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A Waymo minivan moves along a city street during an autonomous vehicle ride on April 7 in Chandler, Ariz. Waymo, a unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc., is one of several companies testing driverless vehicles in the U.S. Automakers are also developing sel

Cars are getting better at driving themselves, but you still can't sit back and nap

Dec 22, 2021
A lot of new cars can drive themselves down the middle of a lane and adjust speed to match traffic. Some even let you go hands-free at times. But they all require very close supervision.
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Self-driving Waymo cars gather in a San Francisco neighborhood, confusing residents

Oct 16, 2021
The cars have been converging at all hours of the day and night, mystifying neighbors. Invasion of the self-driving cars? Not quite.
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Autonomous Car Tester Offers Guide For First Responders

Nov 22, 2019

PHOENIX (AP) — Google spinoff Waymo is trying to educate emergency responders on how to deal with its autonomous vehicles.

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Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski, was charged Tuesday with stealing closely guarded secrets before he signed on with Uber, which was scrambling to catch up in the high-stakes race to build robotic vehicles.

Former Uber Engineer Charged With 33 Counts Of Trade-Secret Theft

Aug 27, 2019
Anthony Levandowski could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of stealing thousands of files on Google's self-driving car project. After leaving Google, he went to work for its rival, Uber.
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Bay Area-based Zoox Inc has received approval from California to transport passengers in its autonomous vehicles. It's the first permit handed out by the state as part of a pilot program for self-driving cars.

Zoox Inc. Snags First California Permit To Transport Passengers In Self-Driving Cars

Dec 23, 2018
The Silicon Valley-based company will offer ride services in its autonomous vehicles, with the supervision of a certified driver. One catch: it's not allowed to charge money.
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Waymo self-driving cars will be used to chauffeur "early riders" to and from their Walmart online grocery pickup location.

Walmart To Test Self-Driving Cars For Grocery Pickup Service

Jul 25, 2018
Some customers in the Phoenix metro area will be able to use a driverless shuttle service to pick up groceries at Walmart — if they purchase them online.
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An Uber driverless car heads out for a test drive in San Francisco in December 2016, the same month that the company halted testing there and moved it to Arizona.

Arizona Governor Helped Make State 'Wild West' For Driverless Cars

Mar 20, 2018
Three years ago, Gov. Doug Ducey embarked on a plan to lure companies experimenting with driverless vehicle technology to the state and in 2016, he lured Uber away from neighboring California.
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An Uber driverless Ford Fusion drives in Pittsburgh in 2016. On Friday, Uber and Google's Waymo self-driving unit announced a settlement in their trade secrets case.

Uber, Google's Waymo Settle Case Over Trade Secrets For Self-Driving Cars

Feb 09, 2018
Representatives for both companies confirmed they reached a settlement valued at $245 million, ending a week of courtroom drama. Google had accused Uber of poaching its top self-driving engineer.
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