “This is just a demonstration for …

Two rival robotaxi services win approval to operate throughout San Francisco despite safety concerns
1 year, 5 months ago

Two rival robotaxi services win approval to operate throughout San Francisco despite safety concerns

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — California regulators on Thursday approved an expansion that will allow two rival robotaxi services to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours, despite safety worries spurred by recurring problems with unexpected stops and other erratic behavior that resulted in unmanned vehicles blocking traffic, including emergency vehicles. The rising fears about the safety of the robotaxis had come …

Massive expansion of driverless robotaxis approved for San Francisco despite public safety concerns
1 year, 5 months ago

Massive expansion of driverless robotaxis approved for San Francisco despite public safety concerns

LA Times  

A Waymo driverless taxi stops on a street in San Francisco for several minutes because the back door was not completely shut, while traffic backs up behind it on Feb. 15. San Francisco’s robotaxis have become notorious for “bricking”— or coming to a dead stop — in traffic, clogging lanes for emergency vehicles, blocking firetrucks from leaving stations, stopping on …

Editorial: Slow the roll of robotaxis. They aren’t safe enough yet to take over California’s streets
1 year, 6 months ago

Editorial: Slow the roll of robotaxis. They aren’t safe enough yet to take over California’s streets

LA Times  

Two Cruise robotaxis drive through police tape into an emergency scene, where electrical wires became snarled on the rooftop lidar sensors. Despite protests from emergency personnel and city officials, the California Public Utilities Commission has indicated in filings that it intends to let Waymo and Cruise expand service with an unlimited number of driverless taxis collecting fares throughout San Francisco …

No driver? No problem. Robotaxis eye San Francisco expansion
1 year, 9 months ago

No driver? No problem. Robotaxis eye San Francisco expansion

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Two trailblazing ride-hailing services are heading toward uncharted territory as they seek regulatory approval to transport passengers around the clock throughout one of the most densely populated U.S. cities in vehicles that will have no one sitting in the driver’s seat. If Cruise, a subsidiary of General Motors, and Waymo, a spinoff from Google, reach their goal …

San Francisco set to become 1st US city with two robotaxis?
1 year, 9 months ago

San Francisco set to become 1st US city with two robotaxis?

Hindustan Times  

Two trailblazing ride-hailing services are heading toward uncharted territory as they seek regulatory approval to transport passengers around the clock throughout one of the most densely populated U.S. cities in vehicles that will have no one sitting in the driver’s seat. If Cruise, a subsidiary of General Motors, and Waymo, a spinoff from Google, reach their goal before year's end, …

Watch: Amazon tests their robotaxi on public roads among traffic, with employees as passengers
1 year, 10 months ago

Watch: Amazon tests their robotaxi on public roads among traffic, with employees as passengers

Firstpost  

Amazon recently tested Zoox, their robotaxi on public roads. Amazon’s self-driving vehicle unit, Zoox, said that it has successfully tested a robotaxi with employees as passengers on a public road https://t.co/nUztNprDvv pic.twitter.com/xBUF1wp958 — Reuters February 14, 2023 In fact, Amazon’s self-driving vehicle division, Zoox, successfully tested a driverless taxi or robotaxi as they like to call it, which was occupied …

Amazon's Zoox tests robotaxi with employees as passengers
1 year, 10 months ago

Amazon's Zoox tests robotaxi with employees as passengers

The Hindu  

Amazon.com Inc.'s self-driving vehicle unit, Zoox, said on Monday it has successfully tested a robotaxi with employees as passengers on a public road in a move to bring it closer to commercial service for the general public. "Putting the vehicle on open public road and validating our approach to all of the different requirements, including regulatory, is a big step …

Waymo says it’s bringing robotaxis to L.A.
2 years, 2 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 …

GM’s Cruise robotaxi service to expand into Phoenix, Austin
2 years, 3 months ago

GM’s Cruise robotaxi service to expand into Phoenix, Austin

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — General Motors’ self-driving car company on Monday announced plans to expand a robotaxi service that recently launched in California into new markets in Arizona and Texas before the end of this year. Cruise, a San Francisco startup that General Motors bought six years ago, told an audience at an investor conference that an autonomous ride-hailing service that …

Amazon's Self-Driving Company Zoox Plans To Test Robotaxi In California
2 years, 5 months ago

Amazon's Self-Driving Company Zoox Plans To Test Robotaxi In California

ABP News  

Amazon.com’s self-driving technology firm Zoox has said that it is gearing up to launch its robotaxi business, according to a report by Reuters. Jesse Levison, Zoox’s co-founder and chief technology officer, said, “We really invested the extra time and resources to build a vehicle that doesn’t require exemptions and then that basically lets us control our own destiny and also …

Amazon-owned self driving firm Zoox seeks to test robotaxi in California
2 years, 5 months ago

Amazon-owned self driving firm Zoox seeks to test robotaxi in California

The Hindu  

Zoox, a self-driving technology firm owned by Amazon.com Inc, said on Tuesday it was gearing up to launch its robotaxi business, self-certifying that its vehicle with no pedals or steering wheel meets U.S. federal regulations, and applying for a permit in California to test-drive it. “We really invested the extra time and resources to build a vehicle that doesn’t require …

California Issues Permits to Cruise, Waymo to Commence Autonomous Car Services
2 years, 10 months ago

California Issues Permits to Cruise, Waymo to Commence Autonomous Car Services

News 18  

The California Public Utilities Commission on Monday issued permits to self-driving units of General Motors and Alphabet Inc to allow for passenger service in autonomous vehicles with safety drivers present. CPUC said the GM unit Cruise and Alphabet’s Waymo are under Drivered Deployment permits authorized to collect fares from passengers and may offer shared rides. Starting Monday, Cruise is allowed …

Los Angeles is about to get its first robotaxi test fleet
3 years, 4 months ago

Los Angeles is about to get its first robotaxi test fleet

LA Times  

If you’ve driven around the Bay Area lately, there’s a good chance you’ve spotted a driverless test car sharing the highway, a whirling lidar array atop its roof. Driverless car technology company Motional announced Tuesday that it will deploy “in the near term” a test fleet of new Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric cars in and around Los Angeles, fitted with …

Robotaxis looking to take bigger slice of transport pie
3 years, 4 months ago

Robotaxis looking to take bigger slice of transport pie

China Daily  

A driverless vehicle developed by Baidu Inc runs through Shougang Park in Shijingshan district, Beijing. Internet search giant Baidu Inc officially opened its robotaxi ride-hailing pilot program to the public in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, in July, marking the largest autonomous driving vehicle-for-hire platform in the city. The autonomous ride-hailing service covers 237 pick-up and drop-off locations, allowing passengers …

Ford, Lyft and Argo team up to deploy robotaxis
3 years, 5 months ago

Ford, Lyft and Argo team up to deploy robotaxis

LA Times  

A Ford robot car with Argo AI technology makes its way through Miami Beach. “It will be just like a vehicle you would hail today except that a robot is driving.” The broad deployment on a familiar ride-sharing app will help to “normalize” self-driving technology for consumers who are reluctant to trust the technology, Jody Kelman, the head of Lyft’s …

Self-driving robotaxis are taking off in China
4 years, 1 month ago

Self-driving robotaxis are taking off in China

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — The world has been inching toward fully autonomous cars for years. “It’s a dream,” AutoX CEO Jianxiong Xiao said in an interview. “After working so hard for so many years, we’ve finally reached the point that the technology is mature enough, that we feel confident by ourselves, to really remove the safety driver.” Xiao said …

Waymo Opens Robo-Taxi Self-Driving Car Service to Public in the United States
4 years, 2 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 Removes Backup Drivers from Autonomous Vehicles, Allows Public to Hitch a Ride
4 years, 2 months ago

Waymo Removes Backup Drivers from Autonomous Vehicles, Allows Public to Hitch a Ride

News 18  

Waymo is allowing the general public to hitch a ride in its driverless autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, expanding a service it had been quietly offering to a select group of riders for the past year. Before the coronavirus struck, which reduced demand for rides, Waymo was providing 1,000 to 2,000 rides in autonomous vehicles per week. Waymo did not disclose …

Waymo opens driverless robo-taxi service to the public in Phoenix
4 years, 3 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 wants to offer robotaxis in California. But the state insists they be free
5 years, 2 months ago

Waymo wants to offer robotaxis in California. But the state insists they be free

LA Times  

Waymo wants to deploy a robotaxi service for the general public in parts of California as soon as possible. Last year, the California Public Utilities Commission allowed driverless “robotaxi” pilot programs in the state but banned permit-holders from charging fares. Without the ability to charge fees, Ivanov told the commission at an Oct. 22 hearing in San Francisco, “any expansion …

Waymo is mapping L.A. in hopes of someday introducing driverless taxis
5 years, 3 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 …

Waymo teams up with Renault, Nissan on robotaxis outside US
5 years, 6 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 …

Elon Musk announced that Tesla is working on a fleet of autonomous Robotaxis
5 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk announced that Tesla is working on a fleet of autonomous Robotaxis

Firstpost  

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, is popular for two reasons. At the recently held autonomy day event for investors in Palo Alto, California, Musk announced that his company is working on launching a fleet of autonomous Robotaxis that will be on road next year. He also announced that present owners of Tesla cars can add their vehicles to the company’s ride-sharing …

Google’s robotic spinoff launches ride-hailing service
6 years, 1 month ago

Google’s robotic spinoff launches ride-hailing service

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s self-driving car spinoff is finally ready to try to profit from its nearly decade-old technology. Waymo is introducing a small-scale ride-hailing service in the Phoenix area that will include a human behind the wheel in case the robotic vehicles malfunction. The company is initially operating the new service cautiously, underscoring the challenges still facing its autonomous …

Google's robotic spinoff launches ride-hailing service
6 years, 1 month ago

Google's robotic spinoff launches ride-hailing service

Daily Mail  

Google's self-driving car spinoff is finally ready to try to profit from its nearly decade-old technology. Waymo is introducing a small-scale ride-hailing service in the Phoenix area that will include a human behind the wheel in case the robotic vehicles malfunction. The company is initially operating the new service cautiously, underscoring the challenges still facing its autonomous vehicles as they …

Waymo One, the first commercial robotaxi service, is now picking up passengers in Arizona
6 years, 1 month ago

Waymo One, the first commercial robotaxi service, is now picking up passengers in Arizona

LA Times  

Robot cars are now officially a real business. It’s historical in nature,” said Grayson Brulte, who heads driverless car consulting firm Brulte & Co. Only “a few hundred customers” will have access to the app and participate in the early stages, according to Waymo, which is an arm of Google parent Alphabet Inc. Waymo has ferried Phoenix-area passengers in robot …

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