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Waymo To Expand Ride-Hailing Service To Miami
Another major city in the United States is to receive Alphabet's Waymo ride-hailing service, with Miami the next stop
Waymo Opens Ride-Hailing Services In Los Angeles
End of road for taxi drivers? More people seeking transportation in Los Angeles can now summon a driverless Waymo robotaxi
Uber To Offer Waymo Robotaxi Rides In Austin, Atlanta
Uber expands deal with Waymo from Phoenix to Austin, Texas and Atlanta as it faces pressure from imminent Tesla robotaxi launch
GM’s Cruise To Offer Robotaxis On Uber Platform
GM's Cruise will offer its autonomous robotaxi vehicles on Uber’s platform in 2025, as competition with Waymo heats up
Waymo Doubles Weekly Paid Robotaxi Trips Since May
Waymo is providing 100,000 paid robotaxi rides per week, as it expanded its Waymo One service in two US cities
California Permits Passenger Testing For Chinese Robotaxi Firm WeRide
More self-driving competition. Approval granted for WeRide to begin robotaxi testing with passengers in California
Waymo Expands Ride-Hailing Service, Amid Growing Demand
Alphabet's Waymo will expand its autonomous ride-hailing service areas in both Los Angeles and San Francisco
Alphabet To Invest $5 Billion In Waymo Self-Driving Unit
Senior management at Alphabet confirm substantial additional investment in the Waymo self-driving division
Waymo Opens Autonomous Ride Hailing Taxi To All San Fran Residents
Alphabet's Waymo unit opens its autonomous ride-hailing service to all residents of San Francisco, after similar move in Phoenix in 2020
Amazon’s Zoox Begins Testing In Austin, Miami
Zoox robotaxi unit of Amazon begins testing in Austin, Miami, amid regulatory investigations into self-driving sector
US Probe Of Waymo Uncovers More Incidents – Report
NHTSA says its investigation of Waymo self-driving vehicles has uncovered more incidents that raise concerns
US Investigates Alphabet’s Waymo After Self-Driving Incidents
'Unexpected behaviour' of Waymo's self-driving vehicles triggers investigation by American safety regulators
Waymo Begins Los Angeles Ride-Hailing Service With Free Rides
Alphabet's Waymo division to offer free rides in Los Angeles, as it confirms expansion into four major cities later this year
Waymo Recalls Hundreds Of Vehicles Over Software Error
Self-driving Waymo vehicles recalled, after two minor collisions in Phoenix, and one vehicle being set on fire in San Fran
GM’s Cruise Dismisses Nine Executives, Faces Fine
Nine executives dismissed at Cruise, amid reports it faces $1.5m penalty for allegedly misleading regulators after accident
GM’s Cruise To Withdraw All Vehicles From Public Roads
Confirmation from Cruise that all its autonomous cars have now been withdrawn from all public roads in the United States
GM’s Cruise To Recall 950 Cars As Pedestrian Dragged After Accident
Cruise Confirms Taxi Service Suspension In San Francisco
California Department of Motor Vehicles immediately suspends Cruise’s autonomous vehicles permits, after pedestrian is critically injured
Alphabet Profits But Cloud Sales Disappoints
Share price drops after Google Cloud miss, overshadows better-than-expected results for Alphabet's third quarter
San Francisco Grants Self-Driving Taxi Permits For Waymo, Cruise
Blow for Uber, Lyft. Self-driving players Waymo and Cruise can now take paying passengers 24x7 in San Francisco
Alphabet CFO Steps Aside, As Q2 Profit Beats Expectations
CFO Ruth Porat to take charge of Google's 'Other Bets' portfolio, as second quarter profit beat expectations
Waymo Cuts 8 Percent Of Staff
Alphabet's self-driving car division admits it has cut approximately 8 percent of workforce in two rounds of layoffs this year
Waymo Gains CPUC Approval For San Francisco Taxi Service
California regulators approve Waymo for San Francisco robo taxi service, as a new self-driving car is unveiled with no steering wheel
Waymo To Launch Self-Driving Service In LA
Los Angeles is set to become the next US city for the ride-hailing service Waymo One, after Phoenix and San Francisco
GM’s Cruise Granted San Francisco Permit For Self-Driving Taxis
Final permit granted to GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit, so it can offer its robotaxi service to paying customers in San Francisco
Waymo Expands Phoenix Driverless Service, Offers San Fran Staff Rides
Waymo staff in San Francisco now offered driverless rides, as the firm also expand its autonomous rides to downtown Phoenix
CES 2022: Google, GM Join Others In Halting Physical Attendance
Alphabet's Google and General Motors latest to announce it will no longer attend next month's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in person
Waymo, Nuro Launch Robo-Delivery Services In California
Cruise starts robo-delivery service in Mountain View as Waymo plans limited trial of grocery-delivery service in San Francisco early next year
Waymo Vehicles Clog Quiet San Francisco Street
Self-driving test vehicles from Google sister company Waymo jam otherwise quiet San Francisco cul-de-sac after encountering unexpected traffic rules