Waymo, crash and San Francisco

A deadly, multi-car collision in San Francisco on Sunday evening marks the first time in the U.S. that a truly autonomous vehicle, with no one in the driver’s seat, has been involved in a fatal ...
The vehicles Waymo receives from Geely, it says, are “base vehicles,” stripped of telematics systems and any other technology ...
But for the regulations to push self-driving vehicles forward, safety must be prioritized, the co-CEO said. She hopes that ...
A month ago, a video circulated around social media of a Waymo robotaxi stuck in a roundabout loop — an isolated incident ...
Up to the start of 2024, Google’s self-driv­ing project Waymo had fer­ried pub­lic pas­sen­gers for 1mn trips since the ini­ti­at­ive began in 2009, not 1mn miles ...
One of the vehicles involved was a self-driving Waymo car which was damaged, but its involvement in the crash is not yet known, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Fire Department said.
A top Waymo executive said Wednesday the United States could lead globally on autonomous driving, expressing hope that a ...
For the blind and visually impaired community, getting around by vehicle can be a challenge. Public transportation can help, but more and more people are choosing Waymo and other autonomous vehicles.
A multi-car accident at the intersection of San Francisco’s Sixth and Harrison streets on Sunday left several cars damaged, including a mangled Waymo robotaxi. Drivers have been advised to avoid the ...