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- Waymo has revealed that it’s developing a self-driving truck. The Alphabet-owned company — formerly operated by Google — said it’s looking at ways of incorporating into trucks the self-driving car technology it has been working on since 2009.
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Mar 9, 2018 · Our self-driving trucks use the same suite of custom-built sensors that power our self-driving minivan. They benefit from the same advanced self-driving software that has enabled our cars to...
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Jul 26, 2023 · Waymo, the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle tech company, is shifting efforts away from its Via autonomous truck division to focus on Waymo One robotaxis.
Waymo One is our public, fully autonomous ride-hailing service. Riders can use the Waymo One app to hail one of our autonomously driven vehicles (with no human driver in the front seat!) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Jun 28, 2022 · Waymo and JB Hunt will use self-driving trucks to deliver furniture and home goods for Wayfair. The test will take place over six weeks in July and August along I-40 in Texas.
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May 20, 2021 · Waymo Via is the trucking arm of the self-driving outfit that started off as Google's Project Chauffeur. Three Waymo Via leaders told Insider their strategy differs from rolling out a...
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Jun 2, 2017 · Waymo has revealed that it’s developing a self-driving truck. The Alphabet-owned company — formerly operated by Google — said it’s looking at ways of incorporating into trucks the...
Oct 13, 2020 · Unlike with passenger cars, which already come equipped with multiple levels of redundancy, you can’t order or easily build a truck with all of the safety features necessary for self-driving, such as redundant braking and steering.