Waymo begins deploying its next-gen Ojai robotaxis, which it says can better navigate in harsh weather, starting with employees and their guests in SF and LA
Waymo on Thursday said it has begun using its sixth-generation driverless system to provide robotaxi rides to employees on Ojai vehicles …
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Discussion
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@sawyermerritt
Sawyer Merritt
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NEWS: Waymo has announced that their 6th-generation hardware will now begin fully autonomous driving without a human behind the wheel. Waymo: “At the core of this system is our next-gen 17 megapixel imager (cameras), a breakthrough in automotive vision technology. This [image]
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@edludlow
Ed Ludlow
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Waymo's Tekedra Mawakana agreed to sit down for a long, extended interview. We talked about everything from the fund raise to goals for 2026, Santa Monica and Austin safety incidents and expansion to UK and Japan.
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@techtekedra
Tekedra N Mawakana
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Great conversation with @EdLudlow on @Bloomberg today about @Waymo's $16B raise, scaling to over 400K paid trips per week across six U.S. cities, and what it takes to expand to 20+ cities in the U.S. and abroad. By the end of 2026, we expect to serve 1M+ rides every week and we