The Latest Breaking News from Waymo

Waymo's Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robotaxis Hit The Road For Testing

The popular electric crossover is starting

InsideEVs · Nov 11, 2025

The race begins to make the world’s best self-driving cars

Chinese search giant Baidu challenges Google’s Waymo’s driverless vehicles and Musk aims for a $1tn pay package

The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2025

Weekend Round-Up: Musk's Trillion-Dollar Pay, Ford's F-150 Lightning Dilemma And More

The past week in the tech and auto industry has been nothing short of eventful. From Elon Musk‘s trillion-dollar pay package getting the green light to Ford Motor Co. contemplating the discontinuation of its F-150 Lightning EV Pickup truck, there’s a lot to catch up on.

Benzinga · Nov 9, 2025

‘He brought warmth, smiles, and comfort’: California neighborhood in mourning after local cat struck and killed by a Waymo robotaxi

Everybody loved KitKat and they're not ready to forgive Waymo.

We Got This Covered · Nov 3, 2025

Driverless cars might be the future, but I won't feel safe until there are fewer vehicles on the streets

Automated cars are set to be trialled on London's streets next spring

Cycling Weekly · Nov 3, 2025

China And The U.S. Are Racing To Deploy Robotaxis. Neither Has A Clear Lead

Both countries only have one large robotaxi operator, with a handful of others racing to claim a piece of the fast-growing market.

InsideEVs · Nov 1, 2025

The Self-Driving Race Is Fully Back On

This week on the Plugged-In Podcast: news from Slate Auto, Lucid, and Nvidia. Plus an electric Toyota Corolla is coming.

InsideEVs · Oct 31, 2025

Elon Musk speaks out after beloved San Francisco bodega cat is killed by autonomous Waymo vehicle

A shrine to the pet has sprung up near where KitKat was killed, with one resident predicting it will “grow and grow” as Day of the Dead approaches

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025

Pete Buttigieg Admits Biden Administration Should've Done More To Grow Autonomous Vehicles — Says DOGE-Like Department 'Makes Tons Of Sense'

Biden-era Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says that the Biden administration could've done more to drive growth in the adoption of autonomous vehicles in the U.S.

Benzinga · Oct 31, 2025

The Trump Administration Waives Obscure Safety Rule Blocking Driverless Trucks

Federal safety regulators have granted driverless truck company Aurora's requested waiver of the warning triangle rule that had acted as a de facto requirement for human drivers in autonomous trucks.

Reason · Oct 29, 2025