Market data show Austinites are embracing self-driving Waymos. According to YipitData, the last week of March was significant for Waymo, as it accounted for 20% of all Uber trips in Austin.

Alphabet’s Waymo this week recalled more than 1,200 self-driving vehicles over a software glitch that could make the cars more likely to crash into chains, gates and other roadway barriers ...

Waymo’s fleet of electric, self-driving taxis has been available for hire in parts of Los Angeles for a few months now. And in a post on X this week, the company announced it was set to take on ...

Waymo put out a reminder that it doesn't just want to be another ride-hailing competitor. The Alphabet-owned company on Tuesday said it was in early-stage talks with Toyota to explore bringing its ...

Waymo has been heavily focused on expanding its robotaxi operations. The company says it now offers more than 250,000 rides weekly throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and ...

The goal, if Waymo and Toyota officially partner, is twofold. The companies would combine their respective strengths to develop a new autonomous vehicle platform that would be used for a robotaxi ...

Waymo's steady march eastward across the US will soon see robotaxi fleets roll out in Washington DC, Atlanta, and Miami, with the sector leader already providing 250,000 rides each week in Austin ...

A group of Waymo self-driving cars in San Francisco were not being very kind to their neighbors earlier this month so the company behind them says it has since implemented a fix ...

Waymo’s next robotaxi will be the Hyundai Ioniq 5. The two companies are forming a multiyear partnership that will see the EV added to Waymo’s fleet in a few years.

Examining Waymo’s safety record since July. Last September, I analyzed Waymo crashes through June 2024. So this section will focus on crashes between July 2024 and February 2025. During that ...

Waymo says it provides more than 150,000 trips each week. I've hailed several rides myself in San Francisco, and as off-putting as it can seem at first (especially to see a steering wheel turn by ...

After more than 1.9 million miles clocked on the mean streets of L.A., Waymo is finally ready to take on our freeways. Why now: In a tweet this week, the company announced that its driverless cars ...