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How Much Are Robotaxi Utopia Promises Simply Myths?

January 12, 2025 admin 0 Comments autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Lyft, robotaxis, san francisco, tesla, Uber, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 04:45:47 +0000

Much of the discussion around robotaxis these days is focused on how well they work and how quickly they can scale up and reproduce. However, some of the initial premises on why robotaxis could be good and helpful have probably not gotten enough attention. Bloomberg recently interviewed former director of … [continued]

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Waymo Robotaxis Safer Than Any Human-Driven Cars — MUCH Safer

January 5, 2025 admin adas, autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, research, robotaxis, swiss re, waymo, waymo driver

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:26:14 +0000

Swiss Re, a top reinsurer globally, has analyzed a lot of data, and it has determined that Waymo’s robotaxis are safer than human drivers, and even safer than human drivers of new cars with the latest advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Swiss Re has more than 500,000 liability claims and … [continued]

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Waymo Exploring Another Country

December 20, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Japan, robotaxis, waymo, waymo driver

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:02:19 +0000

Waymo has been on a roll this year. Without a doubt, in my humble opinion, this has been the company’s best year. I don’t just mean that every year is better than the last, and so this is its best year. I mean that the company seems to have leapt … [continued]

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Waymo Leads the Way Again with 1st First Responder Program

December 17, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:53:45 +0000

How robotaxis interact with first responders and how first responders are expected to handle robotaxis that have been in an accident are important matters, and Waymo has taken these matters seriously. As evidence of that, Waymo has partnered with TÜV SÜD for an independent, third-party evaluation of Waymo’s practices. The … [continued]

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Self Driving Cars And Solar Panel Installing Robots — Our Relationship To Machines Is Complicated

December 9, 2024 admin AI, Artificial Intelligence, autonomous vehicles, clean power, clean transport, consumer technology, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, self-driving vehicles, smartphone apps, Solar energy, solar panels, waymo

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:01:59 +0000

AI enabled robots are everywhere, from self driving cars from Waymo to machines that install solar panels quickly and cheaply.

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Waymo Going To Miami

December 9, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, jaguar, jaguar i-pace, moove, waymo, waymo one

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 04:57:24 +0000

I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time! I recall the first time I saw Google self-driving vehicles on the streets of Palo Alto — in 2012! You can view some really old, bad video footage of the car here and here. Of course, Waymo wasn’t a thing … [continued]

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Waymo Supporting Single Mothers & Vulnerable Road Users

November 15, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, California, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 03:57:08 +0000

Waymo is growing its ridership by leaps and bounds, and opening up to more and more riders almost every week it seems. It’s also working on its PR, looking to score brownie points for helping different disadvantaged groups. Or maybe it’s just trying to do good in the world — … [continued]

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Waymo Opens to Anyone in Los Angeles!

November 15, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, California, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Los Angeles, robotaxis, waymo, waymo one

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:35:13 +0000

Waymo continues to trot forward. After increasing its weekly passenger count by 50% in just two months earlier this year, it’s sure to do so again soon. The company has now opened up Waymo One robotaxi rides to anyone in Los Angeles. That’s across “Santa Monica, Hollywood Boulevard, USC, and … [continued]

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BYD’s Massive Growth, Sunrun’s Dominance, Waymo Popping — 11 Top Stories of the Week

November 6, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, byd, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica top 10, electric cars, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, phev, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar prices, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 20:20:43 +0000

Cleantech industries are flying, and the past two weeks show more evidence of that. Check out some of the biggest recent stories in the update below. Note that this is part of CleanTechnica’s weekly newsletter. Sign up for the newsletter here! 1. Waymo is growing, fast. Just a few days after … [continued]

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Waymo Already Shot Up To 150,000 Passengers A Week!

November 2, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, waymo, waymo one

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 03:51:19 +0000

Something is going on over at Waymo. The company has just reached 150,000 trips a week for paying customers. But what’s most impressive is Waymo reached 100,000 trips a week just two months ago! That’s 50% growth in two months! Concerning the new milestone, Waymo writes, “Waymo One is now … [continued]

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