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Waymo is scaling fast. Here’s what the fleet data shows.
Waymo’s commercial robotaxi ramp-up looks expansive, both in geographic reach and in ridership. And by almost every measure,…
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Waymo’s latest expansion strategy: teenagers
Waymo will allow teenagers as young as 13 to use its robotaxi service in Nashville as the Alphabet-owned…
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Waymo restarts San Antonio service five months after flooding troubles
Waymo has restarted its robotaxi service in San Antonio, Texas, five months after one of its vehicles was…
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Former Waymo CFO jumps to self-driving startup Wayve
Elisa de Martel, who was chief financial officer at Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle company Waymo, has been hired to…
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Waymo opens robotaxi service in Las Vegas
Waymo has begun to open up its robotaxi service to the public in Las Vegas, just a few…
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TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation, and now, more than ever, the…
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Waymo goes on offense ahead of Tesla’s Cybercab launch
Waymo argued last week that fully autonomous vehicles are not possible without using a mix of sensors, and…
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Waymo accelerates robotaxi expansion with launches in Denver, San Diego and Tampa
Waymo has started to offer its robotaxi service to the public in Denver, San Diego, and Tampa, extending…
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TechCrunch Mobility: The hidden human cost of robotaxis
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the…
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Sprains, pain, and whiplash: Waymo and Zoox test drivers are getting hurt as robotaxis scale
The rapid scaling of robotaxis over the last two years has come with a hidden human cost. Test…