Tipping Robots Autonomous taxi service company Waymo is looking to encourage its customers to "add a 'tip'" — even though ...

What do AI voice agents and self-driving cars have in common? Their performance can be evaluated in the same way, argues Brooke Hopkins, a former tech lead at Waymo. Coval, Hopkins’ new startup, looks ...

Nissan Chill-Out concept, a preview of the next-gen LEAF (Source: Nissan) JATCO’s new plant will open in 2026 and begin supplying units for upcoming Nissan EV models. The first will be the next ...

China has been making agile policies that allow fast proof of concept, [as well as] failure ... noting that in the US only Alphabet-backed Waymo is capable of operating hundreds of fully ...

There is no doubt that 2024 was an inflection point for Waymo, as the Google self-driving car project was renamed in 2016. Before last year, Waymo had ferried public passengers for 1mn trips since ...

A study released by Waymo and Swiss Re found Waymo Driver has better safety performance than human-driven vehicles. The study compared Waymo’s liability claims to human driver baselines based ...

A top Waymo executive said Wednesday the United States could lead globally on autonomous driving, expressing hope that a national standard under the incoming Trump administration would boost safety.

For the autonomous vehicle-obsessed, the Waymo-Zeekr robotaxi is nothing new. In 2021, Waymo and Zeekr announced a partnership. Waymo first showed a concept of the purpose-built robotaxi in late ...

Reveals from OnePlus, TCL and Samsung arrive during the show, alongside mobile concepts that might turn up in new devices ...

That was the experience of a passenger using Waymo, the Alphabet-owned autonomous taxi service that launched in San Francisco last year and has expanded its fleet to Los Angeles and Phoenix.

A formerly vegan restaurant with two L.A. area locations that added animal products to its menu had its last day over the weekend after heavy backlash from customers. Sage Regenerative Kitchen ...

In 2021, Waymo and Zeekr announced a partnership. Waymo first showed a concept of the purpose-built robotaxi in late 2022 and began testing prototype versions on public roads in San Francisco last ...