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

Teslarati

Waymo, an autonomous taxi service subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Google), is nearing full autonomy approval in San Francisco. That may be about to change as the company has completed the final set of permitting paperwork that would allow it to sell fully-autonomous taxi rides in the city.

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Firefly & Hyundai Motor America create pilot program to offer rideshare fleets & drivers new vehicles with bonus income up to $3,600/year

Green Car Congress

Firefly, a fast-growing in-car and car-top mobility media company and a Google Ventures-backed startup, will collaborate with Hyundai in promoting its vehicles—including EVs—to rideshare fleets and drivers across key US cities.

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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.

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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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Waymo Jaguar I-Pace Lets Passengers Aboard

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Waymo started off as google’s self-driving car project. The Cruise which is owned by General Motors has stated that it will begin accepting passengers soon. .” Onboard for technical and safety reasons. Before moving on about Waymo’s Trusted Tester program let’s establish a fair background about Waymo.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

The platforms can be mounted with a pickup or van body, and even a passenger design for a taxi. With dual motors, the all-wheel drive has 800-volt architecture and carbon ceramic Brembo brakes. Polestar and Google All Polestar vehicles have Google Built-In , but now the technology will have enhanced features.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. Lyft Lyft offers rides on two wheels or four and tells you transit options as well If there was any question about the changing landscape, General Motors’ $500 million investment in the ride sharing company Lyft.

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