Fully autonomous rides are now available to Uber customers in Phoenix via a partnership of the ride-hailing platform and Waymo. Starting Thursday (Oct. 26), Uber customers in Phoenix who request a ride on the app may have the opportunity to experience Waymo Driver self-driving car...
Paid, driverless taxis are set to become a regular part of life in San Francisco. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Aug. 16), Waymo and Cruise recently received permission from California regulators to offer that service, paving the way for robotaxis to function around the clock. “It’s a signal for California that...
Google-owned self-driving vehicle firm Waymo has teamed with Uber to expand its service. The partnership, announced Tuesday (May 23), is set to launch later this year in Waymo’s newly-expanded operating territory in Phoenix, Arizona and will include local delivery and ride-hailing. “Since both companies were founded in 2009, Waymo and Uber...
Investor TCI Fund Management has called on Google parent company Alphabet to reduce its headcount, lower its compensation and cut its losses in self-driving car project Waymo and related efforts. In a letter addressed to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and posted on TCI’s website, TCI...
August 10, 2017
Aging fleets, fickle car buyers and, of course, Uber and Lyft are all proving to be a perfect storm for rental stalwarts Hertz and Avis. But then again, if you can’t beat em, join em — and that’s a strategy that just might help avoid some big potholes. Here’s what their CEOs are saying about how to make lemonades out of those lemons.
April 28, 2017
Two big moves in the self-driving space this week. The first comes from Amazon. While the online retail giant has been tossed around in the list of potentials who could...
April 27, 2017
The dog days are over for Alphabet (GOOG), as shares have regained growth momentum and then some following a dip in the midst of the offensive content controversy. Now, all...
April 03, 2024
Uber is expanding its Phoenix-based partnership with autonomous vehicle company Waymo. The company announced Wednesday (April 3) that it is now offering Uber Eats deliveries in the Arizona capital via Waymo vehicles. “Starting today in Phoenix, Uber Eats consumers in Tempe, Mesa, and Chandler may have their orders delivered by an autonomous vehicle,” Uber said in a news release. […]
October 26, 2023
Fully autonomous rides are now available to Uber customers in Phoenix via a partnership of the ride-hailing platform and Waymo. Starting Thursday (Oct. 26), Uber customers in Phoenix who request...
August 16, 2023
Paid, driverless taxis are set to become a regular part of life in San Francisco. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Aug. 16), Waymo and Cruise recently received permission from California regulators to offer that service, paving...
May 23, 2023
Google-owned self-driving vehicle firm Waymo has teamed with Uber to expand its service. The partnership, announced Tuesday (May 23), is set to launch later this year in Waymo’s newly-expanded operating territory in Phoenix, Arizona and will...
