YOUTUBE (Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov) - Your Car = A Spy Den
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Waymo suspending robotaxi services on freeways across the U.S
Waymo has been accelerating its expansion of robotaxi services across the U.S.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Google’s Waymo Robotaxis Pause Services After Struggling to Navigate Puddles.
Self-driving robotaxi company Waymo has paused operations in multiple cities across the U.S. due to difficulties navigating puddles.
Self-driving robotaxi company Waymo has paused operations in multiple cities across the U.S. due to difficulties navigating puddles. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Waymo has temporarily halted its robotaxi services in four major cities in the United States due to puddles. DETAIL: Waymo is the branch of Alphabet, parent company of Google, building self-driving robotaxis. The firm has temporarily halted robotaxi services in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio due to puddles created by rain and flooding . The weather conditions posed challenges for the vehicles’ navigation systems. The decision to halt robotaxi services follows a nationwide recall of approximately 3,800 Waymo vehicles due to their inability to handle flooded roads. The…Open
NYTIMES (Livia Albeck-Ripka) - Waymo Is Fixing All of Its Self-Driving Taxis to Avoid Floods
The company will recall its software after one of its robotaxis entered a flooded road during a heavy downpour in San Antonio last month.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Driverless freight truck makes history
For the first time, a driverless commercial truck delivered freight, completing a 230-mile route from Houston to Dallas.
NYTIMES (Ross Douthat and Sophia Alvarez Boyd) - Why Are We Still Driving?
Confronting the weirdness of a Waymo future.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Waymo vehicle stops inside railway crossing gate
Waymo says there were no passengers onboard a self-driving car that was seen stopped between train tracks and a crossing gate at a railroad crossing in Austin, Texas, as a train went past.
NYTIMES (Natallie Rocha) - Waymo Raises $16 Billion to Fuel Global Ambitions
The self-driving car company, an arm of Google’s parent company, is rapidly expanding its service beyond a handful of cities.