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The governor of New York pulled a robotaxi expansion proposal that was viewed as a win for Waymo.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) dropped her proposal to allow robotaxi companies to launch commercially in cities other than New York City, citing a lack of support among state legislators, Bloomberg reports today. The move is a blow to Waymo and other robotaxi companies who saw New York, and especially New York City, as […]
Waymo defended its use of remote assistants for its robotaxis after the testimony of one of its top executives during a Senate hearing went viral. In a letter to Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) on Tuesday, Waymo’s head of global operations Ryan McNamara provided a detailed description of the company’s remote assistance operations, including the number […]
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If a passenger accidentally leaves a Waymo door open, the vehicle can get stuck in place.
After years of testing and validation, Waymo announced today that it’s sixth-generation robotaxi technology is finally ready for passenger trips. The updated autonomous driving system will first be rolled out for employees and their friends in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with public customers to follow. Waymo’s current fleet of Jaguar I-Pace vehicles runs on […]
This is the typical next step before it launches a commercial service.
Toyota and Pony.ai debut a mass-produced bZ4X robotaxi in China, aiming to scale autonomous mobility with cost cuts, industrial discipline, and a long-term challenge to Tesla and Waymo.
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