Waymo and Toyota have announced a partnership aimed at competing with Tesla in the development of personally owned self-driving vehicles. Waymo is already widely regarded as the market leader in ...

This program was previously only open to imported self-driving cars, but is now is open to US-built vehicles, "to cultivate this nation’s tremendous potential for automotive innovation," the DOT ...

Waymo’s self-driving robotaxis may be available for personal ownership in the future, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said. The vehicles are currently the only driverless robotaxis that collect fares ...

As self-driving vehicles continue to evolve, the regulatory landscape surrounding them is poised for significant change under the new Trump administration. With advancing technologies promising ...

The self-driving car company Waymo wants to launch its taxi service in Washington in 2026, asking the District to allow autonomous vehicles on city streets without a person behind the wheel. The ...

Waymo, a leading company for autonomous vehicles in the United States, is planning to traverse Greater Boston with its self-driving capable cars starting this month as it begins mapping the region ...

The NHTSA currently allows the deployment of 2,500 self-driving vehicles per year under an exemption. Legislative attempts to increase this number to 100,000 have repeatedly failed.

Noah Goodall, an independent researcher who studies autonomous vehicles, says the changes may make it harder for outsiders to spot or understand patterns in self-driving vehicles’ mistakes ...

Waymo, Toyota strike partnership to bring self-driving tech to personal vehicles By Jennifer Elias, CNBC and Lora Kolodny, CNBC • Published April 29, 2025 • Updated on April 29, 2025 at 8:07 pm ...

Mr. Son’s overtures come as self-driving vehicle efforts have hit a bumpy period. The technologies for these cars are expensive, difficult to develop and face intense regulatory scrutiny.

According to communications sent to regulators, Tesla is hinting at making its self-driving vehicles with seats that can rotate to face backward.