Articles about Waymo

Stars on the ceiling, Cher on the speakers: Notes from our first ride in Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi

Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi is now offering free rides on the Las Vegas Strip. We took a spin to see how the purpose-built autonomous pod performs, and how it compares with Waymo. Read More

Waymo vehicles spotted on the road as testing starts in Seattle area

Waymo vehicles have hit the streets in the Seattle area. A week after announcing that the company was ready to… Read More

Waymo to start testing and ‘laying groundwork’ for driverless taxi service in Seattle area

Waymo is ready to start “laying the groundwork for future commercial service” in the Seattle area, the autonomous vehicle company… Read More

Despite status as a global tech hub, Seattle passengers still can’t hail a driverless ride

While taxi customers in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Austin and Atlanta can hail rides from driverless vehicles, passengers eager… Read More

Microsoft will take $800 million charge on Cruise investment as GM exits robotaxi business

Microsoft will take an $800 million charge on its investment in the Cruise robotaxi business after General Motors announced it… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: Amazon’s quest to become a startup again; Plus, 6 years of progress in driverless cars

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s decision to bring its employees back to the office five days a week… Read More

Waymo to test its latest self-driving car technology on the wet, wide streets of Bellevue, Wash.

Winter is coming, and Waymo is here for it. Specifically, the autonomous driving company is in Bellevue, Wash., where it… Read More

Uber settles self-driving trade secret suit with Waymo for $245M in equity

The legal battle that threatened to upend Uber’s self-driving vehicle program is coming to an end. RELATED: Inside Uber’s self-driving… Read More

Uber terminates executive at center of self-driving car lawsuit brought by Google’s Waymo

Uber has fired Anthony Levandowski, the leader of the company’s autonomous vehicle technology push and a central figure in a lawsuit filed… Read More

Alphabet’s Waymo will partner with Lyft on self-driving technology

Google parent Alphabet and Lyft will work together on self-driving technology. The New York Times reported Sunday that Waymo, the… Read More

Waymo opens self-driving car testing in Phoenix – and scores in Uber legal battle

It’s been a good day on the streets and in the courts for Waymo, the driverless-car company that was spun… Read More

Portland plans to open its roads to autonomous vehicle testing in a bid to get out ahead of the trend

The city of Portland wants to get out ahead of the coming autonomous vehicle trend by opening up its streets… Read More

Washington state considers autonomous vehicle regulations — but is it too early?

A new bill in the Washington State House of Representatives seeks to regulate testing of autonomous vehicles, deal with insurance… Read More

Uber calls claims of stolen self-driving car technology from Google spinout Waymo ‘a baseless attempt to slow down a competitor’

Uber responded to a lawsuit from Google self-driving vehicle spinout Waymo on Friday, denying claims it has used intellectual property stolen by… Read More

Lawsuit: Google self-driving car spinout Waymo claims Uber using stolen laser-mapping technology

Google self-driving car spinout Waymo has filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco against Uber, alleging that former… Read More