Tesla Sets Sights on Waymo, Uber in California Ridesharing Bid February 28, 2025 By Dana Hull Tesla Inc. is seeking approval to offer ride-hailing services in California, a key step by Elon Musk’s company to begin...
Trump Team Is Seeking to Ease US Rules for Self-Driving Cars November 19, 2024 By David Welch and Allyson Versprille Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team have told advisers they plan to make a federal framework for self-driving vehicles...
Alphabet’s Waymo Robotaxi Unit Doubles Its Paid Rides In Three Months August 21, 2024 By Abhirup Roy Alphabet’s Waymo said on Tuesday it had doubled its paid rides to 100,000 per week in just over three months...
Safety Probe Into Waymo Self-Driving Vehicles Finds More Incidents May 28, 2024 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it has learned of nine additional incidents that raise concerns about the...
Waymo’s Robotaxi Expands into Los Angeles, Starting Free Rides in Parts of City March 14, 2024 Robotaxis will begin cruising the streets of Los Angeles this week when Google spinoff Waymo starts offering free rides to...
Waymo Recalls 444 Self-Driving Vehicles Over Software Error February 16, 2024 By David Shepardson Alphabet’s Waymo unit has recalled 444 self-driving vehicles after two minor collisions in quick succession in Arizona because a software...
New Study Says Autonomous Vehicles Significantly Reduce BI/PD Claims September 7, 2023 A new study has revealed that autonomous-vehicle technology reduced bodily injury claims frequency by 100% and property damage claims frequency...
California Allows Cruise, Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service March 1, 2022 By David Shepardson The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Monday issued permits to self-driving units of General Motors and Alphabet Inc. to...
Can a Self-Driving 40-Ton Truck Be Safe? Developers Say Yes But Others Are Skeptical. January 10, 2022 By Keith Laing Shipping companies and software developers are experimenting with self-driving trucks as a way to solve a driver shortage worsened by...
GM, Alphabet Win California’s First Autonomous Permits for Passenger Rides September 30, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin, Jane Lanhee Lee and Paresh Dave General Motors Co.’s Cruise and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo self-driving car subsidiaries on Thursday became the first companies to receive autonomous...