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From a consumer perspective, my Waymo experience was about on par with taking an Uber. Waymo was generally cheaper, and equally reliable. It sometimes took what seemed like slower, back-street routes.
March 2017 - An Uber self-driving car was hit and flipped on its side by another vehicle that failed to yield. In October 2017, Uber started using only one test driver. April 2017 - Waymo started a large scale robotaxi tests in a geo-fenced suburb of Phoenix, Arizona with a driver monitoring each vehicle.
Waymo already has its own app, and there is the prospect of Waymo, Tesla, and others eventually bypassing Uber's platform altogether in the future. That threat could affect Uber's terminal value .
Uber stock is slightly higher today on the news, but it slid 10% on Thursday when autonomous rideshare firm Waymo, backed by Alphabet , said it would expand its robotaxi service to Miami, Fla ...
In 2017, Waymo sued Uber for allegedly stealing trade secrets. [29] Waymo began testing minivans without a safety driver on public roads in Chandler, Arizona, in October 2017. [57] In 2017, Waymo unveiled new sensors and chips that are less expensive to manufacture, cameras that improve visibility, and wipers to clear the lidar system. [58]
Uber and Lyft drivers in Phoenix and Los Angeles have said robotaxis are making their gigs even more competitive.
The cozy relationship between Uber and Waymo is a dramatic about-face from the legal bickering that culminated in the two sides agreeing to a $245 million settlement during a high-profile trial in 2018. The truce resolved a lawsuit alleging former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick conspired with former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski to steal Waymo ...
One company that is less cash-constrained than its legacy auto-backed rivals is Waymo. The robotaxi startup is owned by Google parent Alphabet, which led a $5.6 billion funding round in October.