Waymo has been testing the new vehicle for months now, but always with camouflage. Now it seems like the wrapping is coming off, thanks to this video captured by YouTube channel “I Love Vehicles.” As some Reddit users noted,

Waymo and Tesla robotaxis are set to battle it out for the first time in Austin, America's new robotaxi capital.

Uber executive Sachin Kansal has a reputation for dogfooding — the tactic of using one's own products and services to root out problems and make

Japanese carmaker Nissan has finally unveiled its autonomous driving technology. The system relies on a network of 14 cameras, nine radars, and six LiDAR sensors installed in and around the vehicle. This move indicates Japan's eagerness to catch up with leading driverless tech innovators like Google's Waymo.

It's a valid reaction for anyone happening upon a Waymo One vehicle for the first time, but denizens of the cities where these robotaxis now roam hardly bat an eye anymore. That’s because Waymo One provides reliable,

In a fireside chat during the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on Tuesday, Ashkenazi discussed Waymo, an Alphabet company that develops self-driving technol

In the race to lead the autonomous vehicle space—and maybe even the future of transportation—Google's Waymo has about a 100-mile head start. The self-driving taxi division just hit a new milestone: over 200,000 paid rides per week through its Waymo One service.

"This is not some far-off mythical situation. It's literally five, six months away," Musk said in late January. In Austin, where residents have input on everything from the size of the police department to zoning in their neighborhoods,

With Waymo up to 200,000/week, total rides are now well over a million a month. The robotaxi is here. But people mistake it for Uber because it looks like that today.

Uber is shifting into a new gear in Austin, Texas where its ride-hailing service will begin dispatching self-driving cars to pick up passengers looking for a way to get around that city.

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Among them, Google tested self-driving cars in Austin ... The company, which later spun its autonomous car unit into Waymo, left Austin before returning in 2023. SXSW 2025: Where to find the ...