A security researcher who lives in San Francisco discovered an unreleased feature in Waymo’s app that allows customers to tip for their robotaxi rides. Jane Manchun Wong, a security researcher who also successfully hacked the display dome on top of a Waymo vehicle to display her name,
While it was stopped at a red light, a crowd of over a dozen people set upon a Waymo robotaxi and badly vandalized it.
First responders were on the scene of a multi-vehicle collision Sunday night in San Francisco that killed one person and injured or impacted seven, according to the fire department.
A deadly, multi-car collision in San Francisco on Sunday evening marks the first time in the U.S. that a truly autonomous vehicle, with no one in the driver’s seat, has been involved in a fatal collision,
Several people were injured after a crash involving multiple vehicles Sunday evening in the SoMa neighborhood, the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) said. San
The great nightly Waymo honk-a-thon — in which the company's robotaxis erupted into a chorus of honking at night's end in a San Francisco parking lot— was resolved, then not. The backstory: Software engineer Sophia Tung set up a livestream of the parking lot that captured the robotaxis streaming in to park — and honk — for up to an hour around 4 a.
In a lawsuit filed in December 2023, The City claimed that the California Public Utilities Commission had erred and abdicated its responsibilities when it handed Waymo and Cruise
The California Public Utilities Commission approved Waymo's autonomous vehicle program in Los Angeles in March 2024. The service was expanded to the public in November. Aside from Los Angeles, the company also has driverless cars in San Francisco and Phoenix, with plans to expand to Austin, Atlanta and Miami.
Waymo robotaxis have become a common sight on Los Angeles surface streets. Now, those driverless vehicles are heading to the city's network of freeways.
The victim in a deadly seven-car crash involving a Tesla Sunday evening in San Francisco has been identified. Mikhael Romanenko, 27, of San Francisco, was killed in
This act resulted in significant damage and is a clear indication that we need to address the growing issue of vandalism against autonomous vehicles (AVs) with urgency.
An unoccupied Waymo vehicle was surrounded and vandalized by a crowd while stopped at a red light in Beverly Hills, the company confirmed.