In U.S. first, pioneering Mountain View robotaxi company Waymo will take to Bay Area freeways

Google spinoff Waymo claims its driverless cars are safer than humans, but expert says evidence so far is lacking.
ABC7 San Francisco

Google unveils driverless car prototype

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KGO) -- Google unveiled a prototype of its driverless car. It has no steering wheel or driver pedals. Instead, it comes with buttons for go and stop. Sensors and on-board ...
WXYZ-TV Channel 7

Waymo launches driverless car testing in Detroit, prepares for future robotaxi service

Silicon Valley autonomous vehicle company Waymo has begun testing its driverless cars on Detroit streets this week, marking a ...

Waymo vehicle spotted in Rochester ahead of HWS demonstration

A Waymo autonomous vehicle was spotted in Rochester on Monday, a day before the company brings one of its driverless cars to ...
Business Insider

For this driverless car pioneer, vehicle autonomy has finally arrived. It's been a long road.

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Google’s driverless car drivers ride a career less traveled

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — After a friend recommended that he join a secret Google project six years ago, Brian Torcellini suddenly found himself on the road to an occupational oxymoron. He became a ...
ABC7 San Francisco

How Waymo went from secret Google project to dominant robotaxi company

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It's hard to stand on a sidewalk in San Francisco and not see a Waymo robotaxi pass by. Here's a look back at its journey to dominating the robotaxi industry. The white Jaguars ...
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Google’s driverless car to boost revenue for semiconductors

Most car manufacturers are developing “autonomous cars,” i.e. vehicles that still need a driver to take over the steering wheel or acceleration/braking pedal functions in case of unanticipated ...