Something is going on over at Waymo. The company has just reached 150,000 trips a week for paying customers. But what’s most impressive is Waymo reached 100,000 trips a week just two months ago! That’s 50% growth in two months! Concerning the new milestone, Waymo writes, “Waymo One is now … [continued]
Waymo continues to be out in front as a clear robotaxi leader. Today, the news from the company is that it has raised another $5.6 billion. That will carry the company quite far. Furthermore, the latest financing round was oversubscribed. The investment round was led by Alphabet, and included participation … [continued]
Editor’s note: This press release follows up on a report we published a couple of weeks ago that Waymo may use the Hyundai IONIQ 5 for its Waymo Driver or Waymo One robotaxi services in the future. As the press release tells us, that is indeed going to be the … [continued]
If you thought Waymo was on a roll before, you ain’t seen nothing yet. The robotaxi company under the big Alphabet (formerly Google) umbrella has apparently doubled the number of paid robotaxi trips it is providing in just three months. Waymo announced yesterday that it is now providing more than … [continued]
Waymo One is expanding its reach once more, just days after we reviewed the robotaxi service in San Francisco. The Waymo service is expanding into more places in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County. “Starting today, we’re bringing Waymo One to the San Francisco Peninsula for the … [continued]
Waymo robotaxis have been rolling the streets of Phoenix, Arizona, for several years. But they’ve been slow to expand beyond there. However, it may be moving into a big new phase. Waymo was recently approved to operate its robotaxi service Waymo One in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Peninsula. … [continued]
YouTuber JJRicks Studios has shared a video of a Waymo self-driving taxi that woke up and chose chaos. The vehicle blocked traffic and evaded capture, and JJ rode in the backseat throughout the whole ordeal. The ride started in the parking lot. As he sat in the back, JJ said, … [continued]
I’m not the CEO of a self-driving tech company, and I don’t (normally) pretend to be one on the internet. If I ever do, please feel free to shame me and ridicule me and toss me to the lions.
Stories related to autonomous driving tech have been building up, so I’m going to run through a few of them right here. Comma.ai, Waymo, and Xpeng each have some news to bring to the table.
With its first outside investment, Waymo may be ready to expand its autonomous driving business to include car companies that lack the financial resources to develop their own.
