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Waymo

Autonomous vehicle technology company

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Headquarters: Mountain View, United States
Founded year: 2009
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 4,000–5,000

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Latest news about Waymo

In short: Waymo launched its new Ojai robotaxi and expanded infrastructure while pausing certain services to address significant safety and navigation issues.

Company announcements

June 10 Waymo

Waymo introduces a new reference model for human collision avoidance

Published in Nature Communications, the ReD model simulates cognitive processes of careful human drivers to benchmark autonomous systems.

June 9 Waymo

Waymo expands testing infrastructure with proving ground acquisition

The 5,500-acre facility in Wittmann, Arizona will be used for structured scenario testing, system validation, and operational training.

May 28 Waymo

Waymo welcomes first riders to the Ojai

The Ojai is a rider-first autonomous vehicle with accessible features and 6th-gen Waymo Driver. It will expand to new cities later.

April 29 Waymo

Waymo receives TIME100 Companies Industry Leaders recognition

Waymo surpasses 20 million rides and expands to 11 U.S. cities. They thank riders, partners, and team.

Media coverage

Today Morningstar

Waymo Recalling More Than 3,800 Robotaxis Over Risk of Entering Construction...

Waymo is recalling thousands of robotaxis over the risk the vehicles could speed through highway construction zones. A safety recall report released by the Transportation...

Yesterday Bloomberg

Uber to Offer Robotaxis in Houston With Lucid and Nuro, Posing Challenge to Waymo

Uber Technologies Inc. will offer driverless robotaxi rides in Houston in vehicles developed by...

Yesterday MSN

Waymo, Tesla and Avride report new Austin robotaxi crashes in May

Federal filings show new autonomous vehicle crashes in Austin involving Waymo, Tesla and Avride.

June 15 MSN

Waymo and Element to shift autonomous vehicle fleets into high gear

Element Fleet Management (TSX:EFN) signed a multi-year partnership with Waymo to accelerate the large-scale deployment of autonomous vehicle fleets. ・The company is the largest publicly...

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