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Alphabet's self-driving unit fires over 200 employees, 8% of its workforce

Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo has sacked more than 200 employees in its second round of layoffs

Alphabet's self-driving unit fires over 200 employees, 8% of its workforce
Updated On : 02 Mar 2023 | 10:56 AM IST

John Krafcik, CEO of Google's self-driving car spinoff steps down

The executive who steered the transformation of Google's self-driving car project into a separate company worth billions of dollars is stepping down after more than five years on the job.

John Krafcik, CEO of Google's self-driving car spinoff steps down
Updated On : 03 Apr 2021 | 7:38 AM IST

Tesla has better software, hardware than Google's Waymo: Elon Musk

Musk has countered recent remarks by the head of Waymo that Tesla has taken a misguided approach to develop fully autonomous cars

Tesla has better software, hardware than Google's Waymo: Elon Musk
Updated On : 25 Jan 2021 | 5:55 PM IST

The only way forward

Regardless of regulations, all modern vehicles will become more and more autonomous

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Updated On : 08 Mar 2020 | 9:47 PM IST

Can't blame self-driving tech for Tesla's Autopilot crash: Waymo CEO

Wei Huang, 38, died March 23 when his sport utility vehicle using the driver-assistance system Autopilot collided with a highway barrier in Mountain View, California, and caught fire

Can't blame self-driving tech for Tesla's Autopilot crash: Waymo CEO
Updated On : 03 Apr 2018 | 8:16 AM IST

Alphabet's Waymo testing self-driving car ride service in Arizona

The vehicles include human operators from Waymo behind the wheel, in case intervention is required

Alphabet's Waymo testing self-driving car ride service in Arizona
Updated On : 26 Apr 2017 | 12:30 AM IST

Waymo urges judge to bar Uber engineer from robocar project

Anthony Levandowski had left Alphabet to launch his own self-driving start-up Otto

Waymo urges judge to bar Uber engineer from robocar project
Updated On : 24 Apr 2017 | 2:29 AM IST