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When Google spun off its self-driving car project in 2016 as a separate company called Waymo, the auto world took notice. Since then, Waymo has led the pack of autonomous vehicle developers, setting the stage for what could be a massive transformation in personal mobility. The company was among the first to deploy fully driverless cars, and it has its sights set on ride-hailing and freight hauling as its commercial pursuits. Waymo’s position at the top of the technological hierarchy will tell us whether self-driving cars are truly transformative or just a passing fad.

Waymo workers complain about cuts to benefits and needles in self-driving cars

Workers have raised concerns about recent changes at the self-driving car company

Colin Lecher and Andrew J. Hawkins
Waymo’s driverless car: ghost-riding in the back seat of a robot taxi
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Encountering construction, a wrong turn, and a flock of pigeons in the world’s only fully driverless car

Andrew J. Hawkins
Inside Waymo’s strategy to grow the best brains for self-driving cars

The Google spinoff has a head start in AI, but can they maintain the lead?

Andrew J. Hawkins
How Tesla and Waymo are tackling a major problem for self-driving cars: data

Autonomous cars won’t happen without tons of data, but Tesla and Waymo have a big head start

Sean O'Kane