Series
Every part of this series in order, oldest first. 6 of 6 parts laid out. Theme: Robotaxis.
A study run with the reinsurer compared liability claims over 25.3 million driverless miles with Swiss Re's human-driver baselines. Waymo published the results; the paper had been submitted to a journal but not yet published.
The ride count rose roughly sevenfold from the late-2023 total, CNBC reported, in the same month GM shut its Cruise robotaxi unit. Waymo's next vehicle is being built with China's Geely.
Selected riders in Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto and parts of Sunnyvale can now hail robotaxis around the clock, adding 27 square miles to Waymo's Bay Area service.
Some public riders in the Bay Area, Phoenix and Los Angeles can now be matched with freeway trips, and service stretches down the Peninsula to San Jose and its airport. Waymo says freeways cut ride times by up to half.
Employees ride first and the public "soon," Waymo says. Denver will be among the first cities to get the Ojai, a robotaxi built by a unit of China's Geely group.
State staff approved Waymo's bigger map and its Ojai vehicle, built by a unit of China's Geely group, and set aside protests from San Diego's transit agency. Waymo says the rollout will be gradual.