Waymo Driverless Cars

Champagne & Chuck
Waymo Driverless Taxi
10.21.2024
Pumpkin Patch
317 Sloat Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94132

Waymo History

Waymo LLC, formerly known as the Google Self-Driving Car Project, is an American autonomous driving technology company headquartered in Mountain View, California. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
The company traces its origins to the Stanford Racing Team, which competed in the 2005 and 2007 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenges. Google's development of self-driving technology began in January 2009, led by Sebastian Thrun, the former director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL), and Anthony Levandowski, founder of 510 Systems and Anthony's Robots. After almost two years of road testing with seven vehicles, the New York Times revealed Google's project in October 2010.
In fall 2015, Google provided "the world's first fully driverless ride on public roads". In December 2016, the project was renamed Waymo and spun out of Google as part of Alphabet. In October 2020, Waymo became the first company to offer service to the public without safety drivers in the vehicle. Waymo currently operates commercial robotaxi services in Phoenix, Arizona, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, with new services planned in Austin, Texas.
Waymo is run by co-CEOs Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov. The company raised $5.5 billion in multiple outside funding rounds. Waymo has partnerships with multiple vehicle manufacturers, including Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Jaguar Land Rover, and Volvo

San Francisco Curry Tech Center for Seniors

Waymo, the driverless car company has setup a free driving experience for seniors. Waymo hopes this will alleviate any questions one might have about driverless cars. So far, we all feel like it is a wonderful ride and feel very safe and secure!

Chuck and the Waymo Driverless Taxi