A driverless Waymo robotaxi edging into the path of oncoming cars has become the latest viral flashpoint in the debate over autonomous vehicles. The short clip, filmed on a quiet Austin street, shows the vehicle drifting toward traffic that clearly has the right of way,

Unlike its usual concepts, Toyota has stepped away from its typical target market and design language to create an autonomous kid-only car.

Waymo online course covers extrication, vehicle shutdowns and safe interaction with autonomous cars during emergencies

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH / ACCESS Newswire / December 23, 2025 / Recent service disruptions involving Waymo autonomous vehicles in San Francisco have drawn attention to a core challenge in autonomous mobility: dependence on a single network or network access technology.

Waymo is testing a Gemini-powered in-car AI assistant, per findings from a 1,200-line system prompt. The assistant can answer general knowledge questions, control certain in-cabin features, and more.

These driverless taxis are now on the roads in the city for manual testing, meaning a driver is operating the vehicle so it can get used to the roads in the city.

On its website, Waymo states that "compared to an average human driver over the same distance in our operating cities," its autonomous vehicles have 90% "fewer serious injuries or worse crashes;" 82% "fewer airbag deployment crashes," and 81% "fewer injury-causing crashes."

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