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Waymo, Driverless Taxi Start-Up From Google's Parent Firm, Raises $5.6 Billion
Alphabet's self-driving unit, Waymo, said on Friday it had closed a $5.6 billion funding round led by the Google parent, as it looks to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service.
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Tesla Cybercab Autonomous Prototype EV With FSD System and No Steering Wheel Unveiled
Tesla Cybercab electric vehicle (EV) was unveiled at the “We, Robot” event on Thursday. Introduced at the Warner Bros lot in Burbank, California as a competitor to the likes of Alphabet’s Waymo, the highly-anticipated robotaxi joins Tesla’s lineup of autonomous self-driving vehicles such as the Cybertruck, Model 3, and Model S.
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Google's Parent Company Has Too Many Employees, Needs To Cut Costs: Investor
Activist investor TCI Fund Management has called on Alphabet Inc to cut costs by lowering its headcount and reduce losses in its self-driving unit Waymo, saying the Google parent needs to adjust to an era of slower growth.
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Alphabet's Waymo, Uber Freight In Deal For Future Self-Driving Trucks
Waymo Via, the self-driving trucking unit of Alphabet Inc, and Uber Technology Inc's Freight business said they signed a long-term strategic partnership that would allow future customers to deploy autonomous trucks more efficiently.
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Tesla Reports Highest Automated Tech Vehicle Crashes in the US, Reveals NHTRA Report
Tesla, in its disclosure to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has reported 273 vehicle crashes involving advanced driving assistance systems like Autopilot since July 2021. The US regulator mandated all automakers and tech companies in June 2021 to immediately report all crashes involving advanced driver assistance systems.
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Uber, Google’s Waymo Collaborate to Introduce Driverless Trucks Across the US
Uber and Google's autonomous vehicle unit Waymo are joining forces to get driverless trucks hauling cargo on roads across the United States. Carriers that buy trucks equipped with Waymo systems will be able to opt in to having the vehicles deployed as "autonomous assets" on the Uber Freight network, the companies said.
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Self-Driving Car Companies Zoom Ahead, Leaving U.S. Regulators Behind
Cruise, Tesla, Alphabet Inc's Waymo and Aurora Innovation Inc are among many companies aiming to deploy fully autonomous vehicle technology in the United States within the next two to three years.
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Self-Driving Car Companies Zoom Ahead, Leaving U.S. Regulators Behind
Cruise, Tesla, Alphabet Inc's Waymo, and Aurora Innovation Inc are among many companies aiming to deploy fully autonomous vehicle technology in the United States within the next two to three years.
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Tech Alliances Firm Up In The Self-Driving Car Wars
Three chip firms - Intel Corp's Mobileye, Qualcomm Inc and Nvidia Corp - have emerged from a raft of announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as the leaders in locking down the brains of self-driving cars for the next decade.
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Elon Musk Details Vision For Tesla RoboTaxi Electric Car
Waymo is already operating a fleet of robotaxis paired with its own ride hailing service in Phoenix, Arizona
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Waymo Offers Driverless Rides To San Francisco Employees, Expands In Phoenix
Alphabet Inc unit Waymo said it has started offering driverless rides to employees in San Francisco.
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Waymo Offers Driverless Rides To Employees In San Francisco, Expands In Phoenix
Waymo did not elaborate on when or whether it plans to charge customers for rides in San Francisco. It has applied for a regulatory permit to do so.
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Waymo, UPS Expand Autonomous Freight Truck Tie-Up Ahead Of Holidays
The company said trial runs would start in the coming weeks, where big rigs equipped with its fifth-generation Waymo Driver technology will deliver for UPS' North American Air Freight unit between facilities in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, Texas.
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Alphabet Unit Waymo Says Ready To Launch Driverless Vehicle Services In San Francisco
Company says vehicles are ready to be deployed without safety drivers though hasn't given a launch timeline for fully driverless services.
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Toyota, Aurora Test-Drive Self-Driving Ride-Hailing Fleet in Texas
Toyota and Aurora, a US developer of automated driving systems, have started testing autonomous ride-hailing fleet in Texas, with two safety operators and no passenger on board, Aurora said.
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Waymo, Driverless Taxi Start-Up From Google's Parent Firm, Raises $5.6 Billion
Alphabet's self-driving unit, Waymo, said on Friday it had closed a $5.6 billion funding round led by the Google parent, as it looks to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service.
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Tesla Cybercab Autonomous Prototype EV With FSD System and No Steering Wheel Unveiled
Tesla Cybercab electric vehicle (EV) was unveiled at the “We, Robot” event on Thursday. Introduced at the Warner Bros lot in Burbank, California as a competitor to the likes of Alphabet’s Waymo, the highly-anticipated robotaxi joins Tesla’s lineup of autonomous self-driving vehicles such as the Cybertruck, Model 3, and Model S.
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Google's Parent Company Has Too Many Employees, Needs To Cut Costs: Investor
Activist investor TCI Fund Management has called on Alphabet Inc to cut costs by lowering its headcount and reduce losses in its self-driving unit Waymo, saying the Google parent needs to adjust to an era of slower growth.
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Alphabet's Waymo, Uber Freight In Deal For Future Self-Driving Trucks
Waymo Via, the self-driving trucking unit of Alphabet Inc, and Uber Technology Inc's Freight business said they signed a long-term strategic partnership that would allow future customers to deploy autonomous trucks more efficiently.
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Tesla Reports Highest Automated Tech Vehicle Crashes in the US, Reveals NHTRA Report
Tesla, in its disclosure to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has reported 273 vehicle crashes involving advanced driving assistance systems like Autopilot since July 2021. The US regulator mandated all automakers and tech companies in June 2021 to immediately report all crashes involving advanced driver assistance systems.
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Uber, Google’s Waymo Collaborate to Introduce Driverless Trucks Across the US
Uber and Google's autonomous vehicle unit Waymo are joining forces to get driverless trucks hauling cargo on roads across the United States. Carriers that buy trucks equipped with Waymo systems will be able to opt in to having the vehicles deployed as "autonomous assets" on the Uber Freight network, the companies said.
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Self-Driving Car Companies Zoom Ahead, Leaving U.S. Regulators Behind
Cruise, Tesla, Alphabet Inc's Waymo and Aurora Innovation Inc are among many companies aiming to deploy fully autonomous vehicle technology in the United States within the next two to three years.
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Self-Driving Car Companies Zoom Ahead, Leaving U.S. Regulators Behind
Cruise, Tesla, Alphabet Inc's Waymo, and Aurora Innovation Inc are among many companies aiming to deploy fully autonomous vehicle technology in the United States within the next two to three years.
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Tech Alliances Firm Up In The Self-Driving Car Wars
Three chip firms - Intel Corp's Mobileye, Qualcomm Inc and Nvidia Corp - have emerged from a raft of announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as the leaders in locking down the brains of self-driving cars for the next decade.
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Elon Musk Details Vision For Tesla RoboTaxi Electric Car
Waymo is already operating a fleet of robotaxis paired with its own ride hailing service in Phoenix, Arizona
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Waymo Offers Driverless Rides To San Francisco Employees, Expands In Phoenix
Alphabet Inc unit Waymo said it has started offering driverless rides to employees in San Francisco.
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Waymo Offers Driverless Rides To Employees In San Francisco, Expands In Phoenix
Waymo did not elaborate on when or whether it plans to charge customers for rides in San Francisco. It has applied for a regulatory permit to do so.
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Waymo, UPS Expand Autonomous Freight Truck Tie-Up Ahead Of Holidays
The company said trial runs would start in the coming weeks, where big rigs equipped with its fifth-generation Waymo Driver technology will deliver for UPS' North American Air Freight unit between facilities in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, Texas.
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Alphabet Unit Waymo Says Ready To Launch Driverless Vehicle Services In San Francisco
Company says vehicles are ready to be deployed without safety drivers though hasn't given a launch timeline for fully driverless services.
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Toyota, Aurora Test-Drive Self-Driving Ride-Hailing Fleet in Texas
Toyota and Aurora, a US developer of automated driving systems, have started testing autonomous ride-hailing fleet in Texas, with two safety operators and no passenger on board, Aurora said.
