Self-driving car company Waymo announces plans for Boston

Waymo recalls 1,200 self-driving vehicles after minor collisions

By David Shepardson and Deborah Mary Sophia

Self-driving car company Waymo announces plans for Boston

Waymo said its vehicles will soon be seen in several Boston neighborhoods, Cambridge, Somerville and on major highways.

Waymo's self-driving robotaxis are coming to Greater Boston. Will they be in your town?

Waymo‘s self-driving robotaxis are coming to Greater Boston. But will they be roaming your town’s streets? The company said in an email Tuesday that it is looking to add Boston to its service’s steadily growing list of U.S. markets. But before it can do that, it needs to test out the city’s streets with human safety drivers at the wheel....

Waymo Begins Mapping Boston Streets for Potential Robotaxi Expansion - Caught In Southie

Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company under Alphabet Inc., has initiated mapping operations in Boston, signaling a potential expansion of its self-driving taxi service into the city. Currently, Waymo has deployed a fleet of electric vehicles operated by human drivers to collect detailed street-level data across neighborhoods such as Mission Hill, East Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and [...] The post Waymo Begins Mapping Boston Streets for Poten…

Alphabet’s Waymo recalls over 1,200 vehicles after collisions with roadway barriers - Regional Media News

(Reuters) – Alphabet’s self-driving unit, Waymo, is recalling 1,212 vehicles after some cars collided with roadway barriers due to a fault in how the vehicle detected or responded to the objects, the company said on Wednesday. The affected vehicles have already been fixed with a software update, the company said in a report filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D…