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Self-driving cars may only lower ride-hailing prices under specific conditions
In 2018, when Zhen Lian, then a Ph.D. student at Cornell, started working on a research project about self-driving cars, the ...
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Do People Tip in Waymo and Other Robotaxis? A Look at Tipping Culture in Autonomous Ride-Hailing
Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet, operates fully autonomous robotaxi services in cities like Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. In December 2023, Waymo began offering an in-app tipping feature to ...
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Waymo is letting residents in Phoenix test its self-driving cars
Google's self-driving car company Waymo just opened up a pilot program in Phoenix, Arizona, letting people get free rides in its driverless minivans. The program, Waymo said in a blog post ...
Is full self-driving real or just hype? Promise, progress, and what’s on the road
Full self-driving cars were promised years ago, but the technology still isn’t ready. This in-depth report explains why.
Which States Are Self-Driving Trucks Legal in? 2025 Guide
Self-driving trucks are set to transform the logistics industry. But which states are they actually legal in? Check out our ...
A Fatal Tesla Crash Shows the Limits of Full Self-Driving
As Elon Musk touts robotaxis in Austin, federal regulators are investigating whether Tesla’s system is dangerous even with a ...
The UK Accelerates Its Self-Driving Car Ambitions
The British government announced today that it will allow limited self-driving pilots on UK roads as early as next year. Uber ...
Get ready, Boston. Here’s what it’s like to ride in a self-driving Waymo car.
Mariel Garza is a Los Angeles-based journalist and contributing Globe Opinion writer.
Waymo expands into several more Bay Area cities
Fresh off a tumultuous week that saw burning Waymo vehicles become a viral image of the Los Angeles protests against U.S.