Terrifying moment Waymo stops between railway tracks and stop arm as train passes by inches away The driverless car in Texas is seen with the stopping arm resting on its roof as the train speeds past The Independent UK · Mar 10
Questions about self-driving cars amplify after one blocked an ambulance responding to Austin shooting While the encounter didn’t significantly hinder response to the shooting, it has raised concerns about the vehicles as they expand to more Texas cities and before new state regulations kick in. The Texas Tribune · Mar 9
Driving change: inside the autonomous car revolution More self-driving cars will navigate streets around the world this year but some are yet to be convinced the technology is roadworthy. AAP · Mar 6
February was the biggest month in venture history, thanks to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo in particular Startup funding surged to a historic $189 billion in February, driven almost entirely by three AI mega-rounds that captured 83% of the total. Fortune · Mar 6
Waymo car blocked ambulance trying to get to scene of Austin mass shooting The incident was confirmed by the company and local officials, raising questions about how autonomous vehicles operate around fast-moving emergency scenes The Independent UK · Mar 3
Austin Bar Shooting Update: Waymo Car Blocked First Responders' Route to Tragic Incident Scene That Left 3 Dead and 14 Injured The Austin Bar Shooting left 3 dead and 14 injured, with a Waymo car's presence raising questions about autonomous vehicles in crisis situations. International Business Times UK · Mar 1
Uber Air Is Officially Here. Does That Make Uber Stock a Buy on Flying Car Dreams? Uber just launched its air taxi service, and the company's autonomous vehicle push is accelerating. Here's what investors need to know. Barchart · Feb 27
By Tesla's own math, it reveals that its robotaxis are 4x worse at driving than humans, with redactions hiding even more details By NHTSA standards, the Tesla Robotaxis are 8x worse than human drivers. Fortune · Feb 26
Waymo's Expansion Is Leaving Tesla In The Dust Waymo is now operating driverless rides in 10 cities. Tesla has fallen far short of Elon Musk's expansion projections. InsideEVs · Feb 25
Some Waymo riders are so lazy that gig workers are getting paid $24 to close the door for them Waymo is partnering with DoorDash and other gig workers to drive to the site of an autonomous vehicle and close the door. Fortune · Feb 25
Driverless car firm bags £1.1bn investment ahead of major UK launch Wayve prepares to roll out commercial robotaxi trials in London later this year The Independent UK · Feb 25
Waymo robotaxis now available in 10 cities Waymo has doubled the number of markets it serves in a matter of months. Axios · Feb 24
Uber Wants To Win The Autonomous Vehicle Race. So It's Betting On All Of The Horses [Update] The company has made deals with some 20 different self-driving startups around the world. But can it catch Waymo? InsideEVs · Feb 24
Waymo expands to four new cities across Texas and Florida The expansion further cements Waymo's leading position in the autonomous driving sector The Independent UK · Feb 24
The Independent UK · Feb 23 London black cab drivers react to news robotaxis are set to launch in the city London is becoming a major test bed for robotaxis - much to the distain of black cabbies
Barchart · Feb 20 Paul Tudor Jones Is Betting Big on Google Stock. Should You? Paul Tudor has bought a fresh position on tech giant Google and more.
Reason · Feb 20 Aliens Plus: being trolled, Waymo traffic jam in San Francisco, and the details of Trump's crackdown on investor-owned housing
MarketBeat · Feb 16 Alphabet’s Pullback: A Second Chance for Long-Term Investors? GOOGL has declined by almost 8% MoM, fueled by broader tech weakness and capex concerns rather than any deterioration in Alphabet’s core fundamentals.
The Independent UK · Feb 13 Waymo is paying DoorDash drivers to close robotaxi doors left open by customers Waymo has also partnered with a towing company to haul away vehicles that have lost power while on the roads
InsideEVs · Feb 13 Waymo’s Wild-Looking Chinese Van Is Ready For Prime Time The Zeekr-made Ojai minivan fitted with Waymo’s sixth-generation Driver suite will start offering trips to employees soon.
Evening Standard · Feb 13 London cabbies go to war with driverless cars over electric charging bays Taxi groups say driverless vehicles have been plugging into electric points reserved for black cabs, prompting complaints to Transport for London
Euronews · Feb 13 Waymo turns to humans to close robotaxi doors to keep vehicles moving Human help is still needed to keep Waymo’s driverless taxis moving when passengers leave vehicle doors open.
The Guardian - US · Feb 7 Waymo is trying to seduce me. But another option is staring us in the face I understand the appeal of avoiding all human contact. Still, good old-fashioned taxis have so much to offer
InsideEVs · Feb 6 BYD Led China’s EV Boom. Now It Has Some Bad News Today's biggest EV news: BYD's sales slump, a U.S. Senate hearing on autonomous cars and Canada's revised EV policy.
InsideEVs · Feb 5 Cheap Chinese EVs? Canadians Are More Interested Than You’d Think Today on Critical Materials: Canadians support Chinese EVs, Germany ranked second-highest in EV production last year and automakers testify for self-driving.