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

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Waymo, an autonomous taxi service subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. 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.

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Volkswagen progressing with work on quantum computing, develops traffic management system for taxi companies

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As a result, public transportation organizations, taxi companies, and transport service providers will be able to deploy their fleets considerably more efficiently while minimizing waiting times for passengers. Public transport organizations and taxi companies in large cities are highly interested in managing their fleets efficiently.

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

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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.

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Waymo approved to expand operations in California, with some backlash

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Waymo, the self-driving startup owned by Google parent company Alphabet, has been approved by a California agency to expand operations to Los Angeles, after previously only serving the city of San Francisco within the state. ” Waymo driverless robotaxi attacked and set on fire in San Francisco What are your thoughts?

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“Insanely frightening and incredibly cool”: What it is really like to catch a self-driving robo-taxi

EV Central

I have an almost disturbing and possibly dangerous love of speed – skiing, driving, roller coasters; the faster it is the more alive I feel – so it came as a slightly embarrassing surprise to find myself properly, squealingly scared at the sedate pace of 30km/h in my self-driving robo-taxi. Because America.

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Volkswagen demonstrates first successful real-world use of quantum computing to help optimize traffic routing

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Volkswagen’s system relies on the D-Wave quantum annealer, a different kind of machine than the universal quantum computers under development by other firms, including Google. —Florian Neukart, Volkswagen Director for Advanced Technologies in San Francisco.

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Waymo Jaguar I-Pace Lets Passengers Aboard

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Initially, the rides will be conducted in San Francisco as a part of Waymo’s Trusted Tester Program. . Waymo started off as google’s self-driving car project. Waymo is all set to offer autonomous rides to the public in their Jaguar I-Pace electric cars. Waymo: Who Are They?