Google pulls out of CES on Omicron fears
Google and General Motors Co. joined Intel Corp., the world’s largest chipmaker, and Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous driving unit, Waymo, in pulling out of in-person presentations at the CES technology conference scheduled for next month.
GM said Thursday it...
Apple aiming to launch self-driving car by 2025
Apple is pushing to accelerate development of its electric car and is refocusing the project around full self-driving capabilities, aiming to solve a technical challenge that has bedeviled the auto industry.
Waymo expands Chrysler self-driving fleet to 62,000 vehicles
Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo is expanding its partnership with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV by adding tens of thousands of minivans to its fleet of self-driving cars and the two said autonomous vehicles could eventually be sold to the...
Waymo receives patent for car that “goes soft” when it hits a pedestrian
Waymo – the self-driving car company owned by Alphabet – has received a patent for a car which softens its body in the event of a collision with a pedestrian.
Waymo drops tiny self-driving cars for minivans
Waymo has retired its “Firefly” self-driving cars without steering wheels, launched by Google in 2014, in favour of minivans.
Lyft and Waymo work together on self-driving cars
Waymo has partnered with Lyft to work on autonomous vehicle technology, according to a report from the New York Times.