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Waymo Initiates Robotaxi Recall Over Failure to Slow or Stop for School Buses
December 9, 2025 – Waymo, the well – known autonomous vehicle company, has announced a software recall for its self – driving cars. This move comes in the wake of reports from local authorities in Texas. Since the start of the school year, there have been at least 19 instances where Waymo vehicles allegedly violated…
DoorDash & Waymo Team Up: Self-Driving Taxis Revolutionize Food Delivery in the U.S.
October 20, 2025 – DoorDash, the largest food delivery platform in the United States, has forged a strategic partnership with Google’s Waymo to integrate Waymo’s self-driving taxis into its delivery network. This collaboration will initially cover an expansive 816-kilometer area within the Phoenix metropolitan region of Arizona. Currently in the testing phase, the new feature…
Waymo Ex-CEO Challenges Tesla: Robotaxi Not Truly Autonomous with Human Onboard
August 18, 2025 – John Krafcik, the former CEO of Waymo, has expressed skepticism about Tesla’s recently launched Robotaxi service in the San Francisco Bay Area. Krafcik, who played a pivotal role in transforming Waymo from a research initiative into a commercialized autonomous ride-hailing company during his tenure from 2015 to 2021, now serves on…
Waymo Clarifies: No Plans to Use In-Cab Camera Data for AI Training
April 9, 2025 –Recent investigations by tech analyst Jane Manchun Wong, as highlighted in a TechCrunch report, have uncovered potential plans by Waymo to leverage data from its autonomous taxis—including in-cab footage tied to passenger identities—for training generative AI models. The discovery stemmed from an analysis of Waymo’s unreleased privacy policy drafts, which also hinted…
Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars: Proven Safer Than Human Drivers
December 20, 2024 – According to a report published today by Engadget, Waymo, a leading company in autonomous driving, has collaborated with Swiss Re, a renowned reinsurance company, on a study that reveals Waymo’s self-driving cars result in fewer insurance claims compared to human-driven vehicles. The study conducted by Swiss Re analyzed collision liability claims…
Tesla and Waymo Lead the Pack in Autonomous Driving, Says Google CEO Pichai
December 17, 2024 – At the New York Times DealBook Summit, Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, highly praised Tesla’s leading position in the field of autonomous driving, placing it alongside Waymo as industry leaders. “Clearly, Tesla is a frontrunner in this domain. In my view, Tesla and Waymo stand out as the top two,”…
Waymo Set to Launch Autonomous Taxi Services in Miami by 2026
December 9, 2024 – According to a Reuters report, Waymo, the autonomous driving subsidiary of Alphabet, disclosed on December 5th that it would be expanding its self-driving taxi service to Miami, Florida, in an effort to gain an edge in the increasingly competitive market. Additionally, Waymo announced a partnership with Moove, an automotive financing company,…
Waymo Hits Milestone: 100,000 Weekly Paid Trips for Self-Driving Taxis in the US
August 21, 2024 – Waymo, the autonomous driving technology company, announced on Tuesday that its self-driving taxi service has surpassed 100,000 weekly paid trips in the United States, marking a significant milestone in the adoption of autonomous vehicles for public transportation. Tekedra Mawakana, Waymo’s co-CEO, revealed the impressive growth in paid trips, which have doubled…