The self-driving tech company has begun building its small, custom-designed vehicle at a new Bay Area factory ahead of its commercial ride-service launch in Las Vegas.

Uber Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT) shares are trading lower Wednesday after Bloomberg reported that Waymo applied for a New York City testing permit.

The robotaxi now operates in more parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County, and will resume testing in New ...

Waymo does not require tipping, which subtly reduces the total cost compared to Uber or taxis, where tipping is customary and socially expected. Additionally, there are no driver incentives or bonuses ...

Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet, operates fully autonomous robotaxi services in cities like Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. In December 2023, Waymo began offering an in-app tipping feature to ...

Meanwhile, Waymo is aggressively expanding into new U.S. markets. Waymo One, its ride-hailing service, provides more than 250 ...

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The latest rollout expands Waymo’s Bay Area service area by 80 square miles and is the company’s third major launch on the ...

Robotaxis promised to lower transportation costs by reducing labor expenses, but data shows Waymo’s rides remain ...

Waymo announced on Tuesday that it is continuing to scale up its self-driving taxi service in the Peninsula to parts of Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Los Altos Hills.

A new pricing study by ride data platform Obi, found 74% of riders cite safety as their top concern around robotaxis — even ...

Obi ridesharing report shows that people are paying more and waiting a longer time for rides from Waymo versus Uber.