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Ride-hailing stalwart Uber is in focus this week, as robotaxi challenges from Waymo and others may cut into its future prospects. But Uber has its own autonomous vehicle (AV) ambitions, making the ...
Just as quickly as ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft overtook the traditional taxi business, the swift rise of Waymo threatens “the lives and livelihoods of workers across San Francisco ...
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.
In 2017, Waymo sued Uber for allegedly stealing trade secrets. [27] Waymo began testing minivans without a safety driver on public roads in Chandler, Arizona, in October 2017. [55] 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. [56]
Waymo One's robotaxis could already be impacting the earnings of Uber and Lyft drivers. Some drivers are concerned about an expansion to airports. The battle between human and robot ride-hailing ...
On Thursday morning, a ride from downtown Phoenix to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on the Uber app cost about $19. The same ride on the Waymo One app cost about $16. However, users do ...
Waymo, born 15 years ago as the “Google Self-Driving Car Project,” now offers fully autonomous rideshare services in Phoenix—where its driverless vehicles also make Uber Eats deliveries—as ...
Now, anyone with the Waymo One smartphone app will be able to request a ride around an 80-square-mile (129-square-kilometer) territory spanning the second largest U.S. city.