Hyundai Motor Group shares roadmap for realizing its Physical AI vision and collaboration strategy with global tech leaders at the San Francisco AI Summit Executive Chair Euisun Chung presented, “Hyundai Motor Group is evolving beyond the traditional boundaries of automotive manufacturing to become a Physical AI solution company,” adding, “The … [continued]
Waymo has been tracking its safety statistics closely, of course, and even sharing them with other researchers and the public to allow for independent evaluation of how well it’s doing. The short story is: Waymo robotaxis are much safer than human drivers. The company has updated us on some of … [continued]
The Presidio in San Francisco is something of a gem with its open spaces and great views. For some period in its history, it served as a military base, but now it is home to nonprofit organizations, museums, and restaurants. The entire grounds cover 1,500 acres of land near the … [continued]
SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area advocates are calling on California Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco, Alameda County, and Santa Clara County District Attorneys Brooke Jenkins, Ursula Jones Dickson, and Jeff Rosen investigate an AI-powered astroturf campaign that allegedly used real residents’ personal information to send fake emails to … [continued]
It’s not too exciting, but this little-by-little approach is how public EV charging expansion has been going. In the latest update, the city of San Francisco has proposed to install 100 new curbside public EV chargers to provide extra public charging options. It has been reported San Francisco already has … [continued]
Time to fly! Starting yesterday, Bay Area travelers can catch their next flight at San Francisco International Airport via convenient and fully autonomous Waymo rides. We’ll start by offering SFO access to a select number of riders and will gradually welcome all riders over the coming months. Initially, pickups and … [continued]
Tribal utility, localities, and consumer and environmental groups argue tax guidance illegally hurts renewable energy. WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broad array of groups with strong interests in clean and affordable energy sued the IRS and Treasury Department over new rules for tax credits that unfairly and illegally discriminate against wind … [continued]
By The Waymo Team At Waymo, our mission is to be the world’s most trusted driver. We know trust is built through consistent behavior over time—earned through every mile we drive and every interaction we have with the community. This past Saturday, as a widespread PG&E outage cut power to … [continued]
Naturally, Waymo was the robotaxi company that led the way into the San Francisco market. Then Cruise came along … but then left after a nasty but completely freakish edge case. Now we have a third robotaxi company that has begun operations in The City by the Bay — Zoox. … [continued]
Waymo took a big step forward today. Well, it has been a very long process of stepping, but I think we can say the foot hit the ground today. Here are a few key notes: Waymo now operates in several cities, but it has historically avoided getting on freeways. In … [continued]
