LA man nearly misses flight as self-driving Waymo taxi drives around parking lot in circles
The man nearly missed his flight after the self-driving car drove him around and around, all while he was on the phone with a customer service rep who was unable to stop the wayward vehicle.
Los Angeles man trapped in circling Waymo on way to airport says he missed his flight home
L.A. tech entrepreneur Mike Johns posted a video of his call to a customer service representative for Waymo to report that the car kept turning in circles.
Man nearly misses flight as Waymo car drives him around in circles
Laurie Perez speaks to the man behind a recently viral video that shows as he spins around and around one parking lot as he was trying to get to the airport, all courtesy of the self-driving Waymo car he got into hoping it could get him to his flight on time.
Waymo to bring self-driving cars to Miami
Waymo plans to bring its self-driving car service to Miami in the next two years.
After man tries to drive off in a Waymo, company details security measures
Even when someone tries to get in the driver's seat, Waymo cars are designed so that people cannot override the automatic driving system, the company said.
Waymo stopped a man from stealing a driverless car
Waymo, the ride-hailing app that operates driverless cars and is owned by Google parent company Alphabet, stopped a man from driving off in one of its electric Jaguars on Thursday, CBS News and others reported.
Waymo explains how its driverless taxis handle carjackings after incident in downtown LA
Waymo, the ride-hailing app that features driverless robotaxis, explained what happens when someone tries to steal one of the ...
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Attempted Hijack of Waymo Self-Driving Taxi Thwarted by LAPD in Downtown Los Angeles
A man attempted to hijack a Waymo self-driving taxi in downtown Los Angeles; police intervened and arrested him.
Man taken into custody after trying to drive off in a Waymo in downtown L.A., police say
A man is taken into custody after apparently attempting to drive away in a self-driving Waymo taxi, L.A. police say.
A Waymo robotaxi and a Serve delivery robot collided in Los Angeles
On December 27, a Waymo robotaxi and a Serve Robotics sidewalk delivery robot collided at a Los Angeles intersection, ...
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Travel Startups Shattered Funding Records in 2024. We Tracked Billions in Deals
Skift tracked more than 200 travel startups fundraises in 2024. See an overview of key raises and funding trends.
Waymo dominated U.S. robotaxi market in 2024, but Tesla and Amazon's Zoox loom
Waymo may have outlasted Cruise to lead the U.S. market, but domestic competitors are working to catch up, too — most notably ...
I rode a Waymo with my 6-year-old twins. The experience was fun but the use cases feel limited.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kim Ollerhead, 43, a Scottsdale mom who took her twin children on their ...
Man nearly misses flight as self-driving Waymo taxi drives around parking lot in circles
A man nearly missed his flight back home all because he says the self-driving Waymo taxi he was using to get to the airport wouldn’t stop driving in circles.
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Waymo Robotaxis Often Fail to Stop for Pedestrians
One journalist recorded more than a dozen instances of Waymo autonomous cars speeding by when he tried to cross the street.