The potentially disastrous mishap came as Tesla began to roll out its first autonomous taxi service in Austin, Texas.

Waymo’s self-driving taxi service is expanding into more parts of the Peninsula including Palo Alto and Menlo Park. Photo by Adam Pardee. Waymo announced on Tuesday that it is continuing to ...

Several self-driving cars were set on fire amid anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles this weekend. ... And in July 2024, a man was charged with slashing the tires of 17 Waymo cars in San Francisco.

And in San Francisco, Waymo customers are required to use the Waymo app to order rides. Uber is also watching Elon Musk, who has promised a wider rollout of Tesla’s self-driving taxis and has ...

Once unique to San Francisco, a high-stakes contest is now underway in the national spotlight: Tech companies are dueling for the chance to drive you around in their self-driving cars. Google ...