Are autonomous vehicles here to stay?

Alphabet says Waymo may offer robotaxis for personal ownership in future

By Abhirup Roy and Deborah Mary Sophia SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving taxis may be available for people to own in the future, CEO Sundar Pichai said on Thursday, just as electric vehicle maker Tesla gears up to roll out robotaxis this year in the United States. Waymo, which started as a small self-driving project in 2009 and spun out of Google seven years later, has expanded slowly but steadily in a tricky autonomous vehi…

Are autonomous vehicles here to stay?

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- People complaining about autonomous vehicles are abundant on social media. Recently, a woman shared a video on her TikTok reporting that her Waymo vehicle stopped under a MoPac overpass, and that the doors remained unlocked until she threatened to post the video online. This video got over 40,000 likes and has been reported by outlets across the U.S. A spokesperson from Waymo told us vehicle doors remain unlocked at all times. T…

Waymo reports 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in U.S.

That figure is up from 200,000 in February, before Waymo opened in Austin and expanded in the San Francisco Bay Area in March.

Here's How Waymo's Robotaxi Momentum Will Pay Off For Google Stock

Robotaxi leader Waymo keeps adding to its resume. Yet Wall Street has yet to price in Waymo's progress in the valuation of Google stock. The post Here's How Waymo's Robotaxi Momentum Will Pay Off For Google Stock appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.

Passengers Stuck in Driverless Taxi Halted Mid-Street — Waymo Blames User Error

A self-driving taxi in Austin, Texas, left passengers stranded in the middle of traffic last week, raising anew concerns about the safety of autonomous vehicles.Despite claims from Waymo that passengers can exit at any time, this incident brings to attention some of the ongoing issues with these driverless cars and the regulatory gaps that allow them onto busy streets.MoPac Expressway NightmareEarlier this month, Becky Navarro and her companions…

Google sister Waymo continues to expand its business with self-driving robotic taxis. Tesla and VW are already in the starting blocks