Passenger says her driverless taxi was programmed to make a risky turn into oncoming traffic. She can’t change it

’48 minutes in the car by myself with no driver???’: Passenger says her driverless taxi was programmed to make a risky turn into oncoming traffic. She can’t change it

'Waymo? Waymo anxiety.'

On Mar 8, 2024 by Jack Alban

Waymo driverless car gets trapped in parking lot until human overrides it

Waymo autonomous taxi gets trapped in a parking lot—drives in circles until employee comes to the rescue

It looped around five times—and waited 8 minutes before assistance came.

On Feb 29, 2024 by Marlon Ettinger

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Waymo’s driverless cars are almost here

Beta testers of the Waymo One app in Phoenix could soon be picked up by a driverless vehicle.

On Oct 10, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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Ex-Google and Uber engineer charged with stealing trade secrets

Anthony Levandowski could face up to 10 years in prison after allegedly stealing 14,000 files.

On Aug 27, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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Can this affordable radar system finally make driverless cars a thing?

'We have a pre-order from a car manufacturer for 200,000 units.'

On Jan 9, 2019 by Dylan Love

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Report: Google’s self-driving cars are coming to Phoenix next month

Waymo plans to roll these out gradually.

On Nov 13, 2018 by Nahila Bonfiglio

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Waymo to start rolling out self-driving truck fleet in Atlanta

Its rival Uber just revealed its own self-driving truck program.

On Mar 9, 2018 by Phillip Tracy

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Uber owes Waymo $244 million after trade-secret settlement

Uber has agreed to not use Waymo's self-driving car tech.

On Feb 9, 2018 by Phillip Tracy

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Waymo will provide insurance to self-driving car riders

It's free of charge.

On Dec 20, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

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Waymo’s self-driving fleet could hit the streets this month

Phoenix-area residents will be first to try it out.

On Oct 3, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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Waymo and Lyft partner to beat Uber to self-driving cars

The timing of the partnership couldn’t be worse for Uber

On May 15, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

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Phoenix residents can ride in Waymo’s self-driving cars—for free

You can sign up to be a part of Waymo's 'early rider program.'

On Apr 25, 2017 by Christina Bonnington