Waymo appears to be preparing for a major expansion of its Ojai purpose-built robotaxi fleet, with more than 500 vehicles recently spotted at a parking lot in Mesa, Arizona. About 100 Ojai vehicles have been operating in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix since May.
Earlier this year, Waymo launched its sixth-ge
Waymo introduced new in-cabin features for its Ojai autonomous ride-hailing vehicle, including Gemini in Waymo, a conversational AI assistant designed to enhance the passenger experience. Riders can use voice commands to adjust cabin settings, ask questions about nearby locations, and access general information. Gemi
According to multiple sources, Waymo is considering a full exit from its partnership with Uber for robotaxi operations and services. In May 2023, Waymo and Uber formed a partnership to offer autonomous vehicle rides across three U.S cities: Atlanta, Austin, and Phoenix, allowing customers to use Uber’s ride-hailing a
On June 17, Waymo announced it is recalling 3,871 robotaxis in the U.S. because of a software issue that could cause vehicles to enter a closed freeway construction zone and continue driving, the second recall in just over a month.
The latest recall, filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHT
On June 15, Element Fleet Management Corp., a Toronto, Canada-based leader in intelligent fleet and mobility solutions, announced a strategic multi-year partnership with Waymo to support the large-scale deployment and operation of autonomous vehicle (AV) fleets.
Through this partnership, Element will provide end-to-e
On May 28, Waymo announced it is deploying its new Ojai driverless taxi to serve select customers in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix in the coming weeks. Rides will be free of charge as the company gathers feedback. Waymo says it will launch around 100 Ojai vehicles and plans to ramp up production to supplemen
Hyundai recently revealed more about its partnership with Waymo to produce a robotaxi based on the IONIQ 5 that could result in Waymo purchasing 50,000 of the EVs over the next few years.
Hyundai will be producing the IONIQ 5 at its Metaplant in Georgia before shipping it over to Magna for upfitting with the Waymo t
On April 14, Waymo announced that it had started testing of autonomous driving in London with trained specialists behind the wheel. It will bring fully autonomous ride-hailing to the UK later this year.
It is also investing in the UK by hiring world-class talent, establishing multiple AV service centers across London
Waymo and Waze have announced a new pilot program to provide cities with information about road potholes. The program will use Waymo’s perception and physical feedback systems on their autonomous vehicles to detect and provide detailed pothole data. This data is then provided to cities and state organizations through
Hyundai Motor is reportedly seeking to supply Waymo with 50,000 IONIQ 5 autonomous vehicles by 2028 in what would amount to a roughly USD 2.5 billion deal. The potential order, first reported overseas, would see Hyundai’s Georgia-based Metaplant America (HMGMA) produce IONIQ 5 EVs at volume specifically for Waymo. Th
On February 6, Waymo introduced its Waymo World Model, a frontier generative model that sets a new bar for large-scale, hyper-realistic autonomous driving simulation. The Waymo World Model is built upon Genie 3, Google DeepMind's most advanced general-purpose world model that generates photorealistic and interactive
On February 2, Waymo announced it raised a USD 16 billion investment round valuing the company at USD 126 billion post-money, underscoring its lead in autonomous mobility in North America.
With more than 400,000 rides provided every week across six major U.S. metropolitan areas, Waymo more than tripled its annual vol
On December 20, Waymo’s driverless ride service vehicles froze mid-ride and disrupted traffic across San Francisco as a city-wide power outage caused traffic lights to go dark at major intersections.
Waymo was left having to attend to autonomous taxis which were stopped with their hazard lights flashing. The power f
On November 18, Waymo, a part of Alphabet Inc., said it began autonomous driving operations in Miami, Florida, and over the coming weeks will do so also in Florida in Orlando, as well as in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas in 2026.
Waymo says it has built a generalizable Driver, powered by Waymo’s demonstrably
On November 12, Waymo announced that it is now welcoming riders to use Waymo on freeways across the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles , California and Phoenix, Arizona areas, making it the first robotaxi service provides to do so in the U.S.
The company plans to expand the freeway service over time to include t
On November 6, Hyundai Motor Company President and CEO José Muñoz shared the company’s strategic direction for 2026 in a global town hall-style meeting live streamed from Hyundai’s Gangnam office in Seoul.
Munoz reaffirmed Hyundai Motor aims to achieve 5.55 million global vehicle sales by 2030, with electrified vehic
On November 4, Gapwaves announced that it will receive funding from Vinnova to advance its Multi-Layer Waveguide (MLW) technology for the next-generation imaging radar for fully autonomous vehicles (AV). The project will be carried out in partnership with Waymo, a part of Alphabet. The grant totals SEK 0.6 million, a
On November 3, Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous vehicle division, Waymo said that its self-driving fleet is headed to Detroit, San Diego and Las Vegas. Detroit is significant because it is Waymo's first northern market, and the service is also notable because it uses Zeekr minivans, the first Chinese electric auto brand o
On October 22, Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous vehicle division, Waymo, began manual testing of its self-driving vehicles with human drivers at Newark Liberty International Airport. Conducted in collaboration with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the initiative aims to prepare Waymo’s technology for eventual
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