Waymo's San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotaxi readiness during crisesDriverless taxis from Alphabet unit Waymo, a ubiquitous feature on the city's streets, were stuck at intersections with their hazard light...
27 Dec, 2025, 08.20 PM IST
Tesla Robotaxis are big on Wall Street but lagging on roads: ReportTesla is encountering significant hurdles in its quest for driverless taxis. Competing with Waymo, a subsidiary of Google that boasts a sub...
25 Dec, 2025, 10.46 PM IST
Waymo to update software after San Francisco power outage snarls self-driving vehiclesWaymo is updating its self-driving car software and emergency plans after its vehicles stalled in San Francisco due to a power outage. The ...
24 Dec, 2025, 11.24 AM IST
Waymo suspended service in San Francisco after problems during power outageOver the weekend, San Francisco experienced a substantial power outage that brought Waymo's autonomous cars to a grinding halt. The blackou...
22 Dec, 2025, 09.31 AM IST
Waymo recalls, updates software for over 3000 vehicles, US regulator saysThe company had recalled certain vehicles with the 5th generation automated driving systems (ADS) operating with software that caused vehic...
11 Dec, 2025, 02.31 PM IST
Autonomous adventures: What it’s like to hail a Waymo in San FranciscoRobotaxis are becoming increasingly prominent in many of the U.S. cities, but they remain uncommon in many regions. In San Francisco, Waymo...
07 Oct, 2025, 07.55 PM IST
How Tesla and Waymo's radically different robotaxi approaches will shape the industryElon Musk says Tesla’s robotaxis could reach half of the US by year-end, contrasting with Waymo’s slower, safety-focused rollout. Tesla rel...
28 Aug, 2025, 06.14 PM IST
How Tesla and Waymo's radically different robotaxi approaches will shape the industryTesla and Waymo are pursuing divergent strategies in the autonomous driving space, estimated to become a multitrillion-dollar market. Tesla...
28 Aug, 2025, 03.44 PM IST
Lyft ditches humans! Self-driving shuttles to battle Uber & Waymo by 2026Lyft robotaxi launch 2026 marks a bold move by the ride-sharing giant as it partners with Holon to bring self-driving electric shuttles to ...
02 Aug, 2025, 07.13 PM IST
Lucid stock on fire, skyrockets nearly 30% after Uber robotaxi deal shocks market — Tesla, Waymo feel the heatLucid Motors stock surge surprised the market with a 30% jump after teaming up with Uber and Nuro for a future-ready robotaxi project. This...
17 Jul, 2025, 08.10 PM IST
Tesla to expand robotaxis to San Francisco area within two months, Musk saysTesla last month rolled out a test of the long-promised service in a limited area of Austin, Texas, with about a dozen vehicles, a select g...
10 Jul, 2025, 10.20 AM IST
Alphabet's Waymo aims for 2026 self-driving ride-hailing launch in Washington, DCWaymo One, the company's fully autonomous ride-hailing service, is providing more than 200,000 paid passenger trips each week in San Franci...
25 Mar, 2025, 06.06 PM IST
Elon Musk says robotaxis are Tesla's future, experts have doubtsMusk's vision of autonomous vehicles, or AVs, is not limited to cars that drive themselves. He has also claimed that individuals who buy Te...
30 Jul, 2024, 12.29 PM IST
Driverless taxis gain ground in San FranciscoThe California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) heard six hours of public comment before voting three-to-one to let Waymo, a unit of Goog...
12 Aug, 2023, 02.01 PM IST
Two rival robotaxi services win approval to operate throughout San Francisco despite safety concernsThe state's Public Utilities Commission voted to approve rival services from Cruise and Waymo to operate around-the-clock service. It will ...
11 Aug, 2023, 08.10 AM IST
Anxious passengers feel self-driving cars not safe amid coronavirusWhile some autonomous cars have started testing, others were shifted toward delivery.
18 Jun, 2020, 06.00 PM IST
View: What Google hopes to gain by suing UberGoogle is an Uber investor, and it would have been unlikely to sue one of its portfolio companies without thinking things through.
26 Feb, 2017, 03.19 PM IST