Waymo Gets First Driverless Car Permit in NYC

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Waymo robotaxi cruises the streets

Autonomous Vehicles to Hit the Streets of NYC for the First Time

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Waymo just got approval to start testing its self-driving vehicles in New York City

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A Waymo robotaxi in Austin, TX.
Waymo began operating its robotaxi on the Uber app in Austin in March.

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Tesla or Waymo? Here's where autonomous and automotive leaders stand.

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Jim Farley, Andrej Karpathy, Kyle Vogt
Leaders of the autonomous and automotive industry, including Ford CEO Jim Farley (left), Tesla's former Autopilot executive Andrej Karpathy, and ex-Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt, have spoken on the Tesla-versus-Waymo debate.

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Waymo's former CEO is not impressed with Tesla's Robotaxi

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FILE PHOTO: John Krafcik, CEO of Waymo, speaks during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: John Krafcik, CEO of Waymo, speaks during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit

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Uber users in Atlanta are canceling rides with human drivers until they match with one of Waymo's self-driving cars

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A Waymo robotaxi in Austin, TX.
Waymo began operating its robotaxi on the Uber app in Austin in March.

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I tested Tesla and Waymo's robotaxis in Austin. Only one felt ready for the future.

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Side by side of Waymo robotaxi and Tesla robotaxi
Waymo (left) and Tesla's robotaxi service are going up against each other in Austin.

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Waymo, Alphabet's robotaxi service, is growing fast. Here's how to ride, the cost, and the self-driving cars' crash record.

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A Waymo robotaxi in Austin, TX.
Waymo is Alphabet's robotaxi service operating in multiple US cities, with plans to launch in more.

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My Tesla FSD diary: 5 months of curiosity, amazement, shock, and embarrassment

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Alistair Barr, author of Business Insider's Tech Memo newsletter, stands beside his red Tesla Model 3 Performance
Alistair Barr, author of Business Insider's Tech Memo newsletter, stands beside his Tesla Model 3 Performance.

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The winner of the robotaxi race will come down to a few players. Here's why.

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White Waymo autonomous taxi
Waymo is one of the frontrunners of robtoaxi race, offering the public more than 100,000 rides, according to the company.

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