Strictly speaking, it's the Waymo Driver, the company's automated driving system, that's classified as Level 4. Waymo's published safety research describes it as an SAE Level 4 automated driving system, and that classification explains why an empty driver's seat doesn't automatically make a Waymo Level 5.

A viral clip shows a Waymo driverless car roll into a tense LAPD standoff, raising new questions about how autonomous vehicles handle real-world chaos.

Robotaxis are preparing to pick up passengers in San Diego. Waymo received the green light from the state — officially permitted by both the California Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Public Utilities Commission — to start service later this year.

Waymo's newest robotaxis are imported from China at a time when other Chinese EVs are shut out of the U.S. market.

The queen of entertaining opens the door to the Alphabet-owned driverless rideshare company's sleek new electric fleet — and completely trusts AI with the ride.

Srikanth Thirumalai, Waymo’s VP of Onboard Software, doesn’t specifically call out Musk or Tesla in a blog post, published Wednesday, entitled “10 AI Lessons from Driving 200+ Million Fully Autonomous Miles.” But his intention is clear: Tesla’s system is insufficient to the task of fully autonomous driving.

Waymo says evolving a driver-assist system into full self-driving is a 'false summit' — a pointed shot at Tesla's FSD strategy, without naming Tesla.

Waymo’s efforts are the latest indication it’s pushing hard ahead of the next legislative session to enter the Oregon market.

A driverless Waymo and a minivan collided near a California Costco, and the few seconds immediately afterward made the encounter look considerably stranger than it turned out to be. Dashcam video from the Aug.

A commuter’s dashcam captured the moment a Waymo driverless vehicle collided with another car exiting a strip mall in Santa Clara County, California, on Sunday, August 23. The source, who wished to remain anonymous,