article thumbnail

Waymo driverless rides to reach seven new Bay Area cities

Teslarati

Waymo, the driverless ride-hailing company owned by Google parent company Alphabet, is now looking to begin testing in a number of new cities in the San Francisco Bay Area, following the company’s approval to expand gained earlier this year.

article thumbnail

Volkswagen Group, Google partnering on quantum computing; traffic optimization, batteries, AI

Green Car Congress

The Volkswagen Group and Google will partner on research in the field of quantum computing. As part of this collaboration, a team of specialists from Volkswagen and Google will work together using a Google quantum computer. Volkswagen Group IT wants to make progress in three development areas on the Google quantum computer.

Google 150
article thumbnail

Aclima partnering with Google to map outdoor air quality with Street View vehicles

Green Car Congress

a San Francisco-based company that designs and deploys environmental sensor networks, is partnering with Google Earth Outreach to map and better to understand urban air quality. More interactive mapping results are available at insights.aclima.io. —Karin Tuxen-Bettman, Program Manager for Google Earth Outreach.

Google 150
article thumbnail

NVIDIA to acquire DeepMap, enhancing mapping solutions for AVs

Green Car Congress

DeepMap was founded five years ago by James Wu and Mark Wheeler, veterans of Google, Apple and Baidu, among other companies. A DeepMap map in San Jose, Calif., These maps need to efficiently scale across AV fleets, with fast processing and minimal data storage. Finally, they must be able to function worldwide.

San Jose 338
article thumbnail

US regulator opens safety probe into Waymo robotaxis – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Waymo vehicles are available to customers in San Francisco and Phoenix, with Los Angeles and Austin expected to come online next. The top US auto safety regulator on Tuesday said it had opened an investigation into Google-owned Waymo after reports of 22 incidents with its self-driving technology.

article thumbnail

Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

Green Car Congress

Maven is now offering its first all-electric fleet of cars for use in the gig economy; 20 Chevrolet Bolt EVs are available for freelance drivers in Austin, Texas to earn money on their own schedules. Maven Gig vehicles are available for flat weekly rates that include the car, unlimited miles, insurance (minus deductibles) and maintenance.

Austin 225
article thumbnail

Google’s Waymo robo-taxi service nears full autonomy approval

Teslarati

Google), is nearing full autonomy approval in San Francisco. Waymo started in San Francisco earlier this year , but during this time, the company was only allowed to sell rides to passengers if the car still had a human behind the wheel to ensure safety. Waymo, an autonomous taxi service subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

Taxi 97