Waymo is now running a robotaxi service ... which is most likely LIDAR. You get one sensor in each corner of the car pointing directly sideways, presumably as lookouts for lane changing.

Sebastian Thrun, a pioneer of the self-driving industry, talked to BI about Waymo's greatest strength and why he still hasn't given up on flying cars.

Yet, few autonomous vehicles are as well-known as Google’s self-driving car project ... Pacifica Hybrid MPVs, Waymo’s autonomous vehicle technology involves lidar, cameras and other sensors ...

It’s not the first time Waymo extended the idea to sell you a self-driving car. Back in 2018 it swung ... the intricate set of sensors, including lidar, that are equipped in Waymo’s most ...

The fifth generation of the Waymo Driver was introduced in 2020, featuring a combination of lidar, cameras ... developing its own dedicated robotaxi (Firefly). Firefly was a two-door prototype ...

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After a man hopped behind the wheel of an autonomous Waymo vehicle and tried to drive off, the company offered assurances that the car’s technology includes protections against bad actors.

One June 19, a Reddit post started with a photo of a Phoenix police officer pulling over a Waymo car, the poster asking, “How does it work?” Arizona Central followed up on the Reddit post ...