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Waymo Brings Self-Driving Taxis to San Francisco — With a Catch
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Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo will offer rides in its autonomous vehicles to select passengers in San Francisco, marking its second launch of a taxi service and a hint of the company’s commercial ambitions.
August 24, 2021Waymo to Build Facility in Dallas, Partner With Ryder on Maintenance
Rendering of a planned Dallas maintenance facility. (Waymo)
Autonomous truck developer Waymo Via announced plans to build a nine-acre facility near Dallas that will serve as a regional hub for advancing operations and service for automated Class 8 trucks.
August 18, 2021Tech Giants Make Push Into Autonomous Driving
A Zoox self-driving car at the company's headquarters in California. (Michael Short/Bloomberg)
For tech giants that are diving into self-driving tech or have grand plans for their own cars, that push isn’t just about breaking into a new market — it’s about defending valuable turf.
June 25, 2021Alphabet’s Waymo Raises $2.5 Billion After Key Departures
Waymo signage on the door of a Chrysler Pacifica autonomous vehicle. (Caitlin O'Hara/Bloomberg News)
Waymo, Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving car unit, said it raised $2.5 billion in a recent funding round to help advance its technology and replace a management team rocked by departures.
June 16, 2021Rivian Hires Former Waymo CFO Gerard Dwyer
The Rivian R1T. (Rivian)
Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric-vehicle startup backed by Amazon .com Inc., has hired a former finance chief from Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving arm Waymo.
May 27, 2021When Will Trucks Drive Themselves?
Autonomous truck developers such as Aurora are testing and validating their technology on public highways, particularly in the U.S. Southwest. (Aurora Innovation)
The road to autonomous trucking is long and littered with obstacles, but developers of self-driving systems for commercial vehicles are making clear and tangible progress in their mission to bring this technology to market.
May 21, 2021Waymo Eyes Raising Up to $4 Billion as Leaders’ Exits Sow Doubts
A Waymo LLC Chrysler Pacifica autonomous vehicle. (Caitlin O'Hara/Bloomberg News)
Waymo is talking to outside investors about raising as much as $4 billion in additional capital to fuel its self-driving efforts. And the company has discussed plans to eventually list publicly, spinning out from its parent Alphabet Inc., according to people familiar with the plans.
May 19, 2021Electric Car Startup Lucid Hires Waymo Veteran as Finance Chief
A Lucid Air Grand Touring electric luxury car. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images)
Lucid Motors Inc., the Saudi Arabia-backed electric vehicle maker going public via a reverse merger, has hired a former executive of Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo as chief financial officer.
May 5, 2021Waymo CEO John Krafcik to Step Down, Become Adviser
Former Waymo CEO John Krafcik speaks during a conference in California in 2018. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
John Krafcik stepped down as chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo self-driving vehicle division, and will stay on as an adviser to the business, the company said in a memo.
April 2, 2021Waymo Provides Look Inside Self-Driving Truck Testing
A Waymo self-driving truck autonomously navigates highway traffic near Phoenix during a March 24 virtual ride-along. (Waymo)
Autonomous vehicle developer Waymo offered a look inside the day-to-day testing of its self-driving trucks on public roads through a virtual ride-along event for members of the press.
March 25, 2021