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Waymo

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Waymo has appeared in 141 articles since 2017-02. Coverage peaked in 2025Q4 with 13 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Phoenix, San Francisco, Tesla, Google.

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The Reunion
Travis Kalanick is launching a self-driving car company with Uber's backing and Anthony Levandowski's technology. Nine years ago, the self-driving trade secrets...

Coverage Timeline

2026-05-28
Bloomberg 23 related

Waymo unveils Ojai, a vehicle designed in partnership with Zeekr for robotaxi use, initially for select riders in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix

Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo unit will deploy a new autonomous vehicle designed specifically for robotaxi use, offering public rides in California and Arizona without human supervision.

2026-05-26
New York Times

Visually impaired Waymo users in California say riding in a Waymo gives them a feeling of independence and spares them from discrimination from human drivers

Ruben Brunt hopped off a ferry, tapped his white cane against the sidewalk and held his phone to his ear to listen for directions.LinkedIn:Sonia A. Rao.Forums:r/technologyandr/waymoLinkedIn:Sonia A. R...

2025-10-15
The Verge 16 related

Waymo plans to launch a fully driverless robotaxi service in London in 2026, its first international expansion, after human-supervised cars first collect data

It's good timing too.  The UK is ready to start piloting fully driverless vehicles. … London's iconic black cabs could soon face a new rival: Waymo.

2025-03-25
The Verge 12 related

Waymo plans to launch its Waymo One ride-hailing service in Washington, DC in 2026; the city currently prohibits autonomous vehicles without safety drivers

But it will need to change the law prohibiting fully driverless vehicles first. … Waymo announced that Washington, DC will be its next robotaxi city.

2025-03-04
The Verge 17 related

Uber launches Waymo rides in Austin, where Waymo operates within 37 square miles including Hyde Park and Downtown; in August 2024, Waymo had ~700 vehicles total

Residents of the Texas capital can now hail a driverless Waymo vehicle — as long as they're within the 37-square-mile service area.

2024-10-20
Wall Street Journal 4 related

How Waymo is converting locals and attracting tourists in San Francisco to pull ahead in the robotaxi race, with ~300 vehicles in the city and global ambitions

Just last year, residents wanted to get rid of robotaxis.  Now locals and tourists can't get enough. Bluesky: @kimoco.bsky.social . X: @lessin , @ajlamesa , and @paoloigna1 LinkedIn: Mike Schroepfer ,...

2024-10-13
Understanding AI 12 related

An interview with Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov on Tesla fans' claims that Waymo's software relies on hand-coded rules, can't handle freeway driving, and more

and soon tens of thousands — of vehicles as it expands to new cities.” https://www.understandingai.org/ ... Bluesky: David Hamilton / @davidneilhamilton.bsky.social : This article contains some great ...

2024-08-20
CNBC 8 related

Waymo unveils its cheaper “generation 6” self-driving tech that's integrated with Geely Zeekr vehicles, with 13 cameras and 4 lidar sensors, down from 29 and 5

2024-08-19
CNBC 2 related

Waymo unveils its cheaper “generation 6” self-driving tech that's integrated with Geely Zeekr vehicles, with 13 cameras and 4 lidar sensors, down from 29 and 5

Alphabet-owned Waymo revealed details about its newest “generation 6” self-driving technology on Monday.

2024-08-13
TechCrunch 9 related

Waymo plans to start testing its fully autonomous cars with no safety driver on freeways in the Bay Area this week, after getting regulatory approval in March

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Narrative

Waymo has appeared in 348 Techmeme articles since December 2016. The biggest stories include Uber settles Waymo suit, pledges not to use Waymo's trade secrets; Waymo to get 0.34%... and Alphabet's Waymo sues Otto and parent company Uber for trade secret theft, unfair.... Frequently covered alongside Alphabet, Google, Uber, Tesla, and Cruise. Coverage has shifted toward funding, regulation themes and away from consumer, safety.

Key Moments

2024Q2safety -10pts; consumer -38pts
2024Q3enterprise +25pts; safety +12pts; consumer -10pts
2024Q4enterprise -25pts; developer +18pts; consumer +33pts

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