Is Waymo Friend or Foe to Uber?
The fast expansion of Waymo’s driverless car service is growing competition for Uber. The companies are also partners.
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Major US city to get self-driving Waymo taxis after Uber sets up waitlist
Last year, it was announced Waymo and Uber will be bringing autonomous ride-hailing to Austin and Atlanta, exclusively ...
Driverless taxi filled with passengers rear-ended by hit-and-run driver in downtown L.A.
Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who slammed into the back of a self-driving taxi, leaving three of four ...
Waymo Robotaxis Getting Ready to Ride Los Angeles Freeways
The electric, self-driving vehicles prepare to merge onto California’s 405 freeway — but have already driven 1.9 million ...
Will This City See Waymo’s First Foreign Launch?
The robotaxi industry leader heads across the Pacific into an uncertain regulatory landscape, even as it continues its march ...
Self-driving cars are popping up in the West. But are they safe?
Waymo, the self-driving taxi, is gaining popularity across the U.S. It's entering new markets in 2024 while it continues to ...
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Driverless taxi filled with passengers rear-ended by hit-and-run driver in DTLA
A Waymo taxi was rear-ended by a hit-and-run driver in downtown Los Angeles on Feb. 6, 2025. (RMG News) Andrew Townsend said he was inside the taxi with three other friends when “we got hit from ...
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Is Waymo friend or foe to Uber?
In recent months, Uber has doubled down on what it calls its “platform strategy”, teaming up with robot taxi companies like Waymo. In Phoenix, riders can order a Waymo car through the Uber app ...
Uber CEO says making self-driving taxis mainstream will 'take way, way longer'
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi described fleets of self-driving cars as a long way off, given challenges such as parking and ...