Waymo and other self-driving car services use advanced sensory equipment and AI to make decisions on the go and obey the rules of the road. But sometimes, like so many flesh-and-blood motorists ...

Waymo is a subsidiary of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and grew out of the Google Self-Driving Car project that began in 2009. It launched its robotaxi business in 2020 in limited markets ...

From social media and photos, it appears that at least five Waymo self-driving robotaxis were set on fire on Sunday, June 8 amidst immigration protests in downtown Los Angeles.

Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet, is returning to New York City. But it won’t be offering rides to the paying public yet, as it currently does in four other cities.

And the Waymo, of course — ‘cause it’s got like 58 sensors — would stop instantly.” The “problem,” it seemed to Gladwell, was the car’s perfect performance.

Waymo’s self-driving efforts date back to 2009, when Google started its self-driving car project. An egg-shaped prototype took its first ride on public streets in 2015 – also in Austin.