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Waymo is duping us all with its new self-driving taxi service

sudshr47 December 5, 2018

Well, Waymo did it. It launched a self-driving taxi service before the end of 2018. This is, on the surface, exactly what it said it would do, and it didn’t even come down to the wire — it’s only Dec. 5.

But a closer examination shows this isn’t what Waymo once promised eager would-be riders.

Basically, Waymo slapped a “launch” label to its already-existing early rider self-driving car service, started charging its select group of about 400 preexisting customers for rides, and is letting them talk about the experience and even bring a guest along for a ride. Read more…

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Waymo launches self-driving taxi service, but caveats abound

sudshr47 December 5, 2018

The future is here: Waymo One, a self-driving taxi service by Alphabet’s self-driving company Waymo, has officially launched.

Unfortunately, to paraphrase sci-fi prophet William Gibson, this future is very unevenly distributed. The service will first be available to “early riders” — people who’ve already used Waymo technology — and only in Chandler, Tempe, Mesa, and Gilbert, which are all cities near Phoenix, Arizona.

And the cars will actually have a human in the driver’s seat — Waymo-trained drivers who will supervise the cars, at least at first.

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Robot couriers scoop up early-stage cash

sudshr47 December 1, 2018

Much of the last couple of decades of innovation has centered around finding ways to get what we want without leaving the sofa. But there’s a catch: We can’t lie around ordering pizzas if someone still has to deliver them.

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Waymo blames human error for motorcycle accident involving self-driving car

sudshr47 November 6, 2018

Waymo is pointing the robotic finger at humans.
On Oct. 19 in Mountain View, a Waymo self-driving test car hit a motorcylclist, who ended up in the hospital. Now, Waymo has published a blog post with more information about the accident. And it turns …

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Waymo gets the OK to test fully driverless cars in California

sudshr47 October 31, 2018

California has handed Waymo the first permit to test fully driverless cars in the state.
While Waymo, part of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has been allowed to test autonomous vehicles with a driver since 2014, the new permit allows the com…

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Waymo, take the wheel: Self-driving cars go fully driverless on California roads

sudshr47 October 30, 2018

Self-driving startup Waymo, a Google spin-off owned by parent company Alphabet, has been granted the first permit in California to begin driverless testing on public roads. Yes, that means self-driving cars without a human behind the wheel will be cruising around California, beginning with a limited geographic area in Silicon Valley. The company’s autonomous vehicles are a common sight […]

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Waymo is testing what it should charge for its robotaxi service

sudshr47 October 27, 2018

Self-driving startup Waymo, a Google spin -off owned by parent company Alphabet, has started to test pricing models for rides in its autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, the latest indication that the company is preparing to launch a commercial robotaxi service. Waymo has not launched a wide-scale commercial robotaxi service in Phoenix — or anywhere — just yet. But it is […]

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Waymo’s self-driving cars hit 10 million miles

sudshr47 October 10, 2018

Alphabet’s self-driving car company Waymo has spent years testing its autonomous vehicles on public roads. What started as a trickle of miles driven each day has exploded in the past few years. And now, the company has hit a new milestone as it prepares to launch a commercial ride-hailing service with fleets of self-driving vehicles. Waymo […]

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Waymo hits 10 million self-driving miles

sudshr47 October 10, 2018

Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car division, keeps racking up the miles.
On Wednesday, the company announced it had hit 10 million robot car-driven miles on public roads across 25 cities in states like California, Arizona, and Michigan.
In August, Wa…

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Here’s the electric Jaguar that Waymo wants to turn into a self-driving car

sudshr47 October 4, 2018

Waymo’s self-driving car service is supposed to kick off by the end of this year, but before the robot cars start taking riders around, you can experience or even own some of the cars Waymo’s using in its growing autonomous fleet.

Back in March, Waymo announced that 20,000 of Jaguar’s all-electric I-Pace crossovers would be used for its self-driving taxi service. Now the British car maker’s first electric vehicle is here — deliveries in the U.S. start next month.

The car was on display and available for rides Wednesday just south of San Francisco for the first leg of the Jaguar Electrifies experience. After this week the car goes on to Miami, Los Angeles, and finally New York. Read more…

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Google Street View cars will be roaming around the planet to check our air quality with these sensors

sudshr47 September 12, 2018 Startups

Aclima, a San Francisco-based startup building Internet-connected air quality sensors has announced plans to integrate its mobile sensing platform into Google’s global fleet of Street View vehicles. Google uses the Street View cars to map the land for Google Maps. Starting with 50 cars in Houston, Mexico City and Sydney, Aclima will capture air quality […]

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Morgan Stanley: Tesla’s autonomous ride-sharing network is worth one-tenth of Waymo

sudshr47 September 5, 2018

Morgan Stanley has valued Tesla’s autonomous vehicle ride-sharing business, which does not yet exist, at $17.7 billion, about one-tenth of Waymo’s value, yet still above GM Cruise, the investment firm said in a research note published Tuesday. The $17.7 billion valuation, or about $95 per Tesla share, is notably lower than the $244 a share […]