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 ...

Waymo lobbyists had a busy 2024. A recent review of lobbyist disclosure data by the San Francisco Examiner revealed Waymo paid lobbyists to meet with San Francisco government officials 348 times ...

The concept behind a self-driving Waymo taxi can be a bit confusing, but one thing is clear: You don’t need to get behind the wheel. That’s what one man learned Thursday morning when he was ...

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 ...

There is no doubt that 2024 was an inflection point for Waymo, as the Google self-driving car project was renamed in 2016. Before last year, Waymo had ferried public passengers for 1mn trips since ...

A security researcher found a hidden unreleased feature in the Waymo app that allowed her to display whatever characters she wanted on the robotaxi’s top display. Jane Manchun Wong, a well-known ...

One of the cars was a Waymo, an autonomous driving vehicle. A spokesperson for Waymo said the car was unoccupied. According to the Waymo spokesperson, their car was struck by another car while it ...

A top Waymo executive said Wednesday the United States could lead globally on autonomous driving, expressing hope that a national standard under the incoming Trump administration would boost safety.

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Several people were injured after a crash involving multiple vehicles Sunday evening in the SoMa neighborhood, the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) said. San Francisco ...

Waymo, the ride-hailing app that offers driverless robotaxis, explained what happens when someone tries to steal one of the fully autonomous, electric Jaguars — following an incident in downtown ...

Waymo has had a presence in the San Francisco area since 2009, but it wasn’t until August 2023 that the company was able to charge customers — 24 hours a day and throughout the city — for ...