Waymo Senate hearing reveals the real people behind self-driving cars

While Waymo's robotaxis are advertised as being 100% autonomous, the company does have human support staff. Thanks to a ...

Could self-driving cars soon come to a street near you? What to know in MA

Waymo, a self-driving car company, wants to come to Boston – and some state legislators are pushing for autonomous vehicles ...

Waymo’s ‘Self-Driving’ Claims Called into Question on Capitol Hill

Senators pressed Waymo over its use of human operators in the Philippines, questioning whether autonomy still means what Waymo says it does.

Self-driving car companies Waymo, Tesla to testify at key Senate committee on regulating growing industry

Top officials from Waymo and Tesla are en route to the Capitol on Wednesday as lawmakers contemplate future regulation of the self-driving car industry.

Hochul removes self-driving car expansion from state budget

Gov. Kathy Hochul has amended the state's fiscal budget to put the brakes on a potential expansion of self-driving vehicles ...

Tesla and Waymo executives defend the safety of self-driving cars before Senate committee

"Right now we have the Wild West. I want to see some rules of the road," said Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

Waymo is asking DoorDash drivers to shut the doors of its self-driving cars

If a passenger accidentally leaves a Waymo door open, the vehicle can get stuck in place.

Self-driving Waymo cars could soon hit Portland’s streets under proposed Oregon bill

With the same level of ease as ordering an Uber or Lyft, Oregonians may soon be able to ride in self-driving cars or get their groceries delivered by a fully autonomous vehicle if a bill in the ...

Waymo is hiring gig workers to close car doors, revealing how autonomous tech quietly relies on human labor

Whether it’s AI agents or self-driving cars, autonomy is often human-assisted in unexpected ways. From AI tools to ...
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Gov. Hochul removes self-driving car proposal from New York State budget

Gov. Kathy Hochul has removed a proposal from the state budget that would have expanded the autonomous vehicle pilot program to Rochester. If it had remained, Waymo self-driving cars could have been ...

Waymo wants Massachusetts to legalize driverless cars as it makes plans for Boston

Waymo, the self-driving robotaxi company, says it is returning to Boston.

DoorDashers are getting paid to close Waymo's self-driving car doors

A few days ago, a Redditor posted in the community for DoorDash drivers that they received an offer to close a Waymo ...