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A Washington, DC-based lobbying group representing a number of auto industry heavyweights, is abandoning the term "self-driving,"

Steering Wheels Coming Off

That's Tesla's mess to deal with.

Automotive Lobbying Group Abandons the Term “Self-Driving”

Waymo's semi-autonomous vehicles have been flocking to and getting stuck in the same dead-end San Francisco street, seemingly nonstop, for weeks.

Redirecting...

The future is here, it's just stuck in the corner.

Dozens of Self-Driving Cars Getting Stuck on Same Dead-End Street

Waymo Problems

"Oh no. Now it’s blocking the entire road."

Autonomous Taxi Goes Rogue, Escapes From Rescue Crew

For some reason, people love to vandalize Google offshoot Waymo's self-driving vehicles, especially by throwing eggs and ice cream.

Robot War

A pre-emptive strike against the robot uprising.

People Are Throwing Eggs at Google’s Self-Driving Vans

Waymo's CEO didn't pull punches about Tesla's attempts at self-driving technology, saying he didn't even see Tesla as a competitor.

Harsh Words

"For us, Tesla is not a competitor at all."

Waymo CEO Blasts Tesla’s Self-Driving Tech

The autonomous vehicle company Waymo just announced that its self-driving taxi service Waymo One is opening up to the public.

Empty Seat

"As of yesterday, we've returned with 100% fully driverless for the near term."

Waymo Ditches Human Safety Drivers in Its Self-Driving Taxis

Waymo workers have told The Verge that passengers keep shooting up in the company's self-driving cars and leaving their used needles behind.

Shots Fired

Employees keep finding used needles in self-driving cars.

Waymo Workers: People Keep Injecting Drugs in Self-Driving Cars

Waymo is now offering cusomters the chance to take rides in its self-driving taxis but without a human safety driver behind the wheel

Major Leap

The self-driving car company is going fully autonomous.

Waymo Is Taking the Safety Drivers out of Its Autonomous Taxis

Internal feedback reveals that Waymo passengers aren't entirely pleased with how the company's self-driving cars are performing.

Ten And Two

"I got very carsick. Almost pressed the pullover button so I could barf."

Test Riders in Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Won’t Stop Complaining

Waymo confirmed that it's not interested in building its own self-driving cars. It's focused on developing the software to use in other companies' vehicles.

Technological Niche

The Google spinoff company is more focused on the software.

Waymo: Building Cars is a “Distraction” From Self-Driving Tech

Waymo, the Alphabet-owned company that develops autonomous cars, just joined an international partnership in hopes of reaching more global markets.

Crash Course

Maybe it could bring them to Arizona first.

Waymo’s Bizarre Plan to Bring Autonomous Cars to France and Japan

Uber exec Eric Meyhofer said that the company has "seen people bully [Uber's self-driving] cars," including aggressive behavior and shouted obscenities.