Rough Month For Waymo With Federal Probes Over Schoolzone Safety Issues

In late January, federal regulators opened a probe after a Waymo self-driving vehicle struck a child near an elementary ...
PCMag

Gig Worker Side Quest: Waymo Is Paying DoorDashers to Shut Its Car Doors

As 404Media reports, Waymo is currently paying DoorDash drivers to shut car doors that are left open by existing riders. This is important because the vehicles will not move unless the doors are fully ...

Waymo is asking DoorDash drivers to shut the doors of its self-driving cars

According to a Reddit post, one DoorDash driver discovered this issue when an odd request appeared in their queue. Instead of ...
CNET

Waymo Begins Fully Autonomous Operations With 6th-Generation Tech

Waymo unveiled its sixth-generation self-driving technology in 2024 and has been testing it on public roads. Having previous used Jaguars, the company is integrating its sixth-gen tech into new ...
Electrek

Waymo begins fully autonomous ops with 6th-gen Driver, targets 1M weekly rides

Waymo is now running its 6th-generation Driver without safety drivers on public roads, marking the beginning of fully autonomous ...

Waymo begins deploying next-gen Ojai robotaxis to extend its U.S. lead

Chinese robotaxi companies, including Baidu-owned Apollo Go and WeRide, have been expanding abroad at a faster clip than ...
Autoblog

Waymo’s Zeekr Robotaxi Crashes into Parked Cars Near Dodger Stadium

A Waymo Zeekr test vehicle was involved in a crash with multiple parked cars, with the investigation still underway. Waymo is transitioning from Jaguar I-Pace taxis to Zeekr and Hyundai autonomous ...
KWCH

Self-driving Waymo car hits child walking to elementary school, investigation underway

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Gray News) – A child was hit by a driverless car near an elementary school in California last week during school drop-off hours. According to an investigation report from the ...