Waymo, the self-driving arm of Google's parent Alphabet, is going international. The company on Monday said it's partnering with Japanese taxi service Nihon Kotsu and taxi app Go to bring its fully electric, autonomous vehicles to Tokyo as part of a "road trip," during which Waymo deploys testing fleets to build and refine its self-driving technology. In Tokyo, the Waymo Driver "will learn and adapt to left-hand traffic and new driving nuances associated with operating in one of the world's most densely pop ...

Waymo will begin testing its autonomous vehicle technology in Tokyo in early 2025, the first time the Alphabet company’s robotaxis have driven on public roads outside the U.S.The move to Japan is part of Waymo’s “road trips,” a development program that involves bringing its technology to a variety of cities and testing it — with each city having different challenges. In Tokyo, the Waymo robotaxis will face left-hand driving and a dense urban environment. Until now, those road trips have focused on a dozen ...

A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco on Dec. 9, 2022.Alphabet-owned Waymo announced Monday that it will start testing its autonomous vehicles in Tokyo in early 2025, the company's first step toward international expansion. Waymo hasn't committed to start commercial service in Tokyo yet, but the robotaxi developer will partner with Japan's largest taxi operator, Nihon Kotsu, and taxi app GO to start testing its Jaguar I-PACE vehicles in Tokyo's streets.To start, Nihon Kotsu ...

Google Company OverviewZacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock Alphabet ((GOOGL) ), best known for its search engine dominance (owns 94% of the global market), is one of the most innovative companies on Earth. However, the stock has been a mediocre performer over the past few years due to its massive market cap (it’s hard to move the needle on the $2.4 trillion behemoth). Nevertheless, Google’s tentacles are beginning to reach far beyond its lucrative search business.Google’s New Growth AvenuesDespite Google’s dominance ...

Shares of Alphabet (GOOG 4.41%) (GOOGL 4.46%) moved higher today after the tech giant was named a top stock for 2025 by Barron's and seemed to benefit from broader market news.As a result, the stock was up 4.3% at 12:46 p.m. ET. Alphabet keeps climbingA number of news items seemed to lift the tech stock higher today as it added to last week's gains after the launch of its quantum computing chip, Willow.Today, investors seemed to react to Barron's choice to include Alphabet on the list of its 10 favorite sto ...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ), (NASDAQ: GOOG L) is a company that feels as though it's been through the wars over the past two years or so. The company was delivered a shock awakening in 2022 with the launchProfessional equity portfolio manager for a boutique buy-side asset manager.My focus is on finding high-quality companies, applying a disciplined approach to valuation and identifying underappreciated opportunities. My goal is to identify opportunities in cash-rich companies with strong balance sheets and share ...

Knowing reasons why an investment could fail is just as important as knowing why it could succeed. This is vital for investing in a company like Alphabet (GOOG -1.16%) (GOOGL -1.11%), as it is displaying two contrasting signals to investors.On one hand, its advertising business is steady, the cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) businesses are booming, and the stock is priced at a cheap level. On the other hand, the DOJ is seeking to break up Alphabet due to an illegal monopoly by forcing the sa ...

Alphabet (GOOGL -1.11%) (GOOG -1.16%) shares got a nice lift after the company unveiled a new quantum computing chip. The company's stock had been struggling in the second half of the year after peaking in July, but this news helped send the stock back to all-time highs. The stock is now up about 38% on the year as of this writing.Let's take a look at the announcement and whether this new quantum computing chip could be a game changer for the stock.Quantum computing breakthroughAlphabet's new chip, dubbed W ...

Investors looking for stocks that can outperform the broader market might be hesitant to invest in a company that has a market cap of $2.38 trillion, but Alphabet (GOOG -1.16%) (GOOGL -1.11%) has continued to deliver excellent returns for investors. The stock has nearly tripled in value over the last five years and already climbed 39% year to date at the time of writing.It's a rock-solid company with $94 billion in trailing-12-month net income and $339 billion in revenue, and it's still growing these figure ...

Technology stocks generally have soared this year, helping drive the S&P 500 toward a 27% gain. Leading the way were a handful of stocks known as "Magnificent Seven" -- a reference to the 1960 Western. These megacaps have strong track records of earnings growth over time, and they continue to innovate, giving them the potential to generate revenue gains well into the future.You'll easily recognize these companies' names:Meta Platforms (META -1.65%) -- owner of social media apps including Facebook.Alphabet ( ...