A Waymo robotaxi operating in autonomous mode struck and killed a small dog last month in San Francisco, according to an incident report filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

Waymo recalled over 1,200 self-driving vehicles after its software kept mistaking gates, chains, and other “you probably should’ve seen that” obstacles for, well, apparently nothing at all.

While Waymo not blamed in multi-car wreck, it's the first fatal collision involving a driverless car San Francisco police say a vehicle speeding just south of Union Square slammed into a line of ...

In January, a Waymo car was torn apart in Los Angeles. In February 2024, another Waymo car was smashed and set ablaze in San ...

Economics. 2024: The Year of the Driverless Car Waymo is expanding its autonomous taxi fleet that can carry passengers on public roads, no human driver required.

However, Waymo’s research and the analysis by Arizona’s Family Investigates did not include cases where a confused Waymo caused other vehicles to crash, and the Waymo car wasn’t touched.

Out of the 25 most serious Waymo crashes, 17 involved a human driver rear-ending a Waymo. Three others involved a human-driven car running a red light before hitting a Waymo.

Waymo, which was established in 2016 when Google's self-driving car development division was spun off, has already developed taxi services without human drivers and has made public its driving ...

Waymo, owned by Google parent Alphabet, is bringing its driverless taxis to Miami in 2025. Waymo is under federal investigation for crashes and erratic driving in cities where the service operates.

Unlike Waymo’s hybrid system of AI training with hand-coded instructions, Wayve’s AI handles the entire self-driving process, learning unsupervised to cope with the unpredictable and drive ...

In early 2019, Waymo first demonstrated its cars' ability to follow signals from a police officer. But given the latest run-in, the company's software is far from foolproof even over half a decade ...