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Robotaxi Expert Suggests Elon Musk Will Try to ‘Fake’ Cybercabs in June
John Krafcik, the former CEO of the robotaxi company Waymo from 2015-2021, knows a thing or two about the driverless vehicle ...
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Waymo than you wanted to know
The company’s vehicles—which were developed from R&D from Google’s Self-Driving Car project in 2009 and developed into Waymo's current tenure—currently have 29 cameras on each car ...
Waymo was slapped with nearly 600 parking tickets last year in SF alone
Waymo now has more than 300 driverless vehicles zipping passengers around San Francisco, but while they follow traffic laws, ...
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Uber launches self-driving rides in Elon Musk’s backyard
This move puts Waymo ahead of Musk's plans to launch a fleet of electric self-driving cars later this year. While Uber will continue its human-driven car services in Austin, the addition of ...
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Uber teams up with Waymo to start selling driverless rides in Austin, Texas
Waymo's robotaxis will be hitting the streets of Austin ahead of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's goal of launching a fleet of electric self-driving cars later this year. Uber's network of human-driven ...
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Uber Just Launched Driverless Rides in This U.S. City—Here's What Travelers Should Know
Uber users can hail a driverless car in Austin. The offering is in collaboration with Waymo. Atlanta is reportedly the next market Uber and Waymo will launch in. Uber announced a partnership ...
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Uber Launches Waymo Robotaxis in Tesla’s Hometown
To improve their chances of matching with one of the robotaxis, Uber says that its app users can update their Ride Preferences via the Settings section of their app to choose Waymo cars.