US car rental giant Avis Budget on Monday announced it will team up with Waymo on the self-driving cars being tested on Arizona roads. The rental company said it would provide support and maintenance for Waymo, a subsidiary of Google-parent Alphabet, to keep the vehicles clean and mechanically ready to go. News of the alliance … Read more
Alphabet’s self-driving car unit Waymo is offering free rides to residents in Arizona as part of its testing of autonomous vehicles. The former Google car division, which has been rebranded as Waymo, announced in a blog post late Monday it was taking applications to be part of its “early rider” program in the Phoenix area. … Read more
Google is putting its self-driving car technology into a new company which it will call Waymo, the firm has announced. The new business, Waymo, will be owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet. It signals a push to commercialise the technology which Google has been developing for more than 10 years. At a media event, the … Read more
Google parent company Alphabet Inc. is separating its self-driving car business into a new unit called Waymo, seeking to sharpen its focus on changing the transportation industry. John Krafcik, chief executive officer of Waymo, announced the move on Tuesday at an event in San Francisco. The company has been developing autonomous vehicle technology for more … Read more