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Waymo robotaxis repeatedly returned to park in front of the same exact spot in front of a family's home in Los Angeles.

Artificial Intelligence

Family Baffled By Waymo Robotaxis Constantly Hanging Out in Front of Their House

By Frank Landymore

Musk is clearly frustrated by critics pointing out that Tesla's LIDAR sensor-less approach to autonomous driving is flawed.

Elon Musk Scoffs as Rival Waymo Plows Through Car While Driving Wrong Way Down Street

By Victor Tangermann

Alphabet's Waymo countered Tesla CEO Elon Musk's schlong joke robotaxi expansion by unveiling its own, even bigger map.

Waymo Responds to Elon Musk’s “Schlong Map” by Showing That Theirs Is Bigger

By Victor Tangermann

As Elon Musk's Tesla triples down on an robotaxis, analysts are warning it could take many years for them to become profitable.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Bank Warns That Robotaxi Companies May Have Overlooked Severe Obstacles to Actually Making Money

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla has expanded the area where its Robotaxis can operate in Austin, and it appears to be shaped like something provocative.

We Are Having a Very Hard Time Believing the “Shape” of Tesla’s New Robotaxi Geofence Is a Coincidence

By Noor Al-Sibai

Waymo is bringing its driverless cabs to Philly, the city that beheaded a child-sized robot for fun back in 2015. What could go wrong?

Self-Driving Vehicles

As Waymo Debuts in Philadelphia, It May Want to Look Into the Time Furious Locals Tore Apart an Adorable Robot

By Noor Al-Sibai

Waymo, Google's robotaxi company, is being sued for alleged safety failures that resulted in a San Francisco cyclist's injuries.

Bicyclist Says a Waymo Robotaxi Smashed Her Into a Second Waymo Robotaxi, Causing Brain and Spine Injury

By Noor Al-Sibai

The whole point of self-driving taxis is to cut costs — but Waymo doesn't appear to be any cheaper at all.

Self-Driving Vehicles

You’ll Guffaw When You Hear How Much Self-Driving Waymos Cost Compared to Human-Driven Ubers

By Noor Al-Sibai

Waymo is hiring a "public affairs specialist" after becoming an unwitting participant in Los Angeles' anti-immigration raid protests.

Advanced Transport

Waymo Hiring For a “Public Affairs Specialist” in Los Angeles While People Are Settings Its Cars on Fire

By Noor Al-Sibai

Waymo shut down service to parts of Los Angeles after people, protesting immigration crackdowns, vandalized the vehicles.

Advanced Transport

Waymo Halts Service in LA as Vandals Keep Setting Its Robotaxis on Fire

By Sharon Adarlo

Some residents in Santa Monica, California discovered a byproduct of Waymo's self-driving cars: their insanely irritating back-up noise.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo’s Self-Driving Taxis Have a Hilarious Problem That’s Driving People Bananas

A woman says she found herself stuck in the middle of an express loop when her self-driving Waymo taxi decided it needed a break.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Passengers Alarmed as Self-Driving Car Kidnaps Them, Refuses to Let Them Exit

General Motors' robotaxi company Cruise has begun laying off half of its workforce, The Verge reports.

Advanced Transport

Failed Robotaxi Company Laying Off Workforce

By Victor Tangermann

Waymo is looking to encourage its customers to "add a 'tip'" — even though there's no driver behind the wheel.

Advanced Transport

Waymo Raises Eyebrows With Experimental Feature to “Tip” Its Driverless Cars

By Victor Tangermann

While it was stopped at a red light, a crowd of over a dozen people set upon a Waymo robotaxi and badly vandalized it.

Advanced Transport

Furious Crowd Tears Waymo Robotaxi Limb From Limb

By Frank Landymore

A new video shows a driverless Waymo robotaxi struggling to decipher the hand signals of a construction worker.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Self-Driving Taxi Flummoxed by Construction Worker’s Hand Signals

By Victor Tangermann