Among the vehicles involved was a driverless Waymo robotaxi, which was hit and then crashed into multiple vehicles. According to Waymo, the autonomous vehicle was struck from behind by a speeding ...

Google-backed Waymo moves ahead with expansion plans in a number of US cities in 2025, after a successful 2024 that saw 150,000 robotaxi rides every day. Amazon-backed Zoox is gearing up to expand ...

By contrast, the US robotaxi industry has hit a few speedbumps in recent years. Google-backed Waymo has expanded rapidly and is now serving over 150,000 rides a week across several US cities ...

First responders were on the scene of a multi-vehicle collision involving a Waymo robotaxi Sunday night in San Francisco that killed one person and injured seven, according to the fire department.

There is no doubt that 2024 was an inflection point for Waymo, as the Google self-driving ... a year that saw General Motors shut its Cruise robotaxi unit after pouring $10bn into the venture ...

His ordeal lasted for about five minutes before the Waymo team managed to gain remote control of the errant Jaguar I-Pace robotaxi. The car eventually got Johns to LAX without further issue ...

Public transportation can help, but more and more people are choosing Waymo and other autonomous vehicles. Blind rider James Gump says it feels more accessible, safer, and it gives him more control.