What Is Waymo — and How Does Its Self-Driving Technology Work?
Waymo is Alphabet's robotaxi service — cars that drive themselves with no one behind the wheel. Here's what it is, how the technology works, and where you can ride one.
Read more →Robotaxis
Robotaxis are self-driving vehicles that carry passengers without a human driver behind the wheel. This hub covers the companies building and operating these services, the cities where they are being deployed, and the safety and regulatory questions that come with the technology. It also tracks how robotaxis are reshaping urban transport.
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Waymo Expands Robotaxi Service to Denver, San Diego, Tampa
Waymo has opened paid, driverless rides to the public in Denver, San Diego and Tampa, bringing its robotaxi service to 14 U.S. cities in total.
Read more →Nevada Approves Up to 8,000 Robotaxis for Tesla, Uber and Waymo
Nevada regulators unanimously cleared Tesla, Uber and Waymo to run paid robotaxi service across the Las Vegas area, authorizing up to 8,000 self-driving vehicles over the next year.
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How Does AI Power Self-Driving Cars?
Self-driving cars use AI models that turn camera and sensor data into a live picture of the road, then predict what happens next and decide how to steer, brake, and accelerate.
Read more →Uber and Pony.ai to Deploy 2,000 Robotaxis Across Europe
Uber and China's Pony.ai are expanding their robotaxi partnership beyond Zagreb to four more European cities and the Middle East, deploying over 2,000 self-driving cars.
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