Waymo and Uber expand partnership to bring autonomous ride …
Sep 13, 2024 · Today, Waymo and Uber are announcing an expanded partnership to bring the Waymo One experience to Austin and Atlanta, only on the Uber app, beginning in early 2025. In these cities, Uber will manage and dispatch a fleet of Waymo’s fully autonomous, all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles, which will grow to hundreds of vehicles over time.
Waymo and Hyundai enter multi-year, strategic partnership
Oct 4, 2024 · Today, Waymo and Hyundai Motor Company announced they have entered into a multi-year, strategic partnership. In the first phase of this partnership, the companies will integrate Waymo’s sixth-generation fully autonomous technology – the Waymo Driver – into Hyundai’s all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV, which will be added to the Waymo One fleet ...
Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding …
Oct 25, 2024 · Alphabet-owned driverless vehicle unit Waymo just closed a $5.6 billion funding round to expand its robotaxi service across the U.S.
Doubling down on Waymo One
Jul 26, 2023 · We look forward to continuing to bring together our autonomous tech with DTNA’s autonomous-ready Freightliner Cascadia® platform and exploring the potential of future platforms. Our ongoing investment in advancing Waymo Driver capabilities, especially on freeway, will directly translate to trucking and benefit its development efforts.
Waymo secures $5.6B in funding to expand to new cities in 2025
Oct 25, 2024 · Robotaxi developer Waymo has closed an oversubscribed Series C funding round totaling $5.6 billion. Alongside an expanded partnership with Uber, the funds will help the rideshare company expand...
Waymo’s latest funding round boosts it to a $45B valuation
Nov 5, 2024 · Waymo recently closed a $5.6 billion Series C funding round led by parent company Alphabet and joined by a who’s who of Silicon Valley venture firms. The investment boosts Waymo’s overall...
Waymo Turns Toward Making Money as It Expands Driverless Car …
Sep 4, 2024 · Once a novelty service that opened last year for limited downtown trips, Waymo rides are now open to the general public, ubiquitous on the city’s hilly roads. The company, which is owned by...
Waymo says it has doubled its weekly paid robotaxi trips to …
Aug 20, 2024 · Waymo is now providing more than 100,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in the U.S., according to a LinkedIn announcement by co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana. That's double …
Waymo and Zoox are under federal investigation as self-driving …
May 14, 2024 · NHTSA has learned of 22 incidents in which self-driving Waymo cars “exhibited driving behavior that potentially violated traffic safety laws,” according to a document posted online by NHTSA,...
Waymo is now valued at a staggering $45 billion - Electrek
Nov 1, 2024 · After getting a hefty $5.6 billion in fresh capital last week, Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit Waymo is now reported to be valued at more than $45 billion. Automotive News reported that the...