Waymo opens fully driverless service in Phoenix

Google’s driverless car division Waymo is opening up its driverless car taxi service to customers across the American city of Phoenix. It’s three years since selected people were able to try out the driverless service in the city, thanks to the company’s investment in high definition maps which allowed the vehicles to navigate journeys in […]

Waymo expands self-driving lorry project

Google’s driverless vehicle division Waymo is opening a new depot in Dallas, Texas to try out a fleet of autonomous 18-wheeler HGVs. The company’s told Forbes Magazine that it will hire local truckers to assist with evaluations on the highway. Forbes adds that the mapping of roads in Texas and New Mexico with high-definition cameras […]

Volvo and Waymo working on electric ride hailing service

Carmaker Volvo has agreed a deal with Google’s driverless car division Waymo to develop an electric driverless ride-hailing service. The companies aim to integrate Waymo’s fully self-driving technology – the Waymo Driver – into what they call “an all-new mobility-focused platform”. Volvo is also including its partners Polestar and Lynk & Co in the project. […]

Waymo resumes driverless testing

Google’s driverless car project Waymo is restarting testing, having suspended it in March to protect employees from Coronavirus. In a blog post on its website it says people in Phoenix, Arizona will see Waymos back on the road Arizonans will begin to see some Waymo vehicles back on the road, “after careful consideration and active […]

Waymo virtually driving 20 million miles a day

Google’s driverless car division Waymo has reached the milestone of simulating a daily total of 20 million miles of autonomous driving on virtual roads as it tries out new scenarios for its software. SiliconAngle.com reports that the testing replicates congested roads, intersections and other challenging driving environments with engineers able to tweak these simulations to make […]