You may not have noticed, but on Sunday, June 22, the world of cars changed forever. That was when regular consumers for the first time got to take a $4.20-ride around Austin, Texas, in driverless taxis, courtesy of Tesla TSLA and Elon Musk.The robotaxi test took place in a sectioned, geofenced area of Austin, with selected Tesla owners in the back seat, a Tesla employee on hand for emergencies in the front passenger seat, and no one physically behind the wheel.By the end of the day, feedback began rolling ...

Once viewed as a driverless pioneer, Tesla is now fighting to catch up with Waymo, as well as competitors in China including Baidu's Apollo Go, and WeRide, which also partners with Uber. In Atlanta and Austin, Waymo rides are only available through Uber's app, while in San Francisco and Los Angeles, passengers book through the Waymo One app. The Waymo-Uber partnership only covers passenger rides, not Uber Eats deliveries. WATCH: Tesla, Waymo and the camera vs. lidar showdown The companies said in September ...

Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the driverless arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. This week, the robotaxi service stretched into more parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. And starting next month, Waymo will start testing its autonomous tech in New York City. Now, Bay Area riders can hail a fully autonomous Waymo ride in Brisbane, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae and Burlingame via the Waymo One app, ...

Waymo said Wednesday it has applied for a permit to test its autonomous vehicles in New York City, the Alphabet company’s first step in a sticky regulatory process to bring its robotaxis to U.S.’s largest city.Waymo applied for a permit with the New York City Department of Transportation to operate its self-driving Jaguar I-Pace vehicles with a human safety operator behind the wheel in Manhattan. New York’s autonomous vehicle demonstration or testing permit requires a human driver to be able to take over; a ...

Core Insights - Waymo is expanding its self-driving car services into more cities, including additional areas in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles, making autonomous rides more accessible to the public [1][2] Expansion of Services - Waymo's robotaxi service now covers Brisbane, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae, and Burlingame in the Bay Area, with plans to extend to Mountain View and parts of Palo Alto and Menlo Park [2] - In Los Angeles, the service area has expanded to over 120 square miles, including Playa del Rey, Ladera Heights, Echo Park, Silver Lake, and Sunset Boulevard [2][16] Current Operations - Waymo operates fully autonomous rides in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin, Texas, using all-electric Jaguar I-Pace vehicles [3] - The company is set to launch its services in Atlanta via Uber later this year and plans to begin operations in Washington, DC, and Miami by 2026 [3][25] Manufacturing and Technology Development - Waymo is opening a new 239,000-square-foot autonomous vehicle factory in Phoenix, aiming to add 2,000 Jaguar I-Pace vehicles to its fleet [5] - The company has reached a preliminary agreement with Toyota to explore collaboration on autonomous driving technology [4] Safety and Performance Metrics - Waymo reports providing over 250,000 paid trips weekly, with its autonomous technology showing 88% fewer serious injury crashes compared to average human drivers [7][8] - The company has recorded significant reductions in crashes involving pedestrians (93%), cyclists (81%), and motorcyclists (86%) [8] Future Developments - Waymo is testing its sixth-generation self-driving technology, which includes enhanced sensors for better navigation in extreme weather [29] - The company has partnered with Hyundai to integrate its technology into the all-electric Ioniq 5 SUV, with plans for significant production over multiple years [30]

她表示："我们正在证明，这是一门可以盈利的生意。有一条通往盈利的道路。" 智通财经APP获悉，Waymo联合首席执行官Tekedra Mawakana周二表示，这家Alphabet(GOOGL.US)旗 下的叫车公司已实现1000万次出行，在过去五个月内翻了一番。 Mawakana在谷歌I/O开发者大会上表示："这些都是付费行程，它们代表着那些真正将Waymo Driver融 入日常生活的人。"这1000万次行程涵盖了奥斯汀、洛杉矶、旧金山和凤凰城地区。 Alphabet在4月份的财报中表示，Waymo每周提供超过25万次付费自动驾驶出租车服务。周一，Waymo 表示已获准将其自动驾驶叫车服务扩展到旧金山湾区的更多地区，包括圣何塞。 Waymo隶属于Alphabet的"其他投资项目"部门。该部门第一季度整体营收较上年同期下降9%至4.5亿美 元，营业亏损从上年同期的10.2亿美元扩大至12.3亿美元。 虽然这些数据涵盖了多项业务，但Mawakana证实Waymo尚未实现盈利，但该公司"致力于打造可持续发 展的业务"。 Waymo面临着来自特斯拉(TSLA.US)的潜在竞争，特斯拉已承诺下个月在奥斯汀推出其自动 ...

Core Insights - Waymo has achieved a significant milestone of 10 million paid trips, doubling its trip count in just five months, indicating strong integration of its autonomous driving technology into users' daily lives [1][2] - The company is currently providing over 250,000 paid robotaxi rides weekly and has received approval to expand its service to more areas in the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Jose [3] - Despite the growth in rides, Waymo is not yet profitable, with a reported operating loss of $1.23 billion in the first quarter, up from $1.02 billion a year ago [3][4] Company Strategy - Waymo's co-CEO emphasized the focus on building a sustainable business model and believes there is a clear path to profitability [4] - The company prioritizes safety in its operations, having been active 24/7 for nearly five years, and differentiates itself from competitors by using sophisticated sensors like lidar and radar [5] Competitive Landscape - Waymo faces competition from Tesla, which plans to launch its own robotaxi service in Austin soon, with ambitions to expand to Los Angeles and San Francisco [4][5] - Tesla's approach relies on camera-based systems and computer vision, which Tesla claims is more ambitious than Waymo's method [5]

Elon Musk interviews on CNBC from the Tesla Headquarters in Texas.Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the company will have robotaxis on the streets of Austin, Texas by the end of June.In an interview with CNBC's David Faber on Tuesday at the company's headquarters in Austin, Musk said Tesla aims to bring its robotaxis to Los Angeles and San Francisco following the planned Austin debut.Musk said the robotaxi service will start with about 10 vehicles in Austin, and rapidly expand to thousands of vehicles shou ...

Alphabet-owned Waymo and the auto manufacturing giant Magna International plan to double robotaxi production at their new plant in Mesa, Arizona, by the end of 2026, the companies announced Monday.The "Waymo Driver Integration Plant," a 239,000 square foot facility outside of Phoenix, will assemble over 2,000 Jaguar I-PACE robotaxis, the Alphabet company said in a statement. Waymo will add those self-driving vehicles to its existing fleet that already includes around 1,500 robotaxis.The plant will be, "capa ...

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