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Waymo self-driving minivans take to more US roads

Alphabet's self-driving vehicle unit Waymo is expanding testing to more regions of the United States to explore "new transportation solutions."…

Google Maps to help motorists navigate Metro streets on ‘coding’ days

MANILA, Philippines — Google Maps will be launching a new feature that would advise motorists which roads to  avoid during their “coding” day or the day their vehicles are covered by the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program…

Volvo to partner with Google on connected cars

The next generation of Volvo's premium SUVs and sedans are going to come with what is essentially an Android operating system taking care of everything from infotainment to concierge services. …

Uber fires back at Google spinoff in self-driving car case

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber is refuting claims that its expansion into self-driving cars hinges on trade secrets stolen from a Google spinoff, arguing that its ride-hailing service has been working on potentially superior technology. The legal defense,…

Google company to provide self-driving tech for Honda cars

Honda R&D Co., Ltd., the R&D subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., announced today that it is entering into formal discussions with Waymo, an independent company of Alphabet Inc., to integrate its self-driving technology with Honda vehicles.…

Google Maps update guides users toward right direction with beam

Anyone who’s ever played a number of adventure video game will know what a mini-map is and that a fading cone attached to a moving dot points to the direction that a 3D avatar is currently facing.…

Google Street View offers virtual history tour of PH shrines

In celebration of National Heroes Day next week, Google Street View offers a “virtual tour” of different historical monuments in the country “that commemorate the triumphs and tragedies” of the heroes who have shaped national history. “The…

Self-driving cars not ready for US roads, experts warn

WASHINGTON—Self-driving cars are more likely to be a threat than a benefit to public safety because of unresolved technical issues, engineers and safety advocates told the US government on Friday, countering a push by innovators for expedited…

Google self-driving car collides with bus

SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Google on Monday said that its self-driving car bore some of the blame in a recent fender-bender after making the kind of assumption a human might have made. A Lexus car converted…

Questions and answers about new self-driving car safety data

LOS ANGELES — While self-driving cars already are being tested on public roads, newly released safety data support the cautionary view that the technology has many miles to go before people can sleep at the wheel. That…