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LOS ANGELES: A driverless Waymo robotaxi hit and slightly injured a child in California, the Google sister company said, arguing that its software braked the car faster than a human would have been able to. [1]

LONDON -- Baidu will trial its Apollo Go robotaxis on the streets of Switzerland this month, with further tests planned in the U.K. and Germany next year, as the Chinese tech giant looks to take on its U.S. peer Waymo in Europe. [2]

SAN FRANCISCO: In January, Doug Fulop was riding home from a night out in San Francisco when a man crossed the street in front of his car, doubled back and began screaming at him. The man punched the car’s windows and tried lifting up the vehicle. [3]

Century of DataGoogle's Waymo unseats Toyota as automated-driving patent king US company rides AI to cutting edge as data becomes center of auto competition Waymo, once Google's development arm for self-driving cars, has had its patents widely recogn... [4]

‘We don’t tell the car what it should do’: my ride in a self-driving taxi Driverless ‘robotaxis’ will be accepting fares in Britain’s biggest city by the end of next year. [5]

LOS ANGELES: As San Diego awaits the state’s review of its anti-Waymo protest, a new study reveals widespread fear that robotaxis could cost jobs, exacerbate income inequality and cause broader economic disruption. [6]

Toyota, Waymo explore collaboration to speed up self-driving tech TOKYO, Japan: Toyota is taking a fresh step toward autonomous driving by teaming up with Waymo to co-develop new vehicle platforms and explore future applications of self-driving tech... [7]

BEIJING -- Zhejiang Geely Holding will build a fleet of electric autonomous taxis for Waymo, the self-driving unit of Google parent Alphabet, the automaker said on Wednesday. [8]

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[1] MY www.thestar.com.my · 2026-02-01 · 75% match

After robotaxi hits child, Waymo says its software prevented worse

LOS ANGELES: A driverless Waymo robotaxi hit and slightly injured a child in California, the Google sister company said, arguing that its software braked the car faster than a human would have been able to.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-12-08 · 85% match

UK, Europe emerge as robotaxi battleground for Baidu and Waymo

LONDON -- Baidu will trial its Apollo Go robotaxis on the streets of Switzerland this month, with further tests planned in the U.K. and Germany next year, as the Chinese tech giant looks to take on its U.S. peer Waymo in Europe.

[3] MY www.thestar.com.my · 2026-03-22 · 38% match

Trapped! Inside a self-driving car during an anti-robot attack

SAN FRANCISCO: In January, Doug Fulop was riding home from a night out in San Francisco when a man crossed the street in front of his car, doubled back and began screaming at him. The man punched the car’s windows and tried lifting up the vehicle.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-09-13 · 85% match

Google's Waymo unseats Toyota as automated-driving patent king

Century of DataGoogle's Waymo unseats Toyota as automated-driving patent king US company rides AI to cutting edge as data becomes center of auto competition Waymo, once Google's development arm for self-driving cars, has had its patents widely recogn

[5] MM www.theguardian.com · 2026-03-19 · 37% match

Self-driving cars | The Guardian

‘We don’t tell the car what it should do’: my ride in a self-driving taxi Driverless ‘robotaxis’ will be accepting fares in Britain’s biggest city by the end of next year.

[6] MY www.thestar.com.my · 2026-03-12 · 33% match

Robotaxis could see ‘public backlash’ amid job loss fears, study says

LOS ANGELES: As San Diego awaits the state’s review of its anti-Waymo protest, a new study reveals widespread fear that robotaxis could cost jobs, exacerbate income inequality and cause broader economic disruption.

[7] MM bignewsnetwork.com · 81% match

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Toyota, Waymo explore collaboration to speed up self-driving tech TOKYO, Japan: Toyota is taking a fresh step toward autonomous driving by teaming up with Waymo to co-develop new vehicle platforms and explore future applications of self-driving tech

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-12-30 · 75% match

China's Geely to build electric robotaxis for Waymo

BEIJING -- Zhejiang Geely Holding will build a fleet of electric autonomous taxis for Waymo, the self-driving unit of Google parent Alphabet, the automaker said on Wednesday.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-06-21 · 75% match

Nissan-Renault alliance teams up with Waymo on self-driving vehicles

TOKYO -- The Nissan Motor-Renault alliance has partnered with American autonomous vehicle developer Waymo to explore offering self-driving transportation services in Japan and France.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-12-18 · 75% match

Google's Waymo to test-drive robotaxis in Tokyo early next year

TOKYO/PALO ALTO, California -- Google sister company Waymo plans to test its autonomous taxi service on the streets of Tokyo next year, with the goal of resolving a severe cabdriver shortage in Japan.

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